Question 1

From which country did many people emigrate during the 1849 California Gold Rush?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Germany 
E)  Norway 
A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Germany 
E)  Norway

Question 2

In December 1955, who did police arrest for refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white person?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alice Wallace 
B)  Judy Meredith 
C)  Linda Brown 
D)  Rosa Parks 
E)  Elizabeth Marshall 
A)  Alice Wallace 
B)  Judy Meredith 
C)  Linda Brown 
D)  Rosa Parks 
E)  Elizabeth Marshall

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding the population of unauthorized immigrants in the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is about 500,000 and increasing. 
B)  It is about 1 million and stable. 
C)  It is about 7 million and declining. 
D)  It is about 11 million and stable. 
E)  It is about 32 million and increasing. 
A)  It is about 500,000 and increasing. 
B)  It is about 1 million and stable. 
C)  It is about 7 million and declining. 
D)  It is about 11 million and stable. 
E)  It is about 32 million and increasing.

Question 4

Which statement regarding the Civil War Amendments is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Thirteenth Amendment established the income tax. 
B)  The Fourteenth Amendment ended slavery. 
C)  The Fourteenth Amendment asserted that no state shall deny a person due process of law. 
D)  The Fifteenth Amendment asserted that no state shall deny a citizen equal protection under the law. 
E)  The Thirteenth Amendment allowed African Americans to vote. 
A)  The Thirteenth Amendment established the income tax. 
B)  The Fourteenth Amendment ended slavery. 
C)  The Fourteenth Amendment asserted that no state shall deny a person due process of law. 
D)  The Fifteenth Amendment asserted that no state shall deny a citizen equal protection under the law. 
E)  The Thirteenth Amendment allowed African Americans to vote.

Question 5

What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?

Accepted Answer

A)  End racial segregation in the United States 
B)  Abolish slavery 
C)  Eliminate racial restrictions on voting 
D)  Expand the right to vote to women 
E)  Set the minimum voting age to 18 
A)  End racial segregation in the United States 
B)  Abolish slavery 
C)  Eliminate racial restrictions on voting 
D)  Expand the right to vote to women 
E)  Set the minimum voting age to 18

Question 6

President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order in 1948 that ordered the dismantling of authorized racial segregation of the armed forces. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  The separate-but-equal doctrine 
B)  Gerrymandering 
C)  Racial profiling 
D)  Disenfranchisement 
E)  Desegregation 
A)  The separate-but-equal doctrine 
B)  Gerrymandering 
C)  Racial profiling 
D)  Disenfranchisement 
E)  Desegregation

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the "don't ask, don't tell" policy requiring gay men and lesbians in the U.S. military to hide their sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is still the policy of the U.S. Department of Defense. 
B)  It was first implemented during the Clinton administration. 
C)  It required that enlistees be questioned about their sexual orientation. 
D)  It did not end expulsion of gay and lesbian military personnel. 
E)  It was first implemented during the Clinton administration and did not end expulsion of gay and lesbian military personnel. 
A)  It is still the policy of the U.S. Department of Defense. 
B)  It was first implemented during the Clinton administration. 
C)  It required that enlistees be questioned about their sexual orientation. 
D)  It did not end expulsion of gay and lesbian military personnel. 
E)  It was first implemented during the Clinton administration and did not end expulsion of gay and lesbian military personnel.

Question 8

In the 2003 decision of Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Upheld an existing Texas law that made homosexual conduct a crime 
B)  Overturned laws against sexual activity between same-sex consenting adults in private 
C)  Invalidated anti-discrimination laws that protect homosexuals 
D)  Upheld the Court's previous decision regarding sexual activity between same-sex consenting adults 
E)  Indicated that states could declare homosexuality a crime 
A)  Upheld an existing Texas law that made homosexual conduct a crime 
B)  Overturned laws against sexual activity between same-sex consenting adults in private 
C)  Invalidated anti-discrimination laws that protect homosexuals 
D)  Upheld the Court's previous decision regarding sexual activity between same-sex consenting adults 
E)  Indicated that states could declare homosexuality a crime

Question 9

Discuss the impact that Supreme Court decisions have had on immigrants' rights. Cite at least two such cases and their impact.

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court has had a significant

Question 10

Which amendment forbade the states from denying any person "equal protection under the law"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tenth 
B)  Twelfth 
C)  Thirteenth 
D)  Fourteenth 
E)  Fifteenth 
A)  Tenth 
B)  Twelfth 
C)  Thirteenth 
D)  Fourteenth 
E)  Fifteenth

Question 11

Which form of judicial review comes into play when laws are based on a suspect classification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intermediate scrutiny 
B)  Exacting scrutiny 
C)  Strict scrutiny 
D)  Rational basis review 
E)  Moderate scrutiny 
A)  Intermediate scrutiny 
B)  Exacting scrutiny 
C)  Strict scrutiny 
D)  Rational basis review 
E)  Moderate scrutiny

Question 12

Nationwide recognition of same-sex marriage was the result of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 2015 Supreme Court decision 
B)  A 2016 congressional law 
C)  A 2010 constitutional amendment 
D)  An international treaty on human rights 
E)  A 2015 executive order 
A)  A 2015 Supreme Court decision 
B)  A 2016 congressional law 
C)  A 2010 constitutional amendment 
D)  An international treaty on human rights 
E)  A 2015 executive order

Question 13

Review the struggles of Latinos, or Hispanics, in gaining civil rights in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The struggles of Latinos, or Hispanics,

Question 14

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Banned poll taxes in primary and general elections for national office 
B)  Empowered the attorney general to register potential voters 
C)  Gave women the right to vote 
D)  Banned racial discrimination in the rental and sale of most housing 
E)  Gave state courts the lawful refusal to follow a Supreme Court order 
A)  Banned poll taxes in primary and general elections for national office 
B)  Empowered the attorney general to register potential voters 
C)  Gave women the right to vote 
D)  Banned racial discrimination in the rental and sale of most housing 
E)  Gave state courts the lawful refusal to follow a Supreme Court order

Question 15

Discuss the progress that has been made in the women's rights movement, and compare it with the remaining obstacles to full equality.

