According to Your Text, the Most Common Form of Violence

question 42

Multiple Choice

According to your text, the most common form of violence that police officers encounter is:

• A)domestic violence
• B)aggravated assault
• C)murder
• D)rape

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Definitions:

Kansas-Nebraska Act

A piece of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in 1854 that allowed inhabitants of Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to allow slavery, leading to significant political and social conflict.

Popular Sovereignty

A principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.

Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories.

Republican Party

One of the two major political parties in the United States, traditionally emphasizing limited government, free market principles, and conservative social policies.