In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court

In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court

A) struck down a law requiring minors to notify one or both parents or a judge before obtaining an abortion.
B) changed its standard for evaluating restrictions on abortion from one of "strict scrutiny" of any restraints on a "fundamental right" to one of "undue burden" that permits more regulation.
C) specified that family planning services receiving federal funds could not provide women any counseling regarding abortion.
D) affirmed a provision requiring a married woman to tell her husband of her intent to have an abortion.
E) made abortions for minors illegal.




Answer: B

Civil liberties relating to defendants' rights have often been used to

Civil liberties relating to defendants' rights have often been used to

A) break up factions.
B) enhance the power of the courts
C) enhance diversity.
D) protect individual rights.
E) gain a plea bargain.






Answer: D

Civil liberties

Civil liberties

A) reflect the wishes of the majority.
B) never conflict with each other.
C) make government less democratic.
D) limit what the majority can ask the government to do.
E) were established in the 1960s.





Answer: D

Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court and abortion is FALSE?

Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court and abortion is FALSE?

A) The Supreme Court has forbidden any state regulation of abortion during the first trimester.
B) The Supreme Court upheld a state law requiring teenagers to secure the consent of at least one parent before obtaining an abortion.
C) The Court permits states to require a 24-hour waiting period before getting an abortion.
D) The Court allows states to require a woman to give her husband advance notice of an abortion.
E) The Supreme Court permits states to forbid the use of any state funds to pay for abortions.

Answer: E

In recent years, the Supreme Court has

In recent years, the Supreme Court has

A) increased protection of women's physical access to abortion clinics.
B) restricted women's physical access to abortion clinics.
C) permitted states to close down increasing numbers of abortion clinics.
D) prohibited demonstrations within sight of abortion clinics.
E) done nothing to protect women's physical access to abortion clinics despite the calls of many women's groups.

Answer: A

In the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court ruled that abortion

In the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court ruled that abortion

A) could be completely outlawed by individual states.
B) must be funded by state governments when the mother cannot afford it, or it would be a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
C) restrictions could be imposed by states if they did not involve "undue burdens" on the women seeking abortions.
D) funding by any level of government was unconstitutional.
E) was a fundamental right, and any restrictions on such a right had to be judged by a "strict scrutiny".

Answer: C