Question 1

Under what conditions can a plaintiff successfully bring a sexual harassment charge?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove both economic and psychological harm. 
B)  It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove either economic or psychological harm. 
C)  The plaintiff need prove neither economic nor psychological harm. 
D)  Only quid pro quo forms of harassment may be brought into court. 
E)  Only harassment that creates offensive or intimidating employment conditions that amount to a hostile environment. 
A)  It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove both economic and psychological harm. 
B)  It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove either economic or psychological harm. 
C)  The plaintiff need prove neither economic nor psychological harm. 
D)  Only quid pro quo forms of harassment may be brought into court. 
E)  Only harassment that creates offensive or intimidating employment conditions that amount to a hostile environment.

Question 2

Title IX of the 1972 Education Act has had its greatest effect on

Accepted Answer

A)  college recruiting. 
B)  university athletic programs. 
C)  school busing. 
D)  religious freedom on campus. 
E)  school integration. 
A)  college recruiting. 
B)  university athletic programs. 
C)  school busing. 
D)  religious freedom on campus. 
E)  school integration.

Question 3

In 1870,Congress passed a law forbidding which of the following immigrant groups from becoming U.S.citizens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italians 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Russians 
D)  Mexicans 
E)  Japanese 
A)  Italians 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Russians 
D)  Mexicans 
E)  Japanese

Question 4

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  It abolished slavery. 
B)  It guaranteed voting rights for African American men. 
C)  It guaranteed equal protection of the laws. 
D)  It granted women the right to vote. 
E)  It gave married women the right to own property. 
A)  It abolished slavery. 
B)  It guaranteed voting rights for African American men. 
C)  It guaranteed equal protection of the laws. 
D)  It granted women the right to vote. 
E)  It gave married women the right to own property.

Question 5

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Shelley v.Kraemer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racially restrictive covenants on housing could not be enforced by courts. 
B)  Universities and professional schools had to desegregate. 
C)  Public universities were required to admit women,but private colleges could still segregate on the basis of gender. 
D)  Busing in order to integrate public schools was unconstitutional. 
E)  Busing in order to integrate public schools was constitutional. 
A)  Racially restrictive covenants on housing could not be enforced by courts. 
B)  Universities and professional schools had to desegregate. 
C)  Public universities were required to admit women,but private colleges could still segregate on the basis of gender. 
D)  Busing in order to integrate public schools was unconstitutional. 
E)  Busing in order to integrate public schools was constitutional.

Question 6

The first slaves were brought to what would become the United States in

Accepted Answer

A)  1619. 
B)  1720. 
C)  1763. 
D)  1780. 
E)  1787. 
A)  1619. 
B)  1720. 
C)  1763. 
D)  1780. 
E)  1787.

Question 7

Which of the following did the President's Commission on Civil Rights not discuss in its report,To Secure These Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  the extent of the problem of racial discrimination 
B)  the result of experiments with racial integration in the armed forces during World War II 
C)  the consequences of affirmative action in university admissions on African Americans 
D)  a proposal to tie civil rights legislation to the commerce power of Congress 
E)  a proposal to use the treaty power as a source of authority for civil rights legislation 
A)  the extent of the problem of racial discrimination 
B)  the result of experiments with racial integration in the armed forces during World War II 
C)  the consequences of affirmative action in university admissions on African Americans 
D)  a proposal to tie civil rights legislation to the commerce power of Congress 
E)  a proposal to use the treaty power as a source of authority for civil rights legislation

Question 8

Which group was excluded from immigrating to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese 
B)  Japanese 
C)  Mexicans 
D)  Russians 
E)  Italians 
A)  Chinese 
B)  Japanese 
C)  Mexicans 
D)  Russians 
E)  Italians

Question 9

Which of the following best summarizes the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v.Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racially segregated schools can never be equal. 
B)  States that segregate must spend more money to make African American schools equal. 
C)  States that segregate must spend less money on all-white schools in order to make them equal with African American schools. 
D)  The federal judiciary,but not Congress,has the power to enforce civil rights. 
E)  School segregation is unfair but does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. 
A)  Racially segregated schools can never be equal. 
B)  States that segregate must spend more money to make African American schools equal. 
C)  States that segregate must spend less money on all-white schools in order to make them equal with African American schools. 
D)  The federal judiciary,but not Congress,has the power to enforce civil rights. 
E)  School segregation is unfair but does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 10

It was during the tenure of Chief Justice ______ that the Supreme Court established gender discrimination as a highly visible area of civil rights law.

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft 
B)  Warren 
C)  Burger 
D)  Rehnquist 
E)  Marshall 
A)  Taft 
B)  Warren 
C)  Burger 
D)  Rehnquist 
E)  Marshall

Question 11

To draw voting districts so that one group or party is unfairly advantaged is called

Accepted Answer

A)  disenfranchisement. 
B)  gerrymandering. 
C)  busing. 
D)  logrolling. 
E)  redlining. 
A)  disenfranchisement. 
B)  gerrymandering. 
C)  busing. 
D)  logrolling. 
E)  redlining.

Question 12

The attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment was an important struggle for

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  women. 
D)  gays and lesbians. 
E)  Latinos. 
A)  African Americans. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  women. 
D)  gays and lesbians. 
E)  Latinos.

