1. In Planned Parenthood v. Casey,
a. the Justices left Roe’s trimester framework intact.
b. the Justices made it harder for states to enact restrictive abortion laws.
c. the Justices created the undue burden standard.
d. the Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
2. In Casey, the spousal notification regulations created an undue burden on women because:
a. women lose their constitutionally protected rights when they marry.
b. it was accompanied by informed consent.
c. It was not a substantial obstacle on married women to have an abortion.
d. none of the above.
3. Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is significant because:
a. it prevented states from regulating abortion for health related reasons.
b. it struck down laws that singles out abortion for burdensome health restrictions not imposed on other medical procedures.
c. it did not apply the undue burden standard.
d. it closed all the abortion clinics in Texas.
4. In Re AC established that:
a. pregnant women only have rights if they are competent to make decisions.
b. pregnant women do not have the right to refuse medical treatment.
c. the fetus never has rights.
d. what is to be done about the course of a pregnant women’s treatment should be guided by informed consent.
5. Which statement best describes the significance of Ferguson v. City of Charleston?
a. pregnant women are not required to consent to Fourth Amendment searches.
b. special needs searches require a search warrant.
c. pregnant women have Fourth Amendment rights.
d. drug searches can be carried out if the health of the fetus is at stake.
6. Loving v. Virginia is significant because:
a. it establishes that the right to marry is fundamental.
b. it establishes that the state can prohibit interracial marriages.
c. It establishes that states cannot regulate marriage for invidious purposes.
d. it establishes that marriage is a purely domestic matter, not a matter for the courts.
7. Which of the following is not true about Obergefell v. Hodges?
a. denying same sex couples the right to marry harm their children.
b. bans on same sex marriage violated the equal protection clause.
c. same sex marriage will weaken the traditional family unit.
d. denying same sex couples the right to marry deny them benefits that opposite sex couples receive.
8. The law in Orr v. Orr was based on gender stereotypes because:
a. only wives could be ordered to pay alimony with dependent husbands.
b. only husbands and rich wives could be ordered to pay alimony.
c. needy spouses were rarely helped by the law.
d. it is the husband’s duty to support the family.
9. Louisiana’s head and master provision violated the equal protection clause because:
a. the wife should have taken measures to stop the property transactions.
b. it designated the husband as the manager of marital property.
c. it was consistent with the shared partnership theory of marriage.
d. only the wife had to prove that she contributed to marital property.
10. The significance of David M. v. Margaret M. is:
a. individualized assessment is the best route to determine who is a fit parent.
b. normal sexual behavior of a woman does not make her an unfit parent.
c. irreconcilable differences often result in joint custody.
d. gender stereotypes play not role in determining who obtains custody of a child.
11. Title IX is important to women because:
a. it prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions.
b. it prohibits sexual harassment in educational institutions.
c. it allows women to sue for damages if an educational institution violates Title IX.
d. all of the above.
12. Mississippi University of Women v. Hogan is significant because:
a. it modified the intermediate level of review to make it more difficult for the government to discriminate against women in education.
b. it established that men can become nurses.
c. it made it easier to challenge the constitutionality of single sex private colleges.
d. it revealed the flaws of single sex education.
13. Justice Ginsburg struck down VMI’s male-only admission policy because:
a. women could not attend Mary Baldwin’s superior leadership program.
b. VMI’s method of training was outdated.
c. the same educational options were not being afforded to women in Virginia.
d. it validated the separated but equal principle in education.