Question 1

The concepts of strict scrutiny and suspect classification are used by the Supreme Court to answer what question?

Accepted Answer

A)  When is torture of suspected terrorists permitted? 
B)  When can we suspect minorities of taking advantage of civil rights laws? 
C)  When can the police act on their suspicions that someone is an illegal alien? 
D)  When can the law treat people differently? 
E)  When can the president act on suspicions that another country is going to attack the United States? 
A)  When is torture of suspected terrorists permitted? 
B)  When can we suspect minorities of taking advantage of civil rights laws? 
C)  When can the police act on their suspicions that someone is an illegal alien? 
D)  When can the law treat people differently? 
E)  When can the president act on suspicions that another country is going to attack the United States?

Question 2

Explain the problems created by the diversity of Hispanic Americans.

Accepted Answer

Because Hispanics come from different ba

Question 3

Explain the significance of the Lawrence v.Texas decision.

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court struck down all sodomy

Question 4

The significance of ______ is that it is crucial in a group's struggle for civil rights.

Accepted Answer

A)  due process 
B)  strict scrutiny 
C)  rational basis 
D)  suspect classification 
A)  due process 
B)  strict scrutiny 
C)  rational basis 
D)  suspect classification

Question 5

______ is a heightened standard of review to assess the constitutionality of laws that limit some freedoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Due process 
B)  Strict scrutiny 
C)  Rational basis 
D)  Suspect classification 
A)  Due process 
B)  Strict scrutiny 
C)  Rational basis 
D)  Suspect classification

Question 6

Blacks were kept from exercising their rights in the South after Reconstruction by all of the following methods EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  grandfather clauses 
B)  Jim Crow laws 
C)  poll taxes 
D)  literacy tests 
E)  civil suits 
A)  grandfather clauses 
B)  Jim Crow laws 
C)  poll taxes 
D)  literacy tests 
E)  civil suits

Question 7

Women gained the right to vote by a strategy of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gaining the support of the president 
B)  winning support at the national level and then using that to win in the states 
C)  massive demonstrations in major cities that gained them publicity and support 
D)  getting sympathetic male voters to write in the names of women on their ballots; these women won a surprising number of legislative seats 
E)  gaining the right to vote in states where they had support and expanding their support over time 
A)  gaining the support of the president 
B)  winning support at the national level and then using that to win in the states 
C)  massive demonstrations in major cities that gained them publicity and support 
D)  getting sympathetic male voters to write in the names of women on their ballots; these women won a surprising number of legislative seats 
E)  gaining the right to vote in states where they had support and expanding their support over time

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding public opinion on gay and lesbian rights is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The public supports lifting the ban on gays in the military. 
B)  Young people are more supportive of gay rights than are the elderly. 
C)  A majority of the people supports legislation that protects gays and lesbians from housing discrimination. 
D)  More people oppose same-sex adoption than same-sex marriage. 
E)  A majority of the people supports legislation that protects gays and lesbians from job discrimination. 
A)  The public supports lifting the ban on gays in the military. 
B)  Young people are more supportive of gay rights than are the elderly. 
C)  A majority of the people supports legislation that protects gays and lesbians from housing discrimination. 
D)  More people oppose same-sex adoption than same-sex marriage. 
E)  A majority of the people supports legislation that protects gays and lesbians from job discrimination.

Question 9

In the first half of the twentieth century,the status of blacks was that _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  they had no rights in law or practice 
B)  Congress tried to protect their rights, but it was blocked by the Supreme Court 
C)  the president tried to protect their rights, but he was blocked by Congress 
D)  no branch of government was willing to enforce the laws giving rights to blacks 
E)  the national government wanted to enforce the rights of blacks but was blocked by state governments 
A)  they had no rights in law or practice 
B)  Congress tried to protect their rights, but it was blocked by the Supreme Court 
C)  the president tried to protect their rights, but he was blocked by Congress 
D)  no branch of government was willing to enforce the laws giving rights to blacks 
E)  the national government wanted to enforce the rights of blacks but was blocked by state governments

