Exam 16: Equality and Civil Rights

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?

Compare and contrast the struggle for women's rights with the struggle for civil rights by African Americans.

What were the tests commonly administered as a precondition for voting called?

Which clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has been used to launch progress in civil rights?

Abigail Fisher sued the University of Texas-Austin, and the Supreme Court heard her case in 2012. She argued that using what factor in university admissions violates the equal protection clause?

If a school has all black students because only black families live in the neighborhoods that feed into the school, it is an example of what type of segregation?

Explain the path of the Equal Rights Amendment. Was the amendment successful in its original goals? Why or why not?

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

The history of mistreatment of Native Americans in the United States might lead adherents of what type of equality to support laws that allow special allowances for Native Americans in areas such as university admissions?

What are Jim Crow laws?

The riot at the Stonewall Inn that began the modern movement for equality for gay males and lesbians was sparked by what?

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

Describe the challenges that a well-known person in a particular field (such as politics, business, sports, or entertainment) might face when choosing to come out publicly as gay.

In Obergefell v. Hodges, which amendment, with its equal protection clause, ultimately provided protection for same-sex marriages in every state?

If you wanted to immigrate to the United States prior to 1965, you probably would have faced discrimination in U.S. immigration laws unless you were a member of what group?

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

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

What did the Equal Pay Act of 1963 do?

In what year did women get the right to vote nationally?

Outline the recent up-and-down history of the legality of same-sex marriage in the United States.