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ishan

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What reason did John Hinckley give for his attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981?
 
  a. He had an obsession about becoming president and thought he could be elected if President Reagan were dead.
  b. He was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster and wanted to impress her.
 c. He was anxious about homelessness and poverty in the world and thought Reagan wasn't doing enough to help poor people.
  d. He thought that President Reagan was about to kill him, so he acted in self-defense.

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What was the public reaction to the 1981 jury verdict that found John Hinckley, the attempted assassin of President Reagan, not guilty by reason of insanity?
 
  a. Acceptance
  b. Outrage
 c. Support
 d. Disinterest


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nguyenhoanhat

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b


ishan

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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