Question 10

Attempts by the U.S.government to ensure that blacks enjoyed equal citizenship in fact as well as in theory after the Civil War _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  were generally successful with few exceptions 
B)  were blocked by Republicans in Congress 
C)  essentially ended by the time Reconstruction was completed and were not reinitiated until the civil rights era 
D)  were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment 
A)  were generally successful with few exceptions 
B)  were blocked by Republicans in Congress 
C)  essentially ended by the time Reconstruction was completed and were not reinitiated until the civil rights era 
D)  were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

Question 11

Which of the following statements concerning age discrimination is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress has banned most mandatory retirement policies. 
B)  Older Americans are more active and effective in protecting their rights than are younger Americans. 
C)  Americans under eighteen years of age are denied many basic rights granted to those who are older. 
D)  Some observers believe children need more basic rights to protect them from abusive parents. 
E)  The government cannot discriminate on the basis of age even if a person's age is relevant to the job in question. 
A)  Congress has banned most mandatory retirement policies. 
B)  Older Americans are more active and effective in protecting their rights than are younger Americans. 
C)  Americans under eighteen years of age are denied many basic rights granted to those who are older. 
D)  Some observers believe children need more basic rights to protect them from abusive parents. 
E)  The government cannot discriminate on the basis of age even if a person's age is relevant to the job in question.

Question 12

Korematsu v.United States _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  held that the poll tax violated the Fourteenth Amendment 
B)  limited the civil rights of Japanese Americans in the interest of national security 
C)  granted voting rights to Japanese Americans 
D)  ended the doctrine of "separate but equal" 
E)  declared immigration restrictions on Japanese Americans to be unconstitutional 
A)  held that the poll tax violated the Fourteenth Amendment 
B)  limited the civil rights of Japanese Americans in the interest of national security 
C)  granted voting rights to Japanese Americans 
D)  ended the doctrine of "separate but equal" 
E)  declared immigration restrictions on Japanese Americans to be unconstitutional

Question 13

The first Hispanic justice of the U.S.Supreme Court _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is Alberto Gonzales 
B)  is Elián González 
C)  is Bill Richardson 
D)  has yet to be appointed 
E)  is Sonia Sotomayor 
A)  is Alberto Gonzales 
B)  is Elián González 
C)  is Bill Richardson 
D)  has yet to be appointed 
E)  is Sonia Sotomayor

Question 14

In Lawrence v.Texas,the Supreme Court ruled that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  fair employment policies for gays were unconstitutional 
B)  gay couples cannot be denied housing on the basis of sexual orientation 
C)  the right to same-sex marriage is protected by the U.S. Constitution 
D)  gay couples have the right to receive social benefits available to married heterosexual couples 
E)  state sodomy laws were a violation of the right to privacy 
A)  fair employment policies for gays were unconstitutional 
B)  gay couples cannot be denied housing on the basis of sexual orientation 
C)  the right to same-sex marriage is protected by the U.S. Constitution 
D)  gay couples have the right to receive social benefits available to married heterosexual couples 
E)  state sodomy laws were a violation of the right to privacy

Question 15

During World War II,Japanese Americans ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  were treated fairly even though Americans in Japan were the subject of persecution 
B)  lost their citizenship if they still had family members in Japan 
C)  were placed in internment camps for national security purposes 
D)  fled America to live in Western Europe 
E)  were often required to return to Japan 
A)  were treated fairly even though Americans in Japan were the subject of persecution 
B)  lost their citizenship if they still had family members in Japan 
C)  were placed in internment camps for national security purposes 
D)  fled America to live in Western Europe 
E)  were often required to return to Japan

Question 16

Explain the difference between de jure and de facto discrimination,and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

