Griswold v. Connecticut, which challenged a Connecticut statute that declared the use of birth control devices a crime, established the principle that
A) birth control is a matter of religious belief and therefore cannot be limited by the state.
B) the states are free to restrict matters of personal privacy.
C) the Constitution guarantees the right to obtain an abortion.
D) the Bill of Rights as a whole creates a zone of personal privacy or autonomy.
E) government cannot successfully enact a law for morality.
D
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A. but aggregate public opinion is both stable and coherent B. and aggregate public opinion is uninformed and unstable C. although only informed and stable individual opinions are considered for the purposes of aggregate public opinion D. but when combined into aggregate public opinion, individual opinions are informed-though still unstable
On which point might Daniel Bell and Francis Fukuyama agree?
A) There will always be significant competition among ideological perspectives. B) There are so many different ideological views today, that scholars have trouble evaluating them. C) Libertarianism has developed out of capitalism. D) Capitalism has few rivals in the modern era.
A free media is important in a democracy because it __________
a. allows elected officials to convey information to the public b. encourages involvement in the political affairs of the nation-state c. encourages involvement in political affairs and improves understanding of policy issues and how government responds to those issues d. aids elected officials in convincing the public to support specific actions
According to the text, poor people tend to live in ______.
A. rural areas B. urban areas C. suburban areas D. all over the place