Exam 5: Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

One example of a policy that aimed chiefly to overcome de facto discrimination is

The modern civil rights movement had a peak moment with the March on Washington in ________.

Any law that attempts a racial or ethnic classification is subject to the

Which of the following statements is true?

Which region of the world has the highest proportion of women serving in its national legislatures?

Today,women currently hold about ________ of the seats in Congress.

What is the equal protection clause? What three tests are associated with discrimination in law?

The Supreme Court halted the general use of quotas in the granting of federal contracts in the 1995 case of

The policy of affirmative action arose when

held that racial segregation in schools violated the

With regard to affirmative action,the Supreme Court in recent years has

Equality of result policies are primarily directed at ________ discriminatory effects.

When the United States first came into being,married women were not permitted to

Culminating in a historic victory in 1954,black activists in the early twentieth century generally pursued civil rights through

,the Supreme Court ruled that

Which one of the following occurred after the Brown decision?

One reason that affirmative action is so controversial is that

Which of the following is true of discrimination against the disabled in the United States?

Women in America obtained the right to vote in national elections in ________.

What is equality of result? What relation does it have to de facto and de jure discrimination?