Accepted Answer

The women's rights movement has made sig

Question 16

What was the grandfather clause used in southern states supposed to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevent African Americans from voting in primary elections, even though they had the right to vote 
B)  Guarantee the equal rights of senior citizens for employment 
C)  Deny African Americans the right to vote while protecting whites' right to vote 
D)  Deny the purchase of land by any person whose grandfather was not white 
E)  Distribute land to former slaves based on how many generations their family had served a slave owner 
A)  Prevent African Americans from voting in primary elections, even though they had the right to vote 
B)  Guarantee the equal rights of senior citizens for employment 
C)  Deny African Americans the right to vote while protecting whites' right to vote 
D)  Deny the purchase of land by any person whose grandfather was not white 
E)  Distribute land to former slaves based on how many generations their family had served a slave owner

Question 17

Those advocating for women's suffrage, including Susan B. Anthony, were working primarily for what goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcohol 
B)  Women's right to vote 
C)  The prohibition of so-called "marriage laws" giving husbands control over women's property 
D)  Women's right to free public education 
E)  The opportunity to work at male-dominated jobs 
A)  The prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcohol 
B)  Women's right to vote 
C)  The prohibition of so-called "marriage laws" giving husbands control over women's property 
D)  Women's right to free public education 
E)  The opportunity to work at male-dominated jobs

Question 18

How have civil rights been extended to and denied to undocumented, or unauthorized, immigrants? What other groups are currently dealing with uncertain protections when it comes to civil rights?

Accepted Answer

Civil rights have been both extended to

Question 19

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that segregation alone did not violate the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bakke v. California 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 
C)  Lawrence v. Texas 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
E)  Scott v. Sandford 
A)  Bakke v. California 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 
C)  Lawrence v. Texas 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
E)  Scott v. Sandford

Question 20

Define the concept of strict scrutiny, and discuss how and why it is used. Be sure to note cases where it has been used to both help and harm racial minorities.

Accepted Answer

Strict scrutiny is a legal standard used

From which country did many people emigrate during the 1849 California Gold Rush?

In December 1955, who did police arrest for refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white person?

Which of the following statements regarding the population of unauthorized immigrants in the United States is true?

Which statement regarding the Civil War Amendments is correct?

What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?

President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order in 1948 that ordered the dismantling of authorized racial segregation of the armed forces. What is this an example of?

Which of the following best describes the "don't ask, don't tell" policy requiring gay men and lesbians in the U.S. military to hide their sexual orientation?

In the 2003 decision of Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court did which of the following?

Discuss the impact that Supreme Court decisions have had on immigrants' rights. Cite at least two such cases and their impact.

Which amendment forbade the states from denying any person "equal protection under the law"?

Which form of judicial review comes into play when laws are based on a suspect classification?

Nationwide recognition of same-sex marriage was the result of which of the following?

Review the struggles of Latinos, or Hispanics, in gaining civil rights in the United States.

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, did which of the following?

Discuss the progress that has been made in the women's rights movement, and compare it with the remaining obstacles to full equality.

What was the grandfather clause used in southern states supposed to do?

Those advocating for women's suffrage, including Susan B. Anthony, were working primarily for what goal?

How have civil rights been extended to and denied to undocumented, or unauthorized, immigrants? What other groups are currently dealing with uncertain protections when it comes to civil rights?

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that segregation alone did not violate the Constitution?

Define the concept of strict scrutiny, and discuss how and why it is used. Be sure to note cases where it has been used to both help and harm racial minorities.

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

From which country did many people emigrate during the 1849 California Gold Rush?

In December 1955, who did police arrest for refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white person?

Which of the following statements regarding the population of unauthorized immigrants in the United States is true?

Which statement regarding the Civil War Amendments is correct?

What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?

President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order in 1948 that ordered the dismantling of authorized racial segregation of the armed forces. What is this an example of?

Which of the following best describes the "don't ask, don't tell" policy requiring gay men and lesbians in the U.S. military to hide their sexual orientation?

In the 2003 decision of Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court did which of the following?

Discuss the impact that Supreme Court decisions have had on immigrants' rights. Cite at least two such cases and their impact.

Which amendment forbade the states from denying any person "equal protection under the law"?

Which form of judicial review comes into play when laws are based on a suspect classification?

Nationwide recognition of same-sex marriage was the result of which of the following?

Review the struggles of Latinos, or Hispanics, in gaining civil rights in the United States.

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, did which of the following?

Discuss the progress that has been made in the women's rights movement, and compare it with the remaining obstacles to full equality.

What was the grandfather clause used in southern states supposed to do?

Those advocating for women's suffrage, including Susan B. Anthony, were working primarily for what goal?

How have civil rights been extended to and denied to undocumented, or unauthorized, immigrants? What other groups are currently dealing with uncertain protections when it comes to civil rights?

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that segregation alone did not violate the Constitution?

Define the concept of strict scrutiny, and discuss how and why it is used. Be sure to note cases where it has been used to both help and harm racial minorities.

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