Your Rights: Personal Privacy

What was the impact of the Griswold v. Connecticut ruling? Couples were required to keep marriage vows private. Couples were allowed to keep their marriage decisions private. Couples were expected to obey state law regarding marriage. Couples were encouraged to regard their marriage as sacred.

Couples were allowed to keep their marriage decisions private.

What idea was the decision in Griswold v. Connecticut based upon? If the Constitution forbids self-incrimination, husbands and wives should not be forced to testify against each other. The Constitution cannot possibly include all rights, so judges can create new ones based on what the founders must have been thinking. If the Constitution forbids unreasonable searches, there must be a reasonable right to privacy. The Constitution does not meet everyone's needs, so citizens can disregard laws when they think the government is violating their rights.

If the Constitution forbids unreasonable searches, there must be a reasonable right to privacy.

Which is a main idea in the Ninth Amendment? Privacy rights must be respected, unless forbidden by the state law. Some rights are not included in the Constitution, but are still protected. Certain rights are included in the Constitution and should be protected. Some rights found in the Constitution should be denied in certain situations.

Some rights are not included in the Constitution, but are still protected.

Which best states Justice Harry Blackmun's position in Roe v. Wade? The right to privacy has certain limits that must be recognized. The welfare of the state is more important than personal privacy. The government is able to deny certain rights on a situational basis. The government is permitted to regulate rights according to law.

The right to privacy has certain limits that must be recognized.

A right is unenumerated if it is listed in the Constitution. interpreted by the Supreme Court. assumed to be a fundamental right. written as law by a state or federal agency.

assumed to be a fundamental right.

When a Constitutional Amendment is ________ it is interpreted. disparaged developed construed enumerated

construed

The Supreme Court's decisions in Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade were most important because they restricted state laws governing privacy. gave a new definition to personal privacy. limited privacy to the control of the body and of family life. included the right to the privacy of personal property.

gave a new definition to personal privacy.

The right to privacy protects citizens from personal searches. seizure of property. government intrusion. personal incrimination.

government intrusion.

Which action would violate the Ninth Amendment? speaking with a pharmacist about a prescription accusing a political opponent of dishonest behavior publishing a family recipe in a community cookbook obtaining unauthorized personal information from a website

obtaining unauthorized personal information from a website

Which privacy right is protected by Supreme Court decisions in Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade? the right to life the right to enjoy life the right to be left alone the right to share ideas

the right to be left alone