Which of the following is part of the United States Supreme Court's test for obscene speech?
A) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest.
B) The work, taken as a whole, substantially interferes with interstate commerce.
C) The work depicts or describes, in an implicit way, sexual conduct generally defined by applicable international law.
D) A reasonable person, applying traditional community standards, would find that the work, in whole or in part, appeals to the salient interest.

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The correct language for the Supreme Court's test for obscene speech is "the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest." This language comes from the landmark obscenity case Miller v. California (1973). The other options are not part of the Supreme Court's test.

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