Bibbles

English

11 February, 02:44

Read the following excerpt from the

passage.

Friends and fellow citizens: I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted in the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote. Why does the author choose the word

crime to describe her having voted?

A. She is demonstrating that she has a

limited knowledge of crime.

B. She is proposing that America should

change its criminal laws.

C. She is indicating that she feels guilty

over having voted.

D. She is using the term ironically,

because it is not a constitutional crime