Practice Test

Question 4 • New Mexico History

What is a vigilante?

Answer

a person who is sent by a church to spread religion and to help build schools, churches, or hospitals

a person who heats and shapes metal to make tools, horseshoes, and other items by hand

a person who runs a place where people gather to drink, eat, and socialize

a person who acts as law enforcement but does so without legal authority, acting outside of the law

Explanation

A vigilante takes law enforcement into their own hands without having legal authority to do so. That matches choice D. The other choices describe a missionary, a blacksmith, and a tavern keeper.

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