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Civil Rights — Test

Question 20 • United States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present

Which statement best explains the legal basis for the right to privacy?

Answer
A
It is clearly named in the amendment forbidding search and seizure.
B
It developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.
C
It was a new theory proposed by activist justices in the 1960s.
D
It evolved as protection from the invasive technologies of the twentieth century.

Explanation

The Constitution does not explicitly name a general “right to privacy.” Courts, especially the Supreme Court, developed the legal basis for privacy through interpretations of constitutional protections and decisions in earlier cases. So the best answer is that it developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.

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