Question 1

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was

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A)  the first civil rights bill Congress ever passed. 
B)  the first civil rights bill Congress had passed since Reconstruction. 
C)  the second civil rights bill passed by Congress since World War II. 
D)  the fourth civil rights bill passed by Congress since Brown v.Board of Education. 
E)  the last civil rights bill passed by Congress. 
A)  the first civil rights bill Congress ever passed. 
B)  the first civil rights bill Congress had passed since Reconstruction. 
C)  the second civil rights bill passed by Congress since World War II. 
D)  the fourth civil rights bill passed by Congress since Brown v.Board of Education. 
E)  the last civil rights bill passed by Congress.

Question 2

If any law explicitly distinguishes by race,it is up to the government to prove that it does not violate the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  a meeting in upstate New York during the mid-nineteenth century regarding women's rights 
B)  an important gathering that initiated the abolitionist movement 
C)  a convention of southern leaders in the 1850s debating secession 
D)  the convention that wrote and debated the Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  the convention where leaders of the Confederacy and the Union negotiated the end of the Civil War 
A)  a meeting in upstate New York during the mid-nineteenth century regarding women's rights 
B)  an important gathering that initiated the abolitionist movement 
C)  a convention of southern leaders in the 1850s debating secession 
D)  the convention that wrote and debated the Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  the convention where leaders of the Confederacy and the Union negotiated the end of the Civil War

Question 4

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

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A)  was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it prohibited gender discrimination. 
B)  was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it added the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. 
C)  significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it only outlawed discrimination on the basis of race. 
D)  significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it required government to treat men and women differently in many areas of public policy. 
E)  had no effect on the women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s. 
A)  was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it prohibited gender discrimination. 
B)  was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it added the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. 
C)  significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it only outlawed discrimination on the basis of race. 
D)  significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it required government to treat men and women differently in many areas of public policy. 
E)  had no effect on the women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

Question 5

Why did President Dwight Eisenhower deploy federal troops to Little Rock,Arkansas,in 1957?

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A)  There were massive race riots as a result of a federal court order to bus white children into black neighborhoods for schooling. 
B)  The governor of Arkansas mobilized the Arkansas National Guard to block the enforcement of a federal court order to integrate Little Rock Central High School. 
C)  Ku Klux Klan members from Little Rock were making terrorist threats against President Eisenhower if the local school district tried to integrate. 
D)  It was feared that communists had infiltrated the local government. 
E)  The local police refused to respond to calls from African American neighborhoods. 
A)  There were massive race riots as a result of a federal court order to bus white children into black neighborhoods for schooling. 
B)  The governor of Arkansas mobilized the Arkansas National Guard to block the enforcement of a federal court order to integrate Little Rock Central High School. 
C)  Ku Klux Klan members from Little Rock were making terrorist threats against President Eisenhower if the local school district tried to integrate. 
D)  It was feared that communists had infiltrated the local government. 
E)  The local police refused to respond to calls from African American neighborhoods.

Question 6

The Supreme Court case Franklin v.Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)is important because it

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A)  asserted that violations of Title IX of the 1972 Education Act could be remedied with monetary damages. 
B)  permitted public schools to experiment with gender segregation. 
C)  required states to fund schools on Indian reservations at the same levels as all other public schools. 
D)  narrowed the free speech rights that students enjoyed at school. 
E)  found busing to integrate schools unconstitutional. 
A)  asserted that violations of Title IX of the 1972 Education Act could be remedied with monetary damages. 
B)  permitted public schools to experiment with gender segregation. 
C)  required states to fund schools on Indian reservations at the same levels as all other public schools. 
D)  narrowed the free speech rights that students enjoyed at school. 
E)  found busing to integrate schools unconstitutional.

Question 7

In dealing with the issue of gays in the military,President Bill Clinton established a

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A)  "separate but equal" policy. 
B)  policy forbidding gays from serving in the military. 
C)  "don't ask,don't tell" policy. 
D)  policy for allowing openly gay soldiers to serve in any position within the military. 
E)  policy for allowing openly gay soldiers to serve only in certain positions within the military. 
A)  "separate but equal" policy. 
B)  policy forbidding gays from serving in the military. 
C)  "don't ask,don't tell" policy. 
D)  policy for allowing openly gay soldiers to serve in any position within the military. 
E)  policy for allowing openly gay soldiers to serve only in certain positions within the military.

Question 8

Which area of discrimination was touched by the legal principles of Brown v.Board of Education?

