The Supreme Court ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick is evidence of which of the following?

A) Despite the conservative mood of the nation, the Supreme Court remained a bastion of liberalism.
B) The Court had no sympathy with the concept of affirmative action.
C) The Court had taken a decisive turn in the direction of federal power over the concept of states' rights.
D) President Reagan's appointments to the Supreme Court made that body more conservative.

Bowers V. Hardwick

A controversial 1986 Supreme Court decision upholding a Georgia sodomy law, later overturned by Lawrence v. Texas in 2003.

Federal Power

The authority held by the national government of a federal state, as distinguished from the powers held by state or provincial governments.

States' Rights

The principle or belief in the U.S. political framework that states have certain rights and political powers independent of the federal government, often highlighted in debates on federalism and the distribution of powers.