Under the Roberts Court, Brown v. Board of
Education and Roe v. Wade received some limits, marking the Court as generally conservative, but federal authority to curb greenhouse gases was affirmed, and liberals celebrated.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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Which of the following was one of the immediate consequences of Roe v. Wade?
a. The number of deaths to pregnant women increased dramatically. b. No doctors could refuse to perform abortions. c. Opponents mobilized supporters. d. Only the prohibition on abortion in the case of rape was dropped.
When a person self-identifies his or her race or ethnicity, one of the problems that arises is that
a. the person may self-categorize himself or herself differently depending on what is to be gained from being included in a given category. b. the person is likely to categorize himself or herself according to the father's category and ignore the mother's. c. the person may have a difficult time differentiating race and ethnicity in the self-categorization. d. the person is likely to place himself or herself in multiple categories that are mutually contradictory.
Which of the following was the ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright that led to significant expansion of the rights of accused persons?
A. An individual had to be warned that they had the constitutional right to remain silent. B. Law enforcement officers needed to obtain a warrant before conducting a search of an individual's property, including automobiles. C. People accused of a felony without the means to hire an attorney had to have court-appointed attorneys made available at government expense. D. Individuals accused of a crime had the right to one phone call. E. Only criminal defendants charged with murder had the right to legal counsel.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about public education in Texas?
a. Local school boards choose textbooks for their schools. b. The state government determines the local school curriculum. c. The state government creates statewide tests for students. d. The state government has created standards for school curriculum that question the basis for the separation of church and state. e. The state government rates local schools.