Question

23.) Which of the following restrictions on abortion was created in1989 narrowing the1973 landmark decision made by the U. S. Supreme Court?

a) Parental notification.

b) Limits on federal funding of abortions.

c) Spousal consent.

d) A 24 hour waiting period.

24.) Which of the following, according to our text, depicts a voice from the wilderness as a source of impetus for law?

a) Upton Sinclair’s fictional book on large snakes and a family’s struggle to survive.

b) The investigative reporting which brought Watergate to light.

c) Anti war demonstrations against the Viet Nam war.

d) Rosa Parks refusing to surrender her seat to a white male.

25.) According to feminist legal theory, which is a predominant theme in feminine legal literature?

a) the law is a reflection of a typical male culture.

b) men have strived to maintain their own power and keep women in their place.

c) the very way law argues for neutrality is gender biased.

d) all of the above.

Answer 1

23.

Answer: Option B. Limits on federal funding of abortions.

Reason: In 1989, the landmark case is the Webster V. Reproductive Health Services. The outcome of the case was that the Missouri Law prohibited using public facilities, employees and the public funds for abortion or abortion counseling services.

The other options namely, parental notification was applicable to all minors and the spousal consent and the 24 hour long period were ruled unconstitutional for all adults in US.

24.

Answer: Option A. Upton Sinclair’s fictional book on large snakes and a family’s struggle to survive.

Reason: A Voice from the wilderness (Vox clamantis in deserto) is about the quality of the food that existed in 20^th century and the means they were obtained. The author also uses the same to relate to the pure food and meat inspection law in 1906.

The other options namely,

The investigative reporting which brought Watergate to light, Anti war demonstrations against the Viet Nam war, Rosa Parks refusing to surrender her seat to a white male are related to the President Nixon resignation, war crimes in Vietnam, racial segregation laws in early American system, respectively. These do not contain the essence of impetus for law.

25.

Answer: Option c. the very way law argues for neutrality is gender biased.

Reason: The feminist legal theory is based on the fact that there has been a gender bias in framing laws of the society, since its origin. There has been significant progress in reforming and refining the law, yet the laws have been biased towards one gender – ‘Men’ and the ‘Women’ have not been given equal importance.

The other options namely, the law is a reflection of a typical male culture and men have strived to maintain their own power and keep women in their place, do not fall under the feminist legal theory as they both are related to the male dominance and treatment of women by male. These two options neglect that there are some women who along with men form a society and create a system that favor men more than the women.