Question 1

You work for an employer who applies affirmative action in its hiring practices. This means your company does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gives special preferences to disadvantaged groups 
B)  Sets strict quotas for the number of minorities it will hire 
C)  Guarantees that a woman must be hired for the next job opening 
D)  Disregards disadvantaged status, all other things being equal 
E)  Hires based on minority status, rather than qualifications 
A)  Gives special preferences to disadvantaged groups 
B)  Sets strict quotas for the number of minorities it will hire 
C)  Guarantees that a woman must be hired for the next job opening 
D)  Disregards disadvantaged status, all other things being equal 
E)  Hires based on minority status, rather than qualifications A

Question 2

Discuss how both law and public opinion have shifted over gay rights since the Stonewall riots.

Accepted Answer

The Stonewall riots in 1969 marked a turning point in the fight for gay rights in the United States. Prior to this event, laws and public opinion were largely discriminatory and oppressive towards the LGBTQ+ community. However, since then, there has been a significant shift in both law and public opinion regarding gay rights.

In terms of law, there have been several landmark decisions and legislative changes that have advanced gay rights. In 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that laws criminalizing homosexual conduct were unconstitutional, effectively decriminalizing same-sex relationships. In 2015, the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, granting LGBTQ+ individuals the same rights and recognition as heterosexual couples. Additionally, there have been numerous state and local laws enacted to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.

Public opinion has also shifted significantly since the Stonewall riots. While there are still pockets of resistance and discrimination, overall societal attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community have become more accepting and supportive. This is evidenced by the growing visibility and representation of LGBTQ+ individuals in media, politics, and other public spheres. Polls and surveys consistently show increasing support for gay rights, including same-sex marriage and anti-discrimination protections.

Overall, the shift in both law and public opinion since the Stonewall riots has been monumental in advancing gay rights. While there is still work to be done to achieve full equality and acceptance, the progress made over the past few decades is a testament to the resilience and activism of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.

Question 3

In 1896, what did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans, for purposes of the Constitution, are not persons. 
B)  Former slaves were not to be considered property. 
C)  Separation of races does not violate the Constitution. 
D)  Schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. 
E)  The practice of slavery must cease before 1900. 
A)  African Americans, for purposes of the Constitution, are not persons. 
B)  Former slaves were not to be considered property. 
C)  Separation of races does not violate the Constitution. 
D)  Schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. 
E)  The practice of slavery must cease before 1900. C

Question 4

Which of the following is accurate regarding the efforts to amend the Constitution to include an Equal Rights Amendment for women?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has never made it through the congressional amendment proposal process. 
B)  It has passed through Congress, but failed ratification in the states. 
C)  It was proposed as a part of the Bill of Rights, but failed to be ratified. 
D)  It was ratified by the states in 1972, after passing through Congress. 
E)  It is largely seen as unnecessary, now that women's incomes are equal to those of men. 
A)  It has never made it through the congressional amendment proposal process. 
B)  It has passed through Congress, but failed ratification in the states. 
C)  It was proposed as a part of the Bill of Rights, but failed to be ratified. 
D)  It was ratified by the states in 1972, after passing through Congress. 
E)  It is largely seen as unnecessary, now that women's incomes are equal to those of men.

Question 5

Approximately how many unauthorized immigrants are living in the United States today?

Accepted Answer

A)  11 to 12 million 
B)  100 to 110 million 
C)  200 to 210 million 
D)  1 to 2 million 
E)  35 to 40 million 
A)  11 to 12 million 
B)  100 to 110 million 
C)  200 to 210 million 
D)  1 to 2 million 
E)  35 to 40 million

Question 6

Businesses refusing to serve or hire people on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, or national orientation is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freedom of choice 
B)  Private discrimination 
C)  Legal discrimination 
D)  Public discrimination 
E)  Private choice 
A)  Freedom of choice 
B)  Private discrimination 
C)  Legal discrimination 
D)  Public discrimination 
E)  Private choice

Question 7

Given current demographic trends, which group will become increasingly important in the nation's political system?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Hispanics, or Latinos 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Asians 
E)  Whites 
A)  African Americans 
B)  Hispanics, or Latinos 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Asians 
E)  Whites

Question 8

How have courts and legislative bodies at both the federal and the state levels attempted to address issues concerning the rights and status of homosexuals?