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A)  voting 
B)  public accommodations 
C)  racially discriminatory jury selection 
D)  employment 
E)  public schools 
A)  voting 
B)  public accommodations 
C)  racially discriminatory jury selection 
D)  employment 
E)  public schools

Question 9

Who inaugurated government affirmative action programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Franklin Roosevelt 
B)  Dwight Eisenhower 
C)  Lyndon Johnson 
D)  Richard Nixon 
E)  Ronald Reagan 
A)  Franklin Roosevelt 
B)  Dwight Eisenhower 
C)  Lyndon Johnson 
D)  Richard Nixon 
E)  Ronald Reagan

Question 10

In ______,Martin Luther King,Jr. ,delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  1942 
B)  1948 
C)  1954 
D)  1963 
E)  1976 
A)  1942 
B)  1948 
C)  1954 
D)  1963 
E)  1976

Question 11

A 1948 report on the problem of racial discrimination,To Secure These Rights,was issued by

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A)  Congress. 
B)  the NAACP. 
C)  the White House. 
D)  the Southern Conference of Governors. 
E)  the Supreme Court. 
A)  Congress. 
B)  the NAACP. 
C)  the White House. 
D)  the Southern Conference of Governors. 
E)  the Supreme Court.

Question 12

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke,the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)  quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were unconstitutional but affirmative action could be used. 
B)  quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were constitutional but other forms of affirmative action were unconstitutional. 
C)  all affirmative action policies were unconstitutional. 
D)  all affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny by the courts. 
E)  achieving a diverse student body was not a compelling public purpose. 
A)  quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were unconstitutional but affirmative action could be used. 
B)  quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were constitutional but other forms of affirmative action were unconstitutional. 
C)  all affirmative action policies were unconstitutional. 
D)  all affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny by the courts. 
E)  achieving a diverse student body was not a compelling public purpose.

Question 13

______ was one of the founders of the NAACP.

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  W.E.B.Du Bois 
C)  Thurgood Marshall 
D)  Malcolm X 
E)  Harriet Tubman 
A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  W.E.B.Du Bois 
C)  Thurgood Marshall 
D)  Malcolm X 
E)  Harriet Tubman

Question 14

In 1890,______ became the first state to allow women to vote.

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts 
B)  Wisconsin 
C)  Wyoming 
D)  New York 
E)  California 
A)  Massachusetts 
B)  Wisconsin 
C)  Wyoming 
D)  New York 
E)  California

Question 15

The American experience with civil rights suggests which of the following things about political change in the United States?

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A)  Political change can only be achieved when citizens bypass the courts and the legislatures entirely. 
B)  Political change is easiest to achieve when the courts and the legislatures frequently overturn each other's actions. 
C)  The courts are far more powerful than the legislature and,therefore,can advance political change on their own. 
D)  The legislatures are far more powerful than the courts and,therefore,can advance political change on their own. 
E)  Legislatures need constitutional authority to act from the courts,and the courts need legislative assistance to implement court orders and focus political support. 
A)  Political change can only be achieved when citizens bypass the courts and the legislatures entirely. 
B)  Political change is easiest to achieve when the courts and the legislatures frequently overturn each other's actions. 
C)  The courts are far more powerful than the legislature and,therefore,can advance political change on their own. 
D)  The legislatures are far more powerful than the courts and,therefore,can advance political change on their own. 
E)  Legislatures need constitutional authority to act from the courts,and the courts need legislative assistance to implement court orders and focus political support.

Question 16

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964,Congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by

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A)  mandating that the southern states racially gerrymander their legislative districts to ensure that more African Americans were elected to Congress. 
B)  creating the strict scrutiny test. 
C)  creating a Department of Civil Rights. 
D)  requiring that federal grants-in-aid to state and local government for education be withheld from any school system practicing racial segregation. 
E)  ordering the desegregation of the military. 
A)  mandating that the southern states racially gerrymander their legislative districts to ensure that more African Americans were elected to Congress. 
B)  creating the strict scrutiny test. 
C)  creating a Department of Civil Rights. 
D)  requiring that federal grants-in-aid to state and local government for education be withheld from any school system practicing racial segregation. 
E)  ordering the desegregation of the military.

Question 17

Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)rely primarily on the courts to press for black political rights in its early years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the courts had the legal authority to grant African Americans political rights,so the litigation strategy was most consistent with the organization's goals. 
B)  The organization was composed of five members and,due to the fact that they were all lawyers,the strategy of litigation seemed to be the most logical choice. 
C)  The organization was legally prohibited from contacting elected officials at the state and local level and,therefore,had no other alternative than a strategy of litigation. 
D)  Many judges were African American and,therefore,more sympathetic to the claims of the organization than legislators. 
E)  The northern black vote was too small to bring about policy change at the legislative level,so the organization chose a strategy of litigation. 
A)  Only the courts had the legal authority to grant African Americans political rights,so the litigation strategy was most consistent with the organization's goals. 
B)  The organization was composed of five members and,due to the fact that they were all lawyers,the strategy of litigation seemed to be the most logical choice. 
C)  The organization was legally prohibited from contacting elected officials at the state and local level and,therefore,had no other alternative than a strategy of litigation. 
D)  Many judges were African American and,therefore,more sympathetic to the claims of the organization than legislators. 
E)  The northern black vote was too small to bring about policy change at the legislative level,so the organization chose a strategy of litigation.

