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question 75

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions
Figure: Class Rank
-(Figure: Class Rank) Given the construction of this graph, what is the independent variable?

• A) junior class rank
• B) freshman class rank
• C) senior class rank
• D) sophomore class rank

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Definitions:

Actual Malice

The legal test used by the courts to determine defamation against a public official or a public figure. The actual malice test requires the public official or public figure to prove not only that the statement was false, negative, and communicated to a third party, but also that it was made with the knowledge that it was false or with a reckless disregard for its truth or falsity.

Defamation

A false statement presented as fact that causes injury or damage to the reputation of the person or entity targeted by the statement.

Comparative Negligence

Comparative Negligence is a legal principle that reduces the amount of damages a plaintiff can recover in a negligence-based claim, based upon the degree to which the plaintiff's own negligence contributed to the cause of their injuries.

Contributory Negligence

A legal doctrine where if the plaintiff in a negligence claim is found to be partly at fault for the incident, they may be barred from receiving compensation.