Question 1

In applying the reasonable basis test,courts tend to

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A) require government only to show that a particular law is reasonable. 
B) assess whether a law had the support of a two-thirds majority of legislators at the time of passage. 
C) determine whether a law is working well and,if so,to allow it to remain in effect. 
D) prohibit any law that results in the unequal treatment of Americans. 
E) interpret the equal protection clause in a strict manner. 
A) require government only to show that a particular law is reasonable. 
B) assess whether a law had the support of a two-thirds majority of legislators at the time of passage. 
C) determine whether a law is working well and,if so,to allow it to remain in effect. 
D) prohibit any law that results in the unequal treatment of Americans. 
E) interpret the equal protection clause in a strict manner. A

Question 2

The first large and well-organized attempt to promote women's rights came in 1848 in

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A) Boston,Massachusetts. 
B) San Francisco,California. 
C) Minneapolis,Minnesota. 
D) Seneca Falls,New York. 
E) Madison,Wisconsin. 
A) Boston,Massachusetts. 
B) San Francisco,California. 
C) Minneapolis,Minnesota. 
D) Seneca Falls,New York. 
E) Madison,Wisconsin. D

Question 3

The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

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A) government only. 
B) private parties only. 
C) both government and private parties. 
D) the president specifically. 
E) Congress specifically. 
A) government only. 
B) private parties only. 
C) both government and private parties. 
D) the president specifically. 
E) Congress specifically. A

Question 4

Native Americans

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A) today number more than 2 million. 
B) have a far higher infant mortality rate than the national average. 
C) have in recent years filed suit to reclaim their ancestral lands. 
D) are less than half as likely to finish college as other Americans. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) today number more than 2 million. 
B) have a far higher infant mortality rate than the national average. 
C) have in recent years filed suit to reclaim their ancestral lands. 
D) are less than half as likely to finish college as other Americans. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 5

Describe the provisions and impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

Accepted Answer

The 1964 Civil Rights Act entitles all p

Question 6

In 2000,________ became the first state to legalize the civil union of same-sex couples.

Accepted Answer

A) Vermont 
B) Massachusetts 
C) New Hampshire 
D) Rhode Island 
E) Connecticut 
A) Vermont 
B) Massachusetts 
C) New Hampshire 
D) Rhode Island 
E) Connecticut

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of age discrimination in the United States?

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A) The courts have not given government and employers much leeway in establishing age-based policies. 
B) Forced retirement for reasons of age is not permissible even if justified by the nature of a particular job or the performance of a particular employee. 
C) Age discrimination is among the forms of discrimination prohibited by the U.S.Constitution. 
D) Mandatory retirement ages for most jobs have been eliminated by law. 
E) Hiring bias on the basis of age is still allowed by all private companies,but has been most abolished in government and public agencies. 
A) The courts have not given government and employers much leeway in establishing age-based policies. 
B) Forced retirement for reasons of age is not permissible even if justified by the nature of a particular job or the performance of a particular employee. 
C) Age discrimination is among the forms of discrimination prohibited by the U.S.Constitution. 
D) Mandatory retirement ages for most jobs have been eliminated by law. 
E) Hiring bias on the basis of age is still allowed by all private companies,but has been most abolished in government and public agencies.

Question 8

How many states ratified the Equal Rights Amendment?

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A) none of them 
B) only a few 
C) about half 
D) nearly three-fourths 
E) all but three of them 
A) none of them 
B) only a few 
C) about half 
D) nearly three-fourths 
E) all but three of them

Question 9

Which of the following is true?

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A) Public schools are becoming more segregated nationally. 
B) Many urban public school districts have ended the use of busing for desegregation purposes. 
C) White flight to suburban schools has made it more difficult to desegregate urban schools. 
D) The Supreme Court,after ordering cutbacks in busing,said that communities were free to use alternatives,such as increased spending on schools in poor neighborhoods. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) Public schools are becoming more segregated nationally. 
B) Many urban public school districts have ended the use of busing for desegregation purposes. 
C) White flight to suburban schools has made it more difficult to desegregate urban schools. 
D) The Supreme Court,after ordering cutbacks in busing,said that communities were free to use alternatives,such as increased spending on schools in poor neighborhoods. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 10

What event occurred in 1877 in the South that brought about rapid legal discrimination against blacks?