Accepted Answer

Courts and legislative bodies at both th

Question 9

The fact that President Roosevelt ordered the placement of Japanese Americans in relocation camps (and the order was upheld in Korematsu v. United States), yet German Americans were not rounded up (despite pro-Nazi groups), suggests which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese Americans were more numerous than German Americans. 
B)  German Americans were more numerous than Japanese Americans. 
C)  Racial animosity was more important than security concerns. 
D)  Geographic distribution of these groups made it easier to locate Japanese Americans. 
E)  Japanese Americans were a greater security threat, while German Americans were only an economic threat. 
A)  Japanese Americans were more numerous than German Americans. 
B)  German Americans were more numerous than Japanese Americans. 
C)  Racial animosity was more important than security concerns. 
D)  Geographic distribution of these groups made it easier to locate Japanese Americans. 
E)  Japanese Americans were a greater security threat, while German Americans were only an economic threat.

Question 10

Federal law that did which of the following was struck down by the 2013 Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prohibited gays and lesbians from serving in the armed forces 
B)  Denied federal benefits to same-sex couples 
C)  Protected gays and lesbians against employment discrimination 
D)  Allowed gays to take leadership roles in the Boy Scouts 
E)  Permitted housing discrimination against gays and lesbians 
A)  Prohibited gays and lesbians from serving in the armed forces 
B)  Denied federal benefits to same-sex couples 
C)  Protected gays and lesbians against employment discrimination 
D)  Allowed gays to take leadership roles in the Boy Scouts 
E)  Permitted housing discrimination against gays and lesbians

Question 11

What did the U.S. Supreme Court do in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution. 
B)  It tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws. 
C)  It stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. 
D)  It agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution. 
E)  It ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century. 
A)  It ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution. 
B)  It tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws. 
C)  It stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. 
D)  It agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution. 
E)  It ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century.

Question 12

In 1863, during the Civil War, what did President Abraham Lincoln do to make slavery illegal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Signed the Missouri Compromise 
B)  Issued the Emancipation Proclamation 
C)  Vetoed the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D)  Passed the Eleventh Amendment 
E)  Declared martial law 
A)  Signed the Missouri Compromise 
B)  Issued the Emancipation Proclamation 
C)  Vetoed the Kansas-Nebraska Act 
D)  Passed the Eleventh Amendment 
E)  Declared martial law

Question 13

What is the expectation that citizens may not be discriminated against on account of race, gender, or national background and should have an equal chance to succeed in life called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equality of opportunity 
B)  Equality of chance 
C)  Equality of outcome 
D)  Equality of circumstance 
E)  Equality of government 
A)  Equality of opportunity 
B)  Equality of chance 
C)  Equality of outcome 
D)  Equality of circumstance 
E)  Equality of government

Question 14

A court case dealing with the minimum age requirement to purchase tobacco products would be treated in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  With strict scrutiny 
B)  With rational basis review 
C)  As a suspect classification 
D)  With exacting scrutiny 
E)  As a quasi-suspect classification 
A)  With strict scrutiny 
B)  With rational basis review 
C)  As a suspect classification 
D)  With exacting scrutiny 
E)  As a quasi-suspect classification

Question 15

What was the purpose of the poll tax used in many southern states?

Accepted Answer

A)  To prevent northern immigrants from moving to the South and voting in local elections 
B)  To determine who was intelligent enough to vote 
C)  To dissuade African Americans and poor whites from voting 
D)  To force individuals to buy property in order to be eligible to vote 
E)  To raise funds for voter registration among the minority community 
A)  To prevent northern immigrants from moving to the South and voting in local elections 
B)  To determine who was intelligent enough to vote 
C)  To dissuade African Americans and poor whites from voting 
D)  To force individuals to buy property in order to be eligible to vote 
E)  To raise funds for voter registration among the minority community

Question 16

Suing someone because they have violated a business contract is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminal law 
B)  Civil law 
C)  A bill of attainder 
D)  A writ of habeas corpus 
E)  Tort reform 
A)  Criminal law 
B)  Civil law 
C)  A bill of attainder 
D)  A writ of habeas corpus 
E)  Tort reform

Question 17

Where did President Dwight Eisenhower send troops to ensure that black students could go to school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Topeka, Kansas 
B)  Montgomery, Alabama 
C)  Little Rock, Arkansas 
D)  Greensboro, North Carolina 
E)  Dallas, Texas 
A)  Topeka, Kansas 
B)  Montgomery, Alabama 
C)  Little Rock, Arkansas 
D)  Greensboro, North Carolina 
E)  Dallas, Texas

Question 18

In the Bakke case, what did the Supreme Court rule regarding the constitutionality of affirmative action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirmative action programs were allowed in law schools, but not to be utilized in medical schools. 
B)  Race cannot be the sole factor in admissions decisions. 
C)  All affirmative action programs were unconstitutional. 
D)  Race cannot be considered as a factor at all in making admissions decisions. 
E)  Quota systems are constitutional. 
A)  Affirmative action programs were allowed in law schools, but not to be utilized in medical schools. 
B)  Race cannot be the sole factor in admissions decisions. 
C)  All affirmative action programs were unconstitutional. 
D)  Race cannot be considered as a factor at all in making admissions decisions. 
E)  Quota systems are constitutional.

