Roe V.Wade Was Criticized

question 117

Multiple Choice

Roe v.Wade was criticized:

• A)By judicial activists as an assault on privacy.
• B)As not going far enough to protect a woman's right to privacy
• C)As being the first case to declare that a right to privacy exists in the Constitution.
• D)By constructionists as an activist decision that bypassed the electorate.
• E)By activists for too strictly adhering to the "originalist" view of the Constitution.

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Definitions:

Relative Deprivation Theory

A theory proposing that individuals gauge their wealth or status in comparison to others, leading to feelings of deprivation.

Present Condition

The current state or situation of something, including all of its characteristics and circumstances at this moment.

Political Processes Theory

A theory that examines the social processes and mechanisms that influence the political behavior and outcomes in a society.

Mass Society Theory

A theory suggesting that modernization and industrialization lead to social fragmentation, leading to individuals feeling isolated within a mass society.