Women's Rights Movement

Question 1

Which statement best explains the outcome of Roe v. Wade after the 1973 ruling?

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C: Women gained the right to end pregnancies, while states gained the right to restrict abortions.

Question 2

The Feminine Mystique was written by

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B: Betty Friedan.

Question 3

One way many women’s lives changed in the 1950s was that they

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B: were helped by new household technology.

Question 4

A woman who entered the workforce in the 1960s could expect to

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C: work for male supervisors and managers.

Question 5

The Supreme Court decisions in Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade were based on the principle of the right to

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D: privacy.

Question 6

In the 1970s, the National Organization for Women expanded its goals by

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C: supporting the Equal Rights Amendment.

Question 7

Which statement best describes the long-term impact of Roe v. Wade on US society?

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A: The decision gave women a limited right to choice and remains very controversial.

Question 8

Before the National Organization for Women was founded, efforts to gain equal rights for women resulted in

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C: few changes by either the government or employers.

Question 9

Some women opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because

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D: they thought it undermined traditional values.

Question 10

What do womens’ rights groups today focus on in regard to abortion?

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B: fighting to keep abortions legal and expanding existing abortion laws

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