Which of the Following Statements Best Characterizes the U

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best characterizes the U.S. Supreme Court's position on the status of adolescents?

• A) The Court has not been able to give consistent guidance about the status of adolescents.
• B) In recent decades the Court has consistently treated adolescents as miniature adults.
• C) Again and again, the Court has regarded adolescents as having only a little more maturity than children do.
• D) The Court has said that adolescents do not have the maturity to exercise religious freedoms.

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