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Which statement best explains the legal basis for the right to privacy?

A
It developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.
B
It was a new theory proposed by activist justices in the 1960s.
C
It is clearly named in the amendment forbidding search and seizure.
D
It evolved as protection from the invasive technologies of the twentieth century.
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What was the religious Second Great Awakening?

A
a movement that led to American independence.
B
a movement that emphasized democratic ideals of tolerance for others.
C
a series of revivals that persecuted religious minorities.
D
a movement that sought to reconcile science with the Bible.
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Civil liberties are related to which kind of fundamental rights?

A
natural rights
B
unenumerated rights
C
procedural rights
D
civil rights
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Read this excerpt from the Constitution. The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent . . . abuse of its powers, that further . . . restrictive clauses should be added. According to this excerpt, what was the main purpose of ratifying the Bill of Rights?

A
to prevent the abuse of power
B
to adopt the Constitution
C
to restrict citizens’ rights
D
to create a convention
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The cartoon shows an officer from the federal government

A
unable to protect freed African Americans.
B
protecting freed African Americans.
C
protecting Southern whites.
D
unable to protect Southern whites.

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