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A) a backlash against the civil rights movement 
B) the religious revival movement 
C) the removal of federal troops 
D) several state legislature elections that brought racist leadership into power 
E) a severe depression that reduced the economic power of the black population 
A) a backlash against the civil rights movement 
B) the religious revival movement 
C) the removal of federal troops 
D) several state legislature elections that brought racist leadership into power 
E) a severe depression that reduced the economic power of the black population

Question 11

Disadvantaged Americans have generally gained their rights

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A) through the enlightened policies of advantaged Americans. 
B) through judicial action only. 
C) through struggle against entrenched interests. 
D) mainly through action by the states rather than the federal government. 
E) by waiting patiently for public opinion to back their cause. 
A) through the enlightened policies of advantaged Americans. 
B) through judicial action only. 
C) through struggle against entrenched interests. 
D) mainly through action by the states rather than the federal government. 
E) by waiting patiently for public opinion to back their cause.

Question 12

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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A) brought about greater rights to the disabled. 
B) came in response to the passage of the Civil Rights Act. 
C) was conducted by women seeking fairer treatment in the workplace. 
D) was conducted by women seeking the right to vote. 
E) was conducted by African Americans seeking equality of rights. 
A) brought about greater rights to the disabled. 
B) came in response to the passage of the Civil Rights Act. 
C) was conducted by women seeking fairer treatment in the workplace. 
D) was conducted by women seeking the right to vote. 
E) was conducted by African Americans seeking equality of rights.

Question 13

The Supreme Court's ruling in the Swann case on busing differed from the Brown decision in that Swann

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A) addressed the problem of de facto discrimination. 
B) applied to many northern communities in addition to communities in the South. 
C) sanctioned the use of busing in desegregation. 
D) dealt specifically with the issue of busing. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) addressed the problem of de facto discrimination. 
B) applied to many northern communities in addition to communities in the South. 
C) sanctioned the use of busing in desegregation. 
D) dealt specifically with the issue of busing. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 14

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

Accepted Answer

A) the Brown decision (de jure),and affirmative action (de facto). 
B) affirmative action (de jure),and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de facto). 
C) the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de jure),and the Brown decision (de facto). 
D) the Supreme Court's busing decisions (de jure),and affirmative action decisions (de facto). 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) the Brown decision (de jure),and affirmative action (de facto). 
B) affirmative action (de jure),and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de facto). 
C) the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de jure),and the Brown decision (de facto). 
D) the Supreme Court's busing decisions (de jure),and affirmative action decisions (de facto). 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

Native Americans

Accepted Answer

A) have always been legal citizens of the United States. 
B) were not given citizenship status en masse until the twentieth century. 
C) do not today have the full legal rights of other U.S.citizens. 
D) are U.S.citizens unless they choose to live on a reservation. 
E) have numbered roughly ten million in the United States since the 1700s. 
A) have always been legal citizens of the United States. 
B) were not given citizenship status en masse until the twentieth century. 
C) do not today have the full legal rights of other U.S.citizens. 
D) are U.S.citizens unless they choose to live on a reservation. 
E) have numbered roughly ten million in the United States since the 1700s.

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The Supreme Court justices ruled in 2000 that the Boy Scouts can ban gays. 
B) The Supreme Court justices ruled in 2003 that states cannot ban homosexual relations among consenting adults. 
C) The Supreme Court justices ruled in 1996 that states could not adopt discriminatory policies toward gays and lesbians. 
D) All are true; the Supreme Court ruled states could not adopt discriminatory policies toward gays and lesbians (1996),Boy Scouts can ban gays (2000),and states cannot ban homosexual relations among consenting adults (2003). 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) The Supreme Court justices ruled in 2000 that the Boy Scouts can ban gays. 
B) The Supreme Court justices ruled in 2003 that states cannot ban homosexual relations among consenting adults. 
C) The Supreme Court justices ruled in 1996 that states could not adopt discriminatory policies toward gays and lesbians. 
D) All are true; the Supreme Court ruled states could not adopt discriminatory policies toward gays and lesbians (1996),Boy Scouts can ban gays (2000),and states cannot ban homosexual relations among consenting adults (2003). 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

