The difficulty with the doctrine for obscenity policy as set forth by the Supreme Court in the 1957 case Roth v. United States is which of the following?

a. The language is so ambiguous that future Courts translated the ruling into future libertarian victories.
b. It fail to address material that appeals to prurient interests.
c. Every key word in the passage is so unambiguous that it is not subject to local interpretation.
d. It so narrowly defines obscenity that it only applies to very specific kinds of materials.


a. The language is so ambiguous that future Courts translated the ruling into future libertarian victories.

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a. News stories originate fairly evenly across the United States. b. News stories are concentrated in America's centers of governance, communications, finance, and entertainment. c. New stories are split between Washington, D.C., and New York. d. News stories from Texas are much greater than expected.

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A. women have not benefitted from the Equal Pay Act. B. women now earn on average more than men. C. women make up only about 10% of the workforce. D. women earn 54 cents for every dollar earned by men. E. women earn 79 cents for every dollar earned by men.

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Which of the following has NOT been an unintended consequence of China's one-child policy?

A. Rising numbers of infanticide B. A skewed male-female ratio in society C. An increase in abortions D. A decrease in labor E. Human rights violations

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