Question 1

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978),the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) racial quotas in university admissions 
B) grandfather clauses 
C) all forms of affirmative action - 
D) Jim Crow laws 
A) racial quotas in university admissions 
B) grandfather clauses 
C) all forms of affirmative action - 
D) Jim Crow laws

Question 2

The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that prohibits any state from denying any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws" is known as the __________ clause.

Accepted Answer

A) due process - 
B) jurisdiction 
C) privileges and immunities 
D) equal protection 
A) due process - 
B) jurisdiction 
C) privileges and immunities 
D) equal protection

Question 3

According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883),in which of the following areas could racial discrimination occur?

Accepted Answer

A) juries 
B) hotels 
C) post offices - 
D) running for office 
A) juries 
B) hotels 
C) post offices - 
D) running for office

Question 4

If a group of people were systematically discriminated against in the past,which of the following would constitute an affirmative action policy designed as a remedy to help the members of this group overcome this legacy of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A) a hiring policy that favors those with relatives working in government 
B) a college admissions policy that gives preferential treatment to members of the group 
C) a color-blind job application process to give members of this group an equal chance - 
D) requiring that all job applicants have at least two years of prior experience 
A) a hiring policy that favors those with relatives working in government 
B) a college admissions policy that gives preferential treatment to members of the group 
C) a color-blind job application process to give members of this group an equal chance - 
D) requiring that all job applicants have at least two years of prior experience

Question 5

How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?

Accepted Answer

A) They both were enacted quickly and easily.- 
B) They both passed the inherently suspect test administered by the Supreme Court. 
C) They both sought equal rights for African Americans. 
D) They both sought equal rights for women. 
A) They both were enacted quickly and easily.- 
B) They both passed the inherently suspect test administered by the Supreme Court. 
C) They both sought equal rights for African Americans. 
D) They both sought equal rights for women.

Question 6

Majority rule is most likely to conflict with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the principle of equality - 
B) individual liberty 
C) consent of the governed 
D) natural law 
A) the principle of equality - 
B) individual liberty 
C) consent of the governed 
D) natural law

Question 7

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity,which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

Accepted Answer

A) the Equal Rights Amendment - 
B) the Thirteenth Amendment 
C) the Fourteenth Amendment 
D) the Nineteenth Amendment 
A) the Equal Rights Amendment - 
B) the Thirteenth Amendment 
C) the Fourteenth Amendment 
D) the Nineteenth Amendment

Question 8

What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the Supreme Court decisions in the two cases involving the University of Michigan,Gratz v.Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v.Bollinger (2003)?

Accepted Answer

A) Affirmative action policies are generally permissible,but they cannot involve race-based quotas or numerical point systems. 
B) Affirmative action policies are assumed to be unconstitutional unless the university can demonstrate the need to promote racial tolerance. 
C) Affirmative action policies must ensure that all racial and ethnic groups are represented in accordance with the population of the nation as a whole. 
D) All forms of affirmative action are unconstitutional because they unfairly favor some people over others based on the color of their skin.- 
A) Affirmative action policies are generally permissible,but they cannot involve race-based quotas or numerical point systems. 
B) Affirmative action policies are assumed to be unconstitutional unless the university can demonstrate the need to promote racial tolerance. 
C) Affirmative action policies must ensure that all racial and ethnic groups are represented in accordance with the population of the nation as a whole. 
D) All forms of affirmative action are unconstitutional because they unfairly favor some people over others based on the color of their skin.-

Question 9

Who had to pay poll taxes?

Accepted Answer

A) winning candidates - 
B) losing candidates 
C) voters 
D) nonvoters 
A) winning candidates - 
B) losing candidates 
C) voters 
D) nonvoters

Question 10

For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an "intermediate scrutiny" standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause?

Accepted Answer

A) preventing whites from attending schools designed to serve African American students - 
B) prohibiting Jewish people from becoming members of a club 
C) refusing to promote a Latina when she is the most qualified candidate 
D) having different minimum ages for men and women to marry 
A) preventing whites from attending schools designed to serve African American students - 
B) prohibiting Jewish people from becoming members of a club 
C) refusing to promote a Latina when she is the most qualified candidate 
D) having different minimum ages for men and women to marry

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978),the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that prohibits any state from denying any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws" is known as the __________ clause.

According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883),in which of the following areas could racial discrimination occur?

If a group of people were systematically discriminated against in the past,which of the following would constitute an affirmative action policy designed as a remedy to help the members of this group overcome this legacy of discrimination?

How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?

Majority rule is most likely to conflict with which of the following?

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity,which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the Supreme Court decisions in the two cases involving the University of Michigan,Gratz v.Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v.Bollinger (2003)?

Who had to pay poll taxes?

For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an "intermediate scrutiny" standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause?

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Exam 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978),the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that prohibits any state from denying any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws" is known as the __________ clause.

According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883),in which of the following areas could racial discrimination occur?

If a group of people were systematically discriminated against in the past,which of the following would constitute an affirmative action policy designed as a remedy to help the members of this group overcome this legacy of discrimination?

How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?

Majority rule is most likely to conflict with which of the following?

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity,which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the Supreme Court decisions in the two cases involving the University of Michigan,Gratz v.Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v.Bollinger (2003)?

Who had to pay poll taxes?

For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an "intermediate scrutiny" standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause?

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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