Question 1

When did women across the country achieve the constitutionally guaranteed right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) during the Civil War 
B) immediately after the Civil War - 
C) at the same time that black males won the right to vote 
D) decades after black males won the right to vote 
A) during the Civil War 
B) immediately after the Civil War - 
C) at the same time that black males won the right to vote 
D) decades after black males won the right to vote D

Question 2

The modern civil rights movement pushed for an end to both de jure and de facto discrimination.When did this movement begin?

Accepted Answer

A) when the Civil War ended - 
B) during Reconstruction with the passage of the 13th,14th,and 15th Amendments 
C) in the 1950s with an increase in public policies seeking to foster racial equality 
D) immediately prior to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment 
A) when the Civil War ended - 
B) during Reconstruction with the passage of the 13th,14th,and 15th Amendments 
C) in the 1950s with an increase in public policies seeking to foster racial equality 
D) immediately prior to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment C

Question 3

In the 1857 Dred Scott v.Sandford decision,the Supreme Court held that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) only Congress could ban slavery - 
B) black men were citizens but black women were not 
C) the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional 
D) slavery was immoral but necessary 
A) only Congress could ban slavery - 
B) black men were citizens but black women were not 
C) the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional 
D) slavery was immoral but necessary C

Question 4

What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?

Accepted Answer

A) the prohibition of alcohol 
B) women's rights 
C) rights for former slaves - 
D) ending the Civil War 
A) the prohibition of alcohol 
B) women's rights 
C) rights for former slaves - 
D) ending the Civil War

Question 5

How has the Equal Rights Amendment affected women's civil rights?

Accepted Answer

A) It has ensured that men and women are treated equally in the workplace.- 
B) It has ensured that the courts evaluate gender discrimination using the inherently suspect test. 
C) It has eliminated gender discrimination in the military. 
D) It has had little effect because it was not formally adopted. 
A) It has ensured that men and women are treated equally in the workplace.- 
B) It has ensured that the courts evaluate gender discrimination using the inherently suspect test. 
C) It has eliminated gender discrimination in the military. 
D) It has had little effect because it was not formally adopted.

Question 6

The NAACP fights against __________.

Accepted Answer

A) racism 
B) affirmative action - 
C) women's rights 
D) sodomy 
A) racism 
B) affirmative action - 
C) women's rights 
D) sodomy

Question 7

Which of the following laws would be the most likely to be examined by the Supreme Court using the inherently suspect standard to determine its constitutionality?

Accepted Answer

A) Male and female student athletes cannot compete on the same basketball team at the university level. 
B) Businesses cannot discriminate against gays and lesbians in hiring and promotion decisions.- 
C) Those without a college degree are not eligible for upper-level civil service jobs. 
D) Government contracts must be awarded to a contractor who is a racial minority whenever at least 10 percent of the bidders are minority-owned businesses. 
A) Male and female student athletes cannot compete on the same basketball team at the university level. 
B) Businesses cannot discriminate against gays and lesbians in hiring and promotion decisions.- 
C) Those without a college degree are not eligible for upper-level civil service jobs. 
D) Government contracts must be awarded to a contractor who is a racial minority whenever at least 10 percent of the bidders are minority-owned businesses.

Question 8

What provision of the Fourteenth Amendment serves as a cornerstone of struggles to win equality for certain groups?

Accepted Answer

A) the all men are created equal clause - 
B) the equal protection clause 
C) the privileges and immunities clause 
D) the Equal Rights Amendment 
A) the all men are created equal clause - 
B) the equal protection clause 
C) the privileges and immunities clause 
D) the Equal Rights Amendment

Question 9

In Adarand Constructors v.Peña,the Supreme Court determined that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) affirmative action policies must be scrutinized using the same suspect standard that is used for other policies classifying people by race 
B) affirmative action policies are subject to an intermediate standard whereby they are presumed to be permissible 
C) affirmative action policies may be broadly tailored to accomplish a compelling government interest 
D) affirmative action policies must be designed to address past discrimination without taking into account race,ethnicity,religion,or creed - 
A) affirmative action policies must be scrutinized using the same suspect standard that is used for other policies classifying people by race 
B) affirmative action policies are subject to an intermediate standard whereby they are presumed to be permissible 
C) affirmative action policies may be broadly tailored to accomplish a compelling government interest 
D) affirmative action policies must be designed to address past discrimination without taking into account race,ethnicity,religion,or creed -

Question 10

In Dred Scott v.Sandford,the Supreme Court declared that African Americans were __________.

Accepted Answer

A) separate but equal 
B) citizens - 
C) eligible to vote 
D) property or chattel 
A) separate but equal 
B) citizens - 
C) eligible to vote 
D) property or chattel

Question 11

The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) race 
B) economic status 
C) involvement in insurrection 
D) property ownership - 
A) race 
B) economic status 
C) involvement in insurrection 
D) property ownership -

Question 12

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) disabled Americans 
B) Asian Americans - 
C) American Indians 
D) gays and lesbians 
A) disabled Americans 
B) Asian Americans - 
C) American Indians 
D) gays and lesbians

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of de jure segregation?

