Justice Harry Blackmun's Decision in Roe V

question 132

Multiple Choice

Justice Harry Blackmun's decision in Roe v.Wade was based on a judicial philosophy that involved looking beyond the text of the Constitution to find a right to an abortion.He relied on the philosophy of judicial

• A)restraint.
• B)activism.
• C)discipline.
• D)flexibility.
• E)expansion.

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Definitions:

James II

King of England and Ireland, and James VII of Scotland, who ruled from 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

Inter-Colonial Militia

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King William's War

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Iroquois

A historically powerful northeast Native American confederacy known for its political and organizational skills, as well as its influential role in American and Canadian history.