Question 13

The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v.Ferguson

Accepted Answer

A)  established the separate but equal rule. 
B)  upheld the Civil Rights Act of 1875. 
C)  declared that segregation by race was unconstitutional. 
D)  ruled that the equal protection clause did not cover private acts of discrimination. 
E)  ruled that the equal protection clause applied only to the federal government and not to state governments. 
A)  established the separate but equal rule. 
B)  upheld the Civil Rights Act of 1875. 
C)  declared that segregation by race was unconstitutional. 
D)  ruled that the equal protection clause did not cover private acts of discrimination. 
E)  ruled that the equal protection clause applied only to the federal government and not to state governments.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about gender equality is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women currently make up a larger percentage of college students than men. 
B)  Women currently make up a smaller percentage of representatives in state legislatures than men. 
C)  Women currently make up a smaller percentage of representatives in Congress than men. 
D)  The percentage of female representatives in state legislatures has declined over the last twenty years. 
E)  The percentage of female representatives in Congress has increased over the last thirty years. 
A)  Women currently make up a larger percentage of college students than men. 
B)  Women currently make up a smaller percentage of representatives in state legislatures than men. 
C)  Women currently make up a smaller percentage of representatives in Congress than men. 
D)  The percentage of female representatives in state legislatures has declined over the last twenty years. 
E)  The percentage of female representatives in Congress has increased over the last thirty years.

Question 15

The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the

Accepted Answer

A)  power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. 
B)  equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Thirteenth Amendment. 
E)  Tenth Amendment. 
A)  power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. 
B)  equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Thirteenth Amendment. 
E)  Tenth Amendment.

Question 16

Which city was the setting for a major racial confrontation concerning school busing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlanta 
B)  New Orleans 
C)  Boston 
D)  Dallas 
E)  Miami 
A)  Atlanta 
B)  New Orleans 
C)  Boston 
D)  Dallas 
E)  Miami

Question 17

Which area was not covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  employment 
B)  public accommodations 
C)  school desegregation 
D)  voting 
E)  military service 
A)  employment 
B)  public accommodations 
C)  school desegregation 
D)  voting 
E)  military service

Question 18

Courts have found sexual harassment on the job to be a form of sex discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Supreme Court's decisions on school desegregation policies since 1991 generally suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Court will uphold all desegregation plans involving predominantly minority schools that lag behind white suburban schools. 
B)  the Court will uphold all desegregation plans involving white suburban schools that lag behind predominantly minority schools. 
C)  the Court will refuse to hear any cases in the future about desegregation plans. 
D)  the Court will be willing to end desegregation plans even when predominantly minority schools continue to lag significantly behind white suburban schools. 
E)  the Court will always uphold all desegregation plans,regardless of the schools involve. 
A)  the Court will uphold all desegregation plans involving predominantly minority schools that lag behind white suburban schools. 
B)  the Court will uphold all desegregation plans involving white suburban schools that lag behind predominantly minority schools. 
C)  the Court will refuse to hear any cases in the future about desegregation plans. 
D)  the Court will be willing to end desegregation plans even when predominantly minority schools continue to lag significantly behind white suburban schools. 
E)  the Court will always uphold all desegregation plans,regardless of the schools involve.

Question 20

The end of the Civil War led to ten new amendments to the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Under what conditions can a plaintiff successfully bring a sexual harassment charge?

Title IX of the 1972 Education Act has had its greatest effect on

In 1870,Congress passed a law forbidding which of the following immigrant groups from becoming U.S.citizens?

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Shelley v.Kraemer?

The first slaves were brought to what would become the United States in

Which of the following did the President's Commission on Civil Rights not discuss in its report,To Secure These Rights?

Which group was excluded from immigrating to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

Which of the following best summarizes the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v.Board of Education?

It was during the tenure of Chief Justice ______ that the Supreme Court established gender discrimination as a highly visible area of civil rights law.

To draw voting districts so that one group or party is unfairly advantaged is called

The attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment was an important struggle for

The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v.Ferguson

Which of the following statements about gender equality is false?

The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the

Which city was the setting for a major racial confrontation concerning school busing?

Which area was not covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Courts have found sexual harassment on the job to be a form of sex discrimination.

The Supreme Court's decisions on school desegregation policies since 1991 generally suggest that

The end of the Civil War led to ten new amendments to the U.S.Constitution.

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Under what conditions can a plaintiff successfully bring a sexual harassment charge?

Title IX of the 1972 Education Act has had its greatest effect on

In 1870,Congress passed a law forbidding which of the following immigrant groups from becoming U.S.citizens?

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Shelley v.Kraemer?

The first slaves were brought to what would become the United States in

Which of the following did the President's Commission on Civil Rights not discuss in its report,To Secure These Rights?

Which group was excluded from immigrating to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

Which of the following best summarizes the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v.Board of Education?

It was during the tenure of Chief Justice ______ that the Supreme Court established gender discrimination as a highly visible area of civil rights law.

To draw voting districts so that one group or party is unfairly advantaged is called

The attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment was an important struggle for

The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v.Ferguson

Which of the following statements about gender equality is false?

The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the

Which city was the setting for a major racial confrontation concerning school busing?

Which area was not covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Courts have found sexual harassment on the job to be a form of sex discrimination.

The Supreme Court's decisions on school desegregation policies since 1991 generally suggest that

The end of the Civil War led to ten new amendments to the U.S.Constitution.

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

Filters