Accepted Answer

A) Jim Crow laws 
B) the tendency for churches to be racially homogeneous - 
C) the small number of African American senators 
D) sequestering the jury in order to ensure a fair trial 
A) Jim Crow laws 
B) the tendency for churches to be racially homogeneous - 
C) the small number of African American senators 
D) sequestering the jury in order to ensure a fair trial

Question 14

Women were guaranteed the right to vote by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Korematsu v.United States 
B) Reed v.Reed 
C) the Nineteenth Amendment 
D) the 1965 Voting Rights Act - 
A) Korematsu v.United States 
B) Reed v.Reed 
C) the Nineteenth Amendment 
D) the 1965 Voting Rights Act -

Question 15

Which of the following arguments would most likely be made by an opponent of affirmative action policies?

Accepted Answer

A) Unaddressed past discrimination causes perpetual inequality. 
B) Discrimination is a natural part of the human experience. 
C) Affirmative action discriminates on the basis of race. 
D) Diversity helps Americans better understand each other.- 
A) Unaddressed past discrimination causes perpetual inequality. 
B) Discrimination is a natural part of the human experience. 
C) Affirmative action discriminates on the basis of race. 
D) Diversity helps Americans better understand each other.-

Question 16

After Reconstruction,which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections?

Accepted Answer

A) Jim Crow laws - 
B) white primaries 
C) majority-minority districts 
D) affirmative action 
A) Jim Crow laws - 
B) white primaries 
C) majority-minority districts 
D) affirmative action

Question 17

The Fourteenth Amendment attempted to guarantee which of the following to former slaves?

Accepted Answer

A) forty acres of farmland and a mule 
B) debt forgiveness 
C) economic equality with whites - 
D) citizenship rights 
A) forty acres of farmland and a mule 
B) debt forgiveness 
C) economic equality with whites - 
D) citizenship rights

Question 18

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) integration 
B) Jim Crow laws 
C) nonviolent resistance 
D) Reconstruction - 
A) integration 
B) Jim Crow laws 
C) nonviolent resistance 
D) Reconstruction -

Question 19

The Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery.When was it passed?

Accepted Answer

A) when the South seceded from the Union 
B) during the Civil War 
C) immediately after the Civil War 
D) during the civil rights movement - 
A) when the South seceded from the Union 
B) during the Civil War 
C) immediately after the Civil War 
D) during the civil rights movement -

Question 20

How do the inherently suspect and reasonableness standards differ?

Accepted Answer

A) The inherently suspect standard relies on observation;the reasonableness standard relies on data. 
B) Under the inherently suspect standard the law is presumed to be valid;under the reasonableness standard the law is presumed to be invalid. 
C) The inherently suspect standard is a higher threshold for determining whether the law is constitution. 
D) The inherently suspect standard evaluates whether it is rationally connected to a legitimate government goal;the reasonableness standard evaluates whether it is the least restrictive way to achieve that goal.- 
A) The inherently suspect standard relies on observation;the reasonableness standard relies on data. 
B) Under the inherently suspect standard the law is presumed to be valid;under the reasonableness standard the law is presumed to be invalid. 
C) The inherently suspect standard is a higher threshold for determining whether the law is constitution. 
D) The inherently suspect standard evaluates whether it is rationally connected to a legitimate government goal;the reasonableness standard evaluates whether it is the least restrictive way to achieve that goal.-

When did women across the country achieve the constitutionally guaranteed right to vote?

The modern civil rights movement pushed for an end to both de jure and de facto discrimination.When did this movement begin?

In the 1857 Dred Scott v.Sandford decision,the Supreme Court held that __________.

What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?

How has the Equal Rights Amendment affected women's civil rights?

The NAACP fights against __________.

Which of the following laws would be the most likely to be examined by the Supreme Court using the inherently suspect standard to determine its constitutionality?

What provision of the Fourteenth Amendment serves as a cornerstone of struggles to win equality for certain groups?

In Adarand Constructors v.Peña,the Supreme Court determined that __________.

In Dred Scott v.Sandford,the Supreme Court declared that African Americans were __________.

The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of __________.

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________.

Which of the following is an example of de jure segregation?

Women were guaranteed the right to vote by __________.

Which of the following arguments would most likely be made by an opponent of affirmative action policies?

After Reconstruction,which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections?

The Fourteenth Amendment attempted to guarantee which of the following to former slaves?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

The Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery.When was it passed?

How do the inherently suspect and reasonableness standards differ?

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Exam 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

When did women across the country achieve the constitutionally guaranteed right to vote?

The modern civil rights movement pushed for an end to both de jure and de facto discrimination.When did this movement begin?

In the 1857 Dred Scott v.Sandford decision,the Supreme Court held that __________.

What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?

How has the Equal Rights Amendment affected women's civil rights?

The NAACP fights against __________.

Which of the following laws would be the most likely to be examined by the Supreme Court using the inherently suspect standard to determine its constitutionality?

What provision of the Fourteenth Amendment serves as a cornerstone of struggles to win equality for certain groups?

In Adarand Constructors v.Peña,the Supreme Court determined that __________.

In Dred Scott v.Sandford,the Supreme Court declared that African Americans were __________.

The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of __________.

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________.

Which of the following is an example of de jure segregation?

Women were guaranteed the right to vote by __________.

Which of the following arguments would most likely be made by an opponent of affirmative action policies?

After Reconstruction,which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections?

The Fourteenth Amendment attempted to guarantee which of the following to former slaves?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

The Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery.When was it passed?

How do the inherently suspect and reasonableness standards differ?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Policymaking for Health Care, the Environment, and Energy

National Security Policymaking

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