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Abortion: Will it be your Right or Not?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
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1.

On Monday, 02 May 2022, there was the leak of the U. S. Supreme Court draft opinion that overturns Roe vs. Wade, with Justice ______ writing the majority opinion for the court.

a)

Amy Comey Barrett

b)

Neil Gorsuch

c)

Brett Kavanaugh

d)

Samuel Alito

2.

If the U. S. Supreme Court overturns the ruling of Roe vs. Wade before the end of the court session, that act in essence returns the decision to regulate abortion laws to each _____.

a)

County

b)

State

c)

District

d)

City

3.

To put Roe vs. Wade in context, in 1970, Jane Roe was an unmarried 22-year old woman who found out she was pregnant in Dallas, Texas. Having had a previous child out of wedlock, and giving up that child for adoption, she wanted to terminate her new pregnancy feeling all alone and realizing that no one would _____ a pregnant unmarried woman.

a)

medically support

b)

provide housing to

c)

commit to

d)

hire

4.

Jane Roe was the fictional name given for _____ _____(Last Name, First Name), the plaintiff in the landmark case Roe vs. Wade, to protect her identity. The plaintiff took federal action against _____, _____(Last Name, First Name), who was the Dallas County District Attorney in Texas, at that time.

a)

Richards, Ann;

Abbott, Greg

b)

Allred, Gloria;

Bush, George

c)

McCorvey, Norma; Wade, Henry

d)

Mills, Melissa; Cruezot, John

5.

The Women's Rights case of Roe vs. Wade was ruled on almost 50 years ago, on which day? The ruling was held, __(2 Digit Day) _____(Month's Name) ____(4 Digit Year).

a)

22 January 1973

b)

09 May 1972

c)

15 February 1974

d)

23 March 1975

6.

The court case, Roe vs. Wade indicated that a pregnant woman's privacy and interest to abort an unborn fetus is protected until the end of the _____ _____, of the fetus' development.

(a)  

7.

The current draft opinion of the U. S. Supreme Court states that a woman's right to an abortion was decided erroneously because the right to abort a fetus is not a(n) _____ right in the U. S. Constitution.

a)

enumerated

b)

explicit

c)

implicit

d)

A and B only

8.

Supporters of Abortion Rights are concerned that the U. S. Supreme Court overturning precedent established in Roe vs. Wade can lead to the demise of other fundamental rights to privacy enjoyed by Americans today, and the due process clause outlined in the ___ ______ of the U. S. Constitution.

a)

14th Amendment

b)

9th Amendment

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

18th Amendment

9.

The Conservative Majority on the Supreme Court now, was created when _____ appointed: Justice Gorsuch, Neil; Justice Kavanaugh, Brett; and Justice Barrett, Amy Coney to the bench.

a)

President Biden, Joseph

b)

President Trump, Donald

c)

President Obama, Barack

d)

President Bush, George W.

10.

In the first session of the 117th Congress, H. R. Bill 3755 was presented, referred to as the (a)   of 2021, has passed the House of Representatives. This act states that its purpose is to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.