The Case in the Text,United States V

question 39

Multiple Choice

The case in the text,United States v.Anderson,discusses the three elements the government needs to prove to convict a defendant of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.Which of the following is not one of those elements?

• A)Two or more persons made an agreement to commit wire fraud.
• B)The defendant knew the unlawful purpose of the agreement.
• C)The defendant took some overt act in furtherance the agreement.
• D)The defendant joined in the agreement willfully.

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Definitions:

Death Instinct

Death Instinct is a concept in psychoanalytic theory introduced by Sigmund Freud that suggests an unconscious drive in living beings toward death, destruction, and a return to the inorganic state of matter.

Destructive

Inflicting severe and irreversible damage or harm.

Hostile Attribution Bias

The tendency to perceive ambiguous actions by others as aggressive.

Ambiguous Actions

Actions that can be interpreted in more than one way, often due to a lack of clear intent or information.