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fahad

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When confronted with the data from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy that showed that the only programs proven to lower teen pregnancy rates included information about both contraception and abstinence,
 
  an advisor to President Bush told reporters that the abstinence-only education (AOE) program would continue, because ____.
 
  a. Liberal values are corrupting today's youths.
  b. Values trump data.
  c. Sex is immoral and no sexual education program can change that.
  d. Those teens that are at risk for getting pregnant don't have the intelligence to understand comprehensive sexual education anyway.

Question 2

A congressional committee claimed that Kinsey's work undermined the moral fiber of the nation, contributed to the rise of juvenile delinquency, and left the country vulnerable to a Communist takeover.
 
  Subsequently, Kinsey lost a major source of funding for his research a year later. This scenario best reflects the fact that the government ____.
 
  a. is committed to keeping personal judgements about sexuality separate from public policy
  b. has a powerful influence over sex research
  c. only supports science-based sex research
  d. had a personal vendetta against Kinsey unrelated to his research initiatives



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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