Question 1 • CMS 2026-2027 Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy CREDIT RECOVERY
The attacker’s deliberate act of striking Jamie is the unlawful physical conduct, or criminal act. Negligence involves a failure to use reasonable care, while causation concerns whether an act brought about a result. The choice “criminal act” best describes what the attacker did.
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