Exam 2: The Right to Privacy

Question 1

T/F: the right to privacy is listed in the bill of rights.

Answer 1

FALSE
The right to privacy is NOT explicitly listed in the Bill of Rights

Question 2

What is the right to privacy?

Answer 2

an individual’s right to have privacy within the boundaries of their home

Question 3

What are the amendments that infer a right to privacy?

Answer 3

2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th

Question 4

How does the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 9th amendments infer the right to privacy?

Answer 4

2nd: within the boundaries of your home, you can decide if you want to have a gun or not

3rd: the government does not force people (troops) into your home

4th: The govt. is not coming into your home to look through your possessions

5th: the government cannot just take your property

9th: you still have rights to things not listed in the BOR

Question 5

What are 3 main areas recently debated under the right to privacy?

Answer 5

1. same-sex marriage
2. Reproductive Rights
3. The right to die

Question 6

What amendments were looked at to determine if they were violated in Dobbs v. Jackson and other cases regarding abortions and reproductive rights?

Answer 6

1st amendment
3rd amendment
4th amendment
9th amendment
14th amendment

Question 7

What was the ruling of Griswold v. Colorado?

Answer 7

The Supreme court concluded that through the 1st, 3rd, 4th, & 9th amendments that women had the “right to privacy” to OBTAIN birth Control

Question 8

What was the ruling of Roe v. Wade?

Answer 8

The Supreme Court ruled that woman had THE RIGHT TO AN ABORTION

Question 9

What was established as a result of roe v. wade?

Answer 9

set Limitations & created a framework states had to follow when regulating and banning abortions

Question 10

What were the limitations and framework created as a result of Roe v. Wade?

Answer 10

States COULD NOT BAN abortion sin the 1st & 2nd trimesters but could regulate them. States COULD ban abortions in the 3rd trimester

Question 11

What was the ruling for Planned Parenthood v. Casey?

Answer 11

re-affirmed the RIGHT TO AN ABORTION, BUT they allowed for more state regulation

Question 12

What court case ruled the right to an abortion but gave states more regulations when it comes to abortions?

Answer 12

Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Question 13

What was established under Planned Parenthood v. Casey?

Answer 13

States could create ANY REGULATION within the 1st and 2nd trimester, as long as it didn’t create an “Undue Burden” or a substances obstacle for obtaining an abortion

Question 14

what were some examples of state regulations, that made it more difficult to get an abortion, as a result of planned parenthood v. casey?

Answer 14

1. requiring an ultra-sound
2. requiring a doctors visit before having an abortion

Question 15

What is the Background of Dobbs v. Jackson?

Answer 15

States, such as Mississippi, started banning abortions at 15 weeks (first trimester)

Question 16

What was the question asked during Dobbs v. Jackson?

Answer 16

Does the 15-week abortion ban violate the Constitution under the right to privacy amendments?

Question 17

What amendments were in question during the case of roe v. wade?

Answer 17

1st, 3rd, 4th, 9th, & 14th

Question 18

What amendments were in question during the case of Griswold v. Connecticut

Answer 18

1st, 3rd, 4th, & 9th

Question 19

What was the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson?

Answer 19

Ruled that abortions ARE NOT PROTECTED under the U.S federal govt. since it is not mentioned in the Bill of rights/ constitution

Question 20

What was the result of Dobbs v. Jackson?

Answer 20

1. overturned Roe v. Wade & Planned Parenthood v. Casey
2. States now had FULL CONTROL over abortion rights due to the 10th amendment

Question 21

What is the background of Obergefell v. Hodges?

Answer 21

Same-sex couples across several states sued regarding the ability to marry and have states recognize the marriages.

Question 22

What were the questions asked during the Obergefell v. Hodges?

Answer 22

1. Does the 14th amendment REQUIRE states to allow same sex marriage?
2. Does the 14th Amendment require states to RECOGNIZE same-sex marriage conducted in another state?

Question 23

What was the ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges?

Answer 23

ruled YES to both questions

1. yes states had to require same-sex marriage
2. yes states had to recognize same-sex marriage conducted in another state

Question 24

What was the result of Obergefell v. Hodges?

Answer 24

Legalized same-sex marriage

Question 25

What is the right to die

Answer 25

to take an individual off of life support

Question 26

What is an example of a “right to die” in today’s society?

Answer 26

physician assistance suicide

Question 27

What was the ruling of Gonzales v. Oregon?

Answer 27

ruled that physician assistance suicide id LEFT UP TO THE STATE

Question 28

how many states allow physician assistance suicide?

Answer 28

11

Question 29

What some exceptions to the right to privacy?

Answer 29

1. Prostitution
2. Child Indecency
3. Bestiality
4. Polygamy: Married to more than one person