Housing in America

Accepted Answer

A) falls largely outside the scope of the law-people are free to rent or sell property to whomever they want. 
B) is an area where equality in practice is now nearly a reality; people of similar incomes,regardless of race or color,find it equally easy to qualify for home mortgages. 
C) is an unimportant civil rights issue,since housing patterns almost completely reflect the personal preferences of people and are not substantially influenced by past or present racial bias. 
D) continues to evidence a high degree of racial segregation. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) falls largely outside the scope of the law-people are free to rent or sell property to whomever they want. 
B) is an area where equality in practice is now nearly a reality; people of similar incomes,regardless of race or color,find it equally easy to qualify for home mortgages. 
C) is an unimportant civil rights issue,since housing patterns almost completely reflect the personal preferences of people and are not substantially influenced by past or present racial bias. 
D) continues to evidence a high degree of racial segregation. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 18

The central issue in the Bakke case was

Accepted Answer

A) school desegregation. 
B) sexual harassment. 
C) affirmative action. 
D) Native Americans' civil rights. 
E) comparable worth. 
A) school desegregation. 
B) sexual harassment. 
C) affirmative action. 
D) Native Americans' civil rights. 
E) comparable worth.

Question 19

The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act

Accepted Answer

A) authorizes states to grant marital rights to a same-sex couple that has been granted these rights by another state. 
B) authorizes states to deny marital rights to a same-sex couple that has been granted these rights by another state. 
C) invalidated,through federal legislation,the marriages of same-sex couples that had become married in states that allow same-sex unions. 
D) established a timeline by which all states must legally allow same-sex marriages. 
E) invalided state laws that had mandated that marriage be defined only as a union between a man and a woman. 
A) authorizes states to grant marital rights to a same-sex couple that has been granted these rights by another state. 
B) authorizes states to deny marital rights to a same-sex couple that has been granted these rights by another state. 
C) invalidated,through federal legislation,the marriages of same-sex couples that had become married in states that allow same-sex unions. 
D) established a timeline by which all states must legally allow same-sex marriages. 
E) invalided state laws that had mandated that marriage be defined only as a union between a man and a woman.

Question 20

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed in large part at eliminating discrimination

Accepted Answer

A) by governments in their conduct of elections (e.g.,registration,placement of polling booths). 
B) by private individuals in their social relations-bigoted statements and other acts of prejudice are unlawful under most circumstances. 
C) by governments in their job practices and provision of services (e.g.,schools,roads). 
D) by private individuals in their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations (e.g.,hotels,restaurants). 
E) against gays and lesbians. 
A) by governments in their conduct of elections (e.g.,registration,placement of polling booths). 
B) by private individuals in their social relations-bigoted statements and other acts of prejudice are unlawful under most circumstances. 
C) by governments in their job practices and provision of services (e.g.,schools,roads). 
D) by private individuals in their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations (e.g.,hotels,restaurants). 
E) against gays and lesbians.

In applying the reasonable basis test,courts tend to

The first large and well-organized attempt to promote women's rights came in 1848 in

The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

Native Americans

Describe the provisions and impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

In 2000,________ became the first state to legalize the civil union of same-sex couples.

Which of the following statements is true of age discrimination in the United States?

How many states ratified the Equal Rights Amendment?

Which of the following is true?

What event occurred in 1877 in the South that brought about rapid legal discrimination against blacks?

Disadvantaged Americans have generally gained their rights

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

The Supreme Court's ruling in the Swann case on busing differed from the Brown decision in that Swann

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

Native Americans

Which of the following is true?

Housing in America

The central issue in the Bakke case was

The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed in large part at eliminating discrimination

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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Exam 5: Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

In applying the reasonable basis test,courts tend to

The first large and well-organized attempt to promote women's rights came in 1848 in

The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

Native Americans

Describe the provisions and impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

In 2000,________ became the first state to legalize the civil union of same-sex couples.

Which of the following statements is true of age discrimination in the United States?

How many states ratified the Equal Rights Amendment?

Which of the following is true?

What event occurred in 1877 in the South that brought about rapid legal discrimination against blacks?

Disadvantaged Americans have generally gained their rights

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

The Supreme Court's ruling in the Swann case on busing differed from the Brown decision in that Swann

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

Native Americans

Which of the following is true?

Housing in America

The central issue in the Bakke case was

The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed in large part at eliminating discrimination

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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