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Your Rights: Personal Privacy

Question 17 • *FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1

In the case Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that state laws

Answer
A
were protected by federal laws.
B
were protected by the Ninth Amendment.
C
violated the right to privacy.
D
violated the Second Amendment.

Explanation

In Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court ruled that a state law restricting abortion violated a constitutional right to privacy. The Court connected that privacy right to the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections. Therefore, the correct choice is “violated the right to privacy.”

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