Which of the Following Is One of the Functions of Law

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is one of the functions of law?

• A) defining proper moral behaviour so that the police always know whom to arrest
• B) allocating authority to use coercion to enforce sanctions
• C) protecting the rich from the poor
• D) declaring which behaviour must always be considered proper

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Definitions:

Richter Magnitude

A scale historically used to quantify the size of earthquakes based on the amplitude of seismic waves, replaced by the more accurate moment magnitude scale for large events.

Nomograph

A type of graph used in seismology to determine the local magnitude of an earthquake.

S-Wave Amplitude

The measure of the height of the secondary or shear waves, which are one type of seismic wave produced by earthquakes.

Strike-Slip Faults

Faults where two blocks of crust slide past each other horizontally, with little vertical motion.