De jure discrimination is discrimination

Question 17

Which of the following is not constitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of affirmative action programs to hire more minorities 
B)  busing to bring about racial desegregation across school districts 
C)  economic boycotts 
D)  restricting the right of felons to vote 
E)  fulfilling quotas of minorities in school admissions 
A)  the use of affirmative action programs to hire more minorities 
B)  busing to bring about racial desegregation across school districts 
C)  economic boycotts 
D)  restricting the right of felons to vote 
E)  fulfilling quotas of minorities in school admissions

Question 18

Congressional policy toward Native Americans has historically varied between _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a national tribal council and developing local tribal councils 
B)  restricting Native Americans to reservations and reducing the size of reservations 
C)  giving them status as independent nations and lumping them with other minorities 
D)  assimilating Native Americans into a European-based culture and encouraging independence and self-government 
E)  reducing crime on the reservations and limiting educational opportunities 
A)  creating a national tribal council and developing local tribal councils 
B)  restricting Native Americans to reservations and reducing the size of reservations 
C)  giving them status as independent nations and lumping them with other minorities 
D)  assimilating Native Americans into a European-based culture and encouraging independence and self-government 
E)  reducing crime on the reservations and limiting educational opportunities

Question 19

Asian Americans and ______ both have population diversity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Asian Americans and ______ both have population...

Question 20

Explain the significance of Brown v.Board of Education.

Accepted Answer

It overturned Plessy and declared segreg

The concepts of strict scrutiny and suspect classification are used by the Supreme Court to answer what question?

Explain the problems created by the diversity of Hispanic Americans.

Explain the significance of the Lawrence v.Texas decision.

The significance of ______ is that it is crucial in a group's struggle for civil rights.

______ is a heightened standard of review to assess the constitutionality of laws that limit some freedoms.

Blacks were kept from exercising their rights in the South after Reconstruction by all of the following methods EXCEPT this one:

Women gained the right to vote by a strategy of ______.

Which of the following statements regarding public opinion on gay and lesbian rights is NOT true?

In the first half of the twentieth century,the status of blacks was that _______.

Attempts by the U.S.government to ensure that blacks enjoyed equal citizenship in fact as well as in theory after the Civil War _______.

Which of the following statements concerning age discrimination is NOT true?

Korematsu v.United States _______.

The first Hispanic justice of the U.S.Supreme Court _______.

In Lawrence v.Texas,the Supreme Court ruled that ______.

During World War II,Japanese Americans ______.

Explain the difference between de jure and de facto discrimination,and give an example of each.

Which of the following is not constitutional?

Congressional policy toward Native Americans has historically varied between _______.

Asian Americans and ______ both have population diversity.

Explain the significance of Brown v.Board of Education.

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Exam 6: The Struggle for Equal Rights

The concepts of strict scrutiny and suspect classification are used by the Supreme Court to answer what question?

Explain the problems created by the diversity of Hispanic Americans.

Explain the significance of the Lawrence v.Texas decision.

The significance of ______ is that it is crucial in a group's struggle for civil rights.

______ is a heightened standard of review to assess the constitutionality of laws that limit some freedoms.

Blacks were kept from exercising their rights in the South after Reconstruction by all of the following methods EXCEPT this one:

Women gained the right to vote by a strategy of ______.

Which of the following statements regarding public opinion on gay and lesbian rights is NOT true?

In the first half of the twentieth century,the status of blacks was that _______.

Attempts by the U.S.government to ensure that blacks enjoyed equal citizenship in fact as well as in theory after the Civil War _______.

Which of the following statements concerning age discrimination is NOT true?

Korematsu v.United States _______.

The first Hispanic justice of the U.S.Supreme Court _______.

In Lawrence v.Texas,the Supreme Court ruled that ______.

During World War II,Japanese Americans ______.

Explain the difference between de jure and de facto discrimination,and give an example of each.

Which of the following is not constitutional?

Congressional policy toward Native Americans has historically varied between _______.

Asian Americans and ______ both have population diversity.

Explain the significance of Brown v.Board of Education.

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

The Media

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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