A Major Point of Difference Between President Obama and Senator

question 22

Multiple Choice

A major point of difference between President Obama and Senator McCain in the 2008 campaign was

• A)the wisdom of stabilizing the U.S. banking system.
• B)the desirability of increasing the federal minimum wage.
• C)the temporary Bush tax cuts of 2003.
• D)all of the options are correct.

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Definitions:

Foreseeable Risks

Potential dangers or hazards that a reasonable person should be able to predict could occur under certain conditions.

Proximate Cause

Proximate cause is a legal concept referring to the primary cause of damage or injury, setting the limit of legal liability.

Foreseeability

A concept in tort law where certain harms should have been reasonably predicted or anticipated as a result of one's actions or omissions.

But For Causation

A legal principle that determines causation by asking whether an injury would have occurred 'but for' the defendant's actions.