1) the best definition for the word "civic responsibility" is a) putting tradition over laws. b) putting convienence above principle. c) duties of people within a nation or community. d) duties of people against a community or nation. 2)because of the separation of powers in the united states government, the legislative branch may enact laws, the executive branch may veto laws, and the judicial branch may a) declare war by law. b) enact laws to appoint judges. c) decide that a law is unconstitutional. d) begin impeachment proceedings against the executive branch. 3)which of these is a reason why many americans are non-voters? a) people must own property to vote b) many voters do not pay their taxes c) many feel that their votes do not count d) illiteracy rates are high in the united states 4)the constitution of the state of georgia provides that any amendment to the con

The following are sumerian inventions, except

Ahusband who believed that his wife was having an affair with his brother hired an arsonist to burn down the brother's house. they planned for the husband to take his brother to a ballgame so that the arsonist would be able to set the house on fire without detection. after the husband and brother left for the ballgame, however, the arsonist decided to abandon the plan and immediately left town without doing anything further. when the husband returned from the ballgame with the brother, he saw the house still standing and blurted out what was supposed to have happened. the husband and the arsonist were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit arson. at the arsonist's trial, his attorney argued that he was innocent of the conspiracy because he decided not to go ahead with the plan, and nothing criminal had in fact occurred.at common law, how should a jury find the arsonist? a not guilty of conspiracy, because going to a ballgame is not a criminal overt act.b not guilty of conspiracy, because the husband, not the arsonist, committed the overt act.c guilty, because the husband executed his part of the plan.d guilty, because the arsonist agreed to set the brother's house on fire.

In a property settlement after a divorce, the wife was awarded all personal property that had been accumulated during the marriage, including the husband's classic 19-inch black-and-white tv set. in order to get his prized tv set back, the husband lied to his friend, telling him that the wife took the tv set in violation of the property settlement. the friend remembered that the wife gave the friend's wife a key to her new home, and he volunteered to go with the husband to get the tv back while the wife was at work. the husband and the friend went to the wife's house, but, unbeknownst to them, the wife had taken the day off work. after the friend noisily opened the back door with his wife's key, the wife called the police, who quickly arrived and arrested the husband and the friend. as to a charge of common law conspiracy to commit larceny, how should the friend be found?