In History / High School | 2025-07-07

11. With the introduction of the birth control pill to the market in 1960, women could for the first time deter pregnancy by their own choice.
A. True
B. False
12. Organized religions such as the Roman Catholic Church stood firm on their principles that artificial contraceptives were sinful.
A. True
B. False
13. In 1965, the Supreme Court ruled that states were allowed to prohibit the sale of contraceptives.
A. True
B. False
14. The Court determined that a fundamental right to privacy exists between the lines of the Constitution, and that laws prohibiting contraceptive choice violated this sacred right.
A. True
B. False
15. A federal judge refused the right to purchase contraceptives to unmarried minors in 1974.
A. True
B. False
16. Reports of premarital sex increased dramatically as the "sexual revolution" spread across America.
A. True
B. False
17. Courts cracked down on the entertainment industry, causing movies and television to pull back from controversially suggestive content.
A. True
B. False
18. Throughout the 1960s, there was no national standard on abortion regulations, and many states had outlawed the practice.
A. True
B. False
19. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that it was constitutionally acceptable for states to ban abortion in the Roe v. Wade Ruling.
A. True
B. False
20. To amend the Constitution, Congress must propose the amendment by a 2/3 majority in both the House and Senate.
A. True
B. False
21. After proposal, an amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.
A. True
B. False
22. Career woman and lawyer Phyllis Shlafly, led the "stop ERA"compaign, believing that ERA would actually hurt women by eliminating laws designed to protect them.
A. True
B. False
23. By 1982, 38 states had voted in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment, and it passed.
A. True
B. False
Multiple Choice: Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement, answers the question, or fits the description given.
24. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about abortion laws?
A. After 2 years of hearing evidence, the majority of justices maintained that a right to privacy was implied by the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments.
B. No state could restrict abortions during the first three months of a pregnancy.
C. No state was permitted to adopt restrictive laws in accordance with respecting the mother's health during the second trimester.
D. The practice could be banned outright during the third trimester.
25. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the abortion controversy?
A. Women's groups were ecstatic.
B. The Roman Catholic Church had long criticized abortion as a form of infanticide.
C. Fundamentalist Protestant ministers refused to side with the Catholic Church.
D. The National Right to Life Committee was formed with the explicit goal of reversing Roe v. Wade.
26. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the abortion controversy?
A. Those who believe that life begins at conception feel that the unborn child deserves the same legal protections as an adult; ending such a life is equivalent to murder.
B. Others argue that life begins at birth, and that laws restricting abortion interfere with the right of a woman to decide what is in her own best interest.
C. Opponents of abortion use the label "Pro-life."
D. Supporters of Roe v. Wade identify themselves as "Pro-life."
27. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the abortion controversy?
A. Pro-life groups began to lobby their Senators and Representatives to propose a Right-to-Life Amendment to the Constitution.
B. Pro-choice groups such as the National Abortion Rights Action League fear that a slow erosion of abortion rights has taken place since Roe v. Wade.
C. The Hyde Amendment of 1976 allowed the use of federal Medicaid funds to be used for abortions.
D. Later Court decisions have upheld the right of states to impose waiting periods and prenotification requirements.

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