Why did the Court begin to allow certain restrictions on abortion?
A) In response to political pressures and the change in its membership
B) In response to election results
C) In response to the barrage of litigation that threatened to overwhelm the Court
D) In response Congressional threats to create a right-to-life amendment to the Constitution
E) In response to the reversal of the pro-choice stance by the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade
A
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What did the U.S. Supreme Court do in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
A. It ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution. B. It tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws. C. It stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. D. It agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution. E. It ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century.
Which of the following is a hallmark of a pure capitalist economy?
A. national policies that are enacted to influence the economy B. government-free marketplace transactions C. public ownership of modes of production D. government-mandated business practices E. economic policy that is influenced by concern for the public good