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Landmark Legal Cases: Milestones in Women's Rights

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the landmark legal cases that have been instrumental in shaping women's rights and gender equality.
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In which year was the landmark case Bradwell v. Illinois decided, where Myra Bradwell challenged the state's law prohibiting women from practicing law?

  1. 1873

  2. 1883

  3. 1893

  4. 1903


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1873, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Myra Bradwell in Bradwell v. Illinois, upholding the state's law that prohibited women from practicing law.

Which case in 1971 established the principle of equal pay for equal work, leading to the passage of the Equal Pay Act?

  1. Reed v. Reed

  2. Frontiero v. Richardson

  3. Eisenstadt v. Baird

  4. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Griggs v. Duke Power Co. that employers cannot use discriminatory employment practices that have a disparate impact on protected groups, even if those practices are not intended to discriminate.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law that criminalized the use of contraceptives by unmarried couples?

  1. Griswold v. Connecticut

  2. Eisenstadt v. Baird

  3. Loving v. Virginia

  4. Roe v. Wade


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Griswold v. Connecticut that the right to privacy, as protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, includes the right to use contraceptives.

Which landmark case in 1973 legalized abortion nationwide, recognizing a woman's right to choose?

  1. Roe v. Wade

  2. Doe v. Bolton

  3. Planned Parenthood v. Casey

  4. Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that the Constitution protects a woman's right to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court hold that states cannot deny women the right to serve on juries?

  1. Hoyt v. Florida

  2. Taylor v. Louisiana

  3. Reed v. Reed

  4. Stanton v. Stanton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1961, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hoyt v. Florida that states cannot deny women the right to serve on juries, as this violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Which case in 1996 affirmed the right to privacy and struck down a federal law that criminalized certain abortion procedures?

  1. Planned Parenthood v. Casey

  2. Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

  3. Gonzales v. Carhart

  4. Stenberg v. Carhart


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that the right to privacy includes the right to have an abortion, but states can regulate abortion to protect women's health and safety.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law that prohibited interracial marriage?

  1. Loving v. Virginia

  2. Obergefell v. Hodges

  3. United States v. Windsor

  4. Hollingsworth v. Perry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that state laws prohibiting interracial marriage are unconstitutional.

Which case in 2015 legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, recognizing the right of same-sex couples to marry?

  1. Obergefell v. Hodges

  2. United States v. Windsor

  3. Hollingsworth v. Perry

  4. Windsor v. United States


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to license and recognize same-sex marriages.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law that required women to obtain their husband's consent before obtaining an abortion?

  1. Planned Parenthood v. Casey

  2. Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

  3. Gonzales v. Carhart

  4. Stenberg v. Carhart


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that states cannot require women to obtain their husband's consent before obtaining an abortion.

Which case in 1992 affirmed the right to privacy and upheld a state law that required parental notification for minors seeking an abortion?

  1. Planned Parenthood v. Casey

  2. Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

  3. Gonzales v. Carhart

  4. Stenberg v. Carhart


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that states can require parental notification for minors seeking an abortion, but cannot impose an undue burden on a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law that prohibited the sale of contraceptives to unmarried people?

  1. Eisenstadt v. Baird

  2. Griswold v. Connecticut

  3. Loving v. Virginia

  4. Roe v. Wade


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Eisenstadt v. Baird that states cannot prohibit the sale of contraceptives to unmarried people.

Which case in 1989 held that states cannot criminalize sodomy, recognizing the right to privacy in one's sexual conduct?

  1. Bowers v. Hardwick

  2. Lawrence v. Texas

  3. Romer v. Evans

  4. Obergefell v. Hodges


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that states cannot criminalize sodomy, as this violates the right to privacy.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law that prohibited women from serving as jurors?

  1. Stanton v. Stanton

  2. Reed v. Reed

  3. Hoyt v. Florida

  4. Taylor v. Louisiana


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1898, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Stanton v. Stanton that states cannot prohibit women from serving as jurors.

Which case in 1972 established the principle of equal protection under the law for women, striking down a state law that favored men over women in jury selection?

  1. Reed v. Reed

  2. Frontiero v. Richardson

  3. Eisenstadt v. Baird

  4. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Reed v. Reed that states cannot discriminate against women in jury selection.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law that prohibited women from working in certain jobs, such as bartending?

  1. Goesaert v. Cleary

  2. Craig v. Boren

  3. Kirchberg v. Feenstra

  4. Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Goesaert v. Cleary that states cannot prohibit women from working in certain jobs, such as bartending.

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