A Body of Circumstances That Are Fair and Requires the Defining

question 25

Multiple Choice

A body of circumstances that are fair and requires the defining of the elements of the crime is called:

• A) mens rea
• B) actus rea
• C) corpus delicti
• D) negligence

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Definitions:

Pigovian Tax

A tax imposed on activities that generate negative externalities, intended to correct an inefficient market outcome by being equal to the social cost of the externalities.

Command-And-Control

Command-and-control refers to a regulatory approach where the government directly stipulates what actions are required for compliance, often seen in environmental regulation.

Market-Based

Economic systems or policies that are reliant on the forces of supply and demand rather than governmental interventions to allocate resources.

Command-And-Control Policies

Government interventions that directly regulate permissible levels of emissions or methods of production, through mandates or restrictions.