Why were feminists hopeful in the 1960s that the Supreme Court might legalize abortion?
-The Court had already made decisions that opened the door to the possibility.
-Congress had passed a law legalizing abortion.
-Every state legislature had legalized abortion, indicating a consensus.
-The female justices on the Court were likely to support abortion rights.
The Court had already made decisions that opened the door to the possibility.
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What method did fanatics believe was the best way to deal with those who followed a different religion than their own?
A) expulsion B) assassination C) toleration D) collaboration
For South Carolinian Robert Francis Allston, a "plain, honest, common-sense reading of the Constitution" meant the
A) legitimacy of abolitionism. B) constitutionality of slavery. C) support of the United States Bank. D) disapproval of nullification.
What national impact did California anti-Chinese agitation have?
a. President Hayes sent Republican Senator John Miller from California to China to negotiate an agreement whereby China promised to restrict the numbers of Chinese workers who could come to the United States. b. Congress passed legislation, introduced by California Senator Miller, that excluded Chinese laborers from entry into the United States and prohibited them from citizenship. c. The Workingman's Party had elected large numbers of representatives to Congress, and they played a central role in the passage of Chinese exclusion. d. All of the above are true.
Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 by a
a. Communist b. Fellow Hindu c. Muslim fundamentalist d. C.I.A. agent e. Christian fundamentalist