Question 19

Which of the following prohibited slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Article V 
B)  Article IV 
C)  The Fifteenth Amendment 
D)  The Tenth Amendment 
E)  The Thirteenth Amendment 
A)  Article V 
B)  Article IV 
C)  The Fifteenth Amendment 
D)  The Tenth Amendment 
E)  The Thirteenth Amendment

Question 20

Where did the largest number of immigrants to the United States come from a century ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Western Europe 
C)  Asia 
D)  Europe 
E)  Latin America 
A)  China 
B)  Western Europe 
C)  Asia 
D)  Europe 
E)  Latin America

You work for an employer who applies affirmative action in its hiring practices. This means your company does which of the following?

Discuss how both law and public opinion have shifted over gay rights since the Stonewall riots.

In 1896, what did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Which of the following is accurate regarding the efforts to amend the Constitution to include an Equal Rights Amendment for women?

Approximately how many unauthorized immigrants are living in the United States today?

Businesses refusing to serve or hire people on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, or national orientation is an example of which of the following?

Given current demographic trends, which group will become increasingly important in the nation's political system?

How have courts and legislative bodies at both the federal and the state levels attempted to address issues concerning the rights and status of homosexuals?

The fact that President Roosevelt ordered the placement of Japanese Americans in relocation camps (and the order was upheld in Korematsu v. United States), yet German Americans were not rounded up (despite pro-Nazi groups), suggests which of the following?

Federal law that did which of the following was struck down by the 2013 Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor?

What did the U.S. Supreme Court do in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

In 1863, during the Civil War, what did President Abraham Lincoln do to make slavery illegal?

What is the expectation that citizens may not be discriminated against on account of race, gender, or national background and should have an equal chance to succeed in life called?

A court case dealing with the minimum age requirement to purchase tobacco products would be treated in which of the following ways?

What was the purpose of the poll tax used in many southern states?

Suing someone because they have violated a business contract is an example of which of the following?

Where did President Dwight Eisenhower send troops to ensure that black students could go to school?

In the Bakke case, what did the Supreme Court rule regarding the constitutionality of affirmative action?

Which of the following prohibited slavery in the United States?

Where did the largest number of immigrants to the United States come from a century ago?

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

You work for an employer who applies affirmative action in its hiring practices. This means your company does which of the following?

Discuss how both law and public opinion have shifted over gay rights since the Stonewall riots.

In 1896, what did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Which of the following is accurate regarding the efforts to amend the Constitution to include an Equal Rights Amendment for women?

Approximately how many unauthorized immigrants are living in the United States today?

Businesses refusing to serve or hire people on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, or national orientation is an example of which of the following?

Given current demographic trends, which group will become increasingly important in the nation's political system?

How have courts and legislative bodies at both the federal and the state levels attempted to address issues concerning the rights and status of homosexuals?

The fact that President Roosevelt ordered the placement of Japanese Americans in relocation camps (and the order was upheld in Korematsu v. United States), yet German Americans were not rounded up (despite pro-Nazi groups), suggests which of the following?

Federal law that did which of the following was struck down by the 2013 Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor?

What did the U.S. Supreme Court do in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

In 1863, during the Civil War, what did President Abraham Lincoln do to make slavery illegal?

What is the expectation that citizens may not be discriminated against on account of race, gender, or national background and should have an equal chance to succeed in life called?

A court case dealing with the minimum age requirement to purchase tobacco products would be treated in which of the following ways?

What was the purpose of the poll tax used in many southern states?

Suing someone because they have violated a business contract is an example of which of the following?

Where did President Dwight Eisenhower send troops to ensure that black students could go to school?

In the Bakke case, what did the Supreme Court rule regarding the constitutionality of affirmative action?

Which of the following prohibited slavery in the United States?

Where did the largest number of immigrants to the United States come from a century ago?

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters