Question 1

Women were guaranteed the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,which was ratified in

Accepted Answer

A)  1820. 
B)  1880. 
C)  1900. 
D)  1920. 
E)  1970. 
A)  1820. 
B)  1880. 
C)  1900. 
D)  1920. 
E)  1970. D

Question 2

Which of the following was not used as a way to limit the electoral influence of African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  poll taxes 
B)  literacy tests 
C)  restrictive covenants 
D)  white primaries 
E)  gerrymandering 
A)  poll taxes 
B)  literacy tests 
C)  restrictive covenants 
D)  white primaries 
E)  gerrymandering C

Question 3

What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

Accepted Answer

A)  It declared the act constitutional. 
B)  It declared the act unconstitutional because it protected against acts of private discrimination,not state discrimination. 
C)  It declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the principles of federalism. 
D)  It declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the separation of powers. 
E)  The Supreme Court never heard a case concerning the constitutionality of this act. 
A)  It declared the act constitutional. 
B)  It declared the act unconstitutional because it protected against acts of private discrimination,not state discrimination. 
C)  It declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the principles of federalism. 
D)  It declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the separation of powers. 
E)  The Supreme Court never heard a case concerning the constitutionality of this act. B

Question 4

The NAACP had the most success with which political strategies for combating racism?

Accepted Answer

A)  mass marches and protests 
B)  civil disobedience 
C)  lawsuits 
D)  passive resistance 
E)  radio and television advertising 
A)  mass marches and protests 
B)  civil disobedience 
C)  lawsuits 
D)  passive resistance 
E)  radio and television advertising

Question 5

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,a plaintiff was required to show that an employer deliberately discriminated against them in order to win a lawsuit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Desegregating schools through the busing of children from poor urban school districts to wealthier suburban ones was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1971.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Affirmative action programs were first established in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following are names of Latino civil rights organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  G.I.Forum,LULAC,MALDEF 
B)  NOW,NARAL,Emily's List 
C)  NRA,AARP,WWF 
D)  HRC,Lambda Legal,GLAAD 
E)  NCAA,MLB,NFL 
A)  G.I.Forum,LULAC,MALDEF 
B)  NOW,NARAL,Emily's List 
C)  NRA,AARP,WWF 
D)  HRC,Lambda Legal,GLAAD 
E)  NCAA,MLB,NFL

Question 9

Native Americans were not granted citizenship by the federal government until the 1920s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During World War II,______ forced the federal government to address discriminatory hiring practices by threatening massive labor marches on Washington,D.C.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thurgood Marshall 
B)  A.Philip Randolph 
C)  Martin Luther King,Jr. 
D)  Harry Truman 
E)  Rosa Parks 
A)  Thurgood Marshall 
B)  A.Philip Randolph 
C)  Martin Luther King,Jr. 
D)  Harry Truman 
E)  Rosa Parks

Question 11

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

Accepted Answer

A)  had little effect on housing segregation because its enforcement mechanisms were very weak. 
B)  had little effect on housing segregation because it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1969. 
C)  had little effect on housing segregation because most housing segregation had been eliminated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
D)  dramatically increased housing segregation. 
E)  dramatically reduced housing segregation. 
A)  had little effect on housing segregation because its enforcement mechanisms were very weak. 
B)  had little effect on housing segregation because it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1969. 
C)  had little effect on housing segregation because most housing segregation had been eliminated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
D)  dramatically increased housing segregation. 
E)  dramatically reduced housing segregation.

Question 12

What was the Supreme Court's record in segregation cases in the years before Brown v.Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court overturned forms of segregation using the separate but equal rule on factual grounds. 
B)  The Court had struck down forms of segregation through the commerce clause,not the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  The Court consistently refused to strike down any form of segregation. 
D)  The Court had already struck down separate but equal as a principle before Brown. 
E)  The Court had refused to hear cases on segregation before Brown. 
A)  The Court overturned forms of segregation using the separate but equal rule on factual grounds. 
B)  The Court had struck down forms of segregation through the commerce clause,not the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  The Court consistently refused to strike down any form of segregation. 
D)  The Court had already struck down separate but equal as a principle before Brown. 
E)  The Court had refused to hear cases on segregation before Brown.

Question 13

Explain the rise of the civil rights movement in the United States.What role did the NAACP play,and what kind of political strategy did it adopt? What actions of the Supreme Court and the executive branch signaled a willingness to challenge Jim Crow laws? Why was Brown v.Board of Education such an important case?

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement in the United

Question 14

Which amendments to the U.S.Constitution seemed to offer African Americans the most hope for achieving full citizenship rights in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the First,Second,and Third amendments 
B)  the Fifth,Sixth,and Seventh amendments 
C)  the Eighth,Ninth,and Tenth amendments 
D)  the Thirteenth,Fourteenth,and Fifteenth amendments 
E)  The Twentieth,Twenty-first,and Twenty-second amendments 
A)  the First,Second,and Third amendments 
B)  the Fifth,Sixth,and Seventh amendments 
C)  the Eighth,Ninth,and Tenth amendments 
D)  the Thirteenth,Fourteenth,and Fifteenth amendments 
E)  The Twentieth,Twenty-first,and Twenty-second amendments

Question 15

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to vote for women. 
B)  equality of law for all races. 
C)  the right to vote for African American men. 
D)  the illegality of state secession. 
E)  the illegality of slavery. 
A)  the right to vote for women. 
B)  equality of law for all races. 
C)  the right to vote for African American men. 
D)  the illegality of state secession. 
E)  the illegality of slavery.

Question 16

What did the Supreme Court rule in Bowers v.Hardwick?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
B)  There was no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
C)  The Court extended civil rights protection of gays and lesbians as a class. 
D)  The Court legalized gay marriages. 
E)  The Court ruled that employment discrimination against gays and lesbians was a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. 
A)  There was a constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
B)  There was no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
C)  The Court extended civil rights protection of gays and lesbians as a class. 
D)  The Court legalized gay marriages. 
E)  The Court ruled that employment discrimination against gays and lesbians was a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Question 17

What does the term Jim Crow refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  northern whites who sympathized with African Americans 
B)  the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century 
C)  the system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction 
D)  African American politicians during Reconstruction 
E)  white politicians from northern states who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era 
A)  northern whites who sympathized with African Americans 
B)  the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century 
C)  the system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction 
D)  African American politicians during Reconstruction 
E)  white politicians from northern states who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era

Question 18

The Reconstruction era in the South came to an end because

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans had been granted full social,political,and economic equality in the South. 
B)  Northern Republicans agreed to remove federal troops from the South and give up on their support for civil liberties if Southern Democrats allowed RutherfordB.Hayes to become president. 
C)  the Supreme Court ruled that federal troops could not be stationed in Southern states under the Constitution. 
D)  A referendum on the federal government's military presence was held in 1876 and a majority of Americans voted to end the Reconstruction policies. 
E)  In 1876,state legislatures from around the South passed laws forcing the federal government to remove all troops immediately. 
A)  African Americans had been granted full social,political,and economic equality in the South. 
B)  Northern Republicans agreed to remove federal troops from the South and give up on their support for civil liberties if Southern Democrats allowed RutherfordB.Hayes to become president. 
C)  the Supreme Court ruled that federal troops could not be stationed in Southern states under the Constitution. 
D)  A referendum on the federal government's military presence was held in 1876 and a majority of Americans voted to end the Reconstruction policies. 
E)  In 1876,state legislatures from around the South passed laws forcing the federal government to remove all troops immediately.

Question 19

"Strict scrutiny" is the level of judicial review the federal courts give to all cases that involve

Accepted Answer

A)  racial classifications. 
B)  gender classifications. 
C)  age classifications. 
D)  ability classifications. 
E)  sexual orientation classifications. 
A)  racial classifications. 
B)  gender classifications. 
C)  age classifications. 
D)  ability classifications. 
E)  sexual orientation classifications.

Question 20

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to an immediate increase in the number of African Americans registered to vote in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Women were guaranteed the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,which was ratified in

Which of the following was not used as a way to limit the electoral influence of African Americans?

What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

The NAACP had the most success with which political strategies for combating racism?

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,a plaintiff was required to show that an employer deliberately discriminated against them in order to win a lawsuit.

Desegregating schools through the busing of children from poor urban school districts to wealthier suburban ones was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1971.

Affirmative action programs were first established in the 1960s.

Which of the following are names of Latino civil rights organizations?

Native Americans were not granted citizenship by the federal government until the 1920s.

During World War II,______ forced the federal government to address discriminatory hiring practices by threatening massive labor marches on Washington,D.C.

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

What was the Supreme Court's record in segregation cases in the years before Brown v.Board of Education?

Which amendments to the U.S.Constitution seemed to offer African Americans the most hope for achieving full citizenship rights in the United States?

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

What did the Supreme Court rule in Bowers v.Hardwick?

What does the term Jim Crow refer to?

The Reconstruction era in the South came to an end because

"Strict scrutiny" is the level of judicial review the federal courts give to all cases that involve

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to an immediate increase in the number of African Americans registered to vote in the South.

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Women were guaranteed the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,which was ratified in

Which of the following was not used as a way to limit the electoral influence of African Americans?

What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

The NAACP had the most success with which political strategies for combating racism?

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,a plaintiff was required to show that an employer deliberately discriminated against them in order to win a lawsuit.

Desegregating schools through the busing of children from poor urban school districts to wealthier suburban ones was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1971.

Affirmative action programs were first established in the 1960s.

Which of the following are names of Latino civil rights organizations?

Native Americans were not granted citizenship by the federal government until the 1920s.

During World War II,______ forced the federal government to address discriminatory hiring practices by threatening massive labor marches on Washington,D.C.

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

What was the Supreme Court's record in segregation cases in the years before Brown v.Board of Education?

Which amendments to the U.S.Constitution seemed to offer African Americans the most hope for achieving full citizenship rights in the United States?

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

What did the Supreme Court rule in Bowers v.Hardwick?

What does the term Jim Crow refer to?

The Reconstruction era in the South came to an end because

"Strict scrutiny" is the level of judicial review the federal courts give to all cases that involve

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to an immediate increase in the number of African Americans registered to vote in the South.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

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