In promising to grant the Philippines independence, the United States was
a. motivated by treaty obligations.
b. providing the Philippines with long-term economic terms and assistance necessary to assure a smooth transition to political independence.
c. acknowledging the view of the U.S. Navy that the islands were militarily indefensible.
d. providing tacit encouragement to Japanese militarists who eyed the Philippines as a target for their imperialist ambitions in Asia and the Pacific.
e. acknowledging an official U.S. government apology for America's imperialist takeover of the islands in 1898.
Question 2
In the cases of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court
a. severely restricted abortion to the first two months of pregnancy.
b. permitted states to put some restrictions on abortion, while fundamentally upholding the abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade.
c. overturned Roe v. Wade.
d. declared that the issue of legalized abortion should be completely determined by the states.
e. invalidated states' restrictions on abortion as contrary to the fundamental abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade.
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