Question 18

The 1947 federal court case Mendez v.Westminster was significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  its decision to uphold policies that created separate schools for Mexican American and white students in California was eventually overturned by Brown v.Board of Education. 
B)  its decision to overturn school segregation of Mexican American students in California served as a precursor to Brown v.Board of Education. 
C)  it was the first court case in American history to rule on the issue of segregation. 
D)  it granted amnesty to all unauthorized immigrants. 
E)  it overturned state laws on who can and who cannot become an American citizen. 
A)  its decision to uphold policies that created separate schools for Mexican American and white students in California was eventually overturned by Brown v.Board of Education. 
B)  its decision to overturn school segregation of Mexican American students in California served as a precursor to Brown v.Board of Education. 
C)  it was the first court case in American history to rule on the issue of segregation. 
D)  it granted amnesty to all unauthorized immigrants. 
E)  it overturned state laws on who can and who cannot become an American citizen.

Question 19

Which statement best describes the path to women's suffrage in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some states granted women the right to vote first,and then a constitutional amendment gave all women the right to vote. 
B)  A constitutional amendment gave all women the right to vote,and then each state passed laws granting women the right to vote. 
C)  During the fall of 1920,every state passed a law granting women the right to vote,and the United States Constitution was amended to give women the right to vote. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting women's suffrage were unconstitutional,and all states were forced to give women the right to vote. 
E)  A national ballot initiative granting women the right to vote was passed by a majority of voters in every state. 
A)  Some states granted women the right to vote first,and then a constitutional amendment gave all women the right to vote. 
B)  A constitutional amendment gave all women the right to vote,and then each state passed laws granting women the right to vote. 
C)  During the fall of 1920,every state passed a law granting women the right to vote,and the United States Constitution was amended to give women the right to vote. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting women's suffrage were unconstitutional,and all states were forced to give women the right to vote. 
E)  A national ballot initiative granting women the right to vote was passed by a majority of voters in every state.

Question 20

What was the purpose of California's Proposition 187?

Accepted Answer

A)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from voting. 
B)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from receiving most public services. 
C)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from ever receiving green cards. 
D)  It attempted to limit unauthorized immigration at the border through the use of racial profiling. 
E)  It attempted to limit unauthorized immigration at the border by building a wall between California and Mexico. 
A)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from voting. 
B)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from receiving most public services. 
C)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from ever receiving green cards. 
D)  It attempted to limit unauthorized immigration at the border through the use of racial profiling. 
E)  It attempted to limit unauthorized immigration at the border by building a wall between California and Mexico.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was

If any law explicitly distinguishes by race,it is up to the government to prove that it does not violate the Constitution.

What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Why did President Dwight Eisenhower deploy federal troops to Little Rock,Arkansas,in 1957?

The Supreme Court case Franklin v.Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)is important because it

In dealing with the issue of gays in the military,President Bill Clinton established a

Which area of discrimination was touched by the legal principles of Brown v.Board of Education?

Who inaugurated government affirmative action programs?

In ______,Martin Luther King,Jr. ,delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

A 1948 report on the problem of racial discrimination,To Secure These Rights,was issued by

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke,the Supreme Court ruled that

______ was one of the founders of the NAACP.

In 1890,______ became the first state to allow women to vote.

The American experience with civil rights suggests which of the following things about political change in the United States?

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964,Congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by

Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)rely primarily on the courts to press for black political rights in its early years?

The 1947 federal court case Mendez v.Westminster was significant because

Which statement best describes the path to women's suffrage in the United States?

What was the purpose of California's Proposition 187?

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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Exam 5: Civil Rights

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was

If any law explicitly distinguishes by race,it is up to the government to prove that it does not violate the Constitution.

What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Why did President Dwight Eisenhower deploy federal troops to Little Rock,Arkansas,in 1957?

The Supreme Court case Franklin v.Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)is important because it

In dealing with the issue of gays in the military,President Bill Clinton established a

Which area of discrimination was touched by the legal principles of Brown v.Board of Education?

Who inaugurated government affirmative action programs?

In ______,Martin Luther King,Jr. ,delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

A 1948 report on the problem of racial discrimination,To Secure These Rights,was issued by

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke,the Supreme Court ruled that

______ was one of the founders of the NAACP.

In 1890,______ became the first state to allow women to vote.

The American experience with civil rights suggests which of the following things about political change in the United States?

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964,Congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by

Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)rely primarily on the courts to press for black political rights in its early years?

The 1947 federal court case Mendez v.Westminster was significant because

Which statement best describes the path to women's suffrage in the United States?

What was the purpose of California's Proposition 187?

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