Question 1

The freedom riders used civil disobedience to help end which form of discrimination in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  lynchings by the Ku Klux Klan 
B)  racial segregation 
C)  racial quotas 
D)  voter discrimination 
A)  lynchings by the Ku Klux Klan 
B)  racial segregation 
C)  racial quotas 
D)  voter discrimination B

Question 2

Title IX of the Education Act of 1972 has expanded educational and sports opportunities for female students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In the South after Reconstruction,which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim Crow laws 
B)  white primaries 
C)  majority-minority districts 
D)  affirmative action 
A)  Jim Crow laws 
B)  white primaries 
C)  majority-minority districts 
D)  affirmative action B

Question 4

The civil rights movement pushed for racial equality.When did this movement begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately after the Civil War 
B)  during Reconstruction 
C)  in the 1950s 
D)  immediately prior to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment 
A)  immediately after the Civil War 
B)  during Reconstruction 
C)  in the 1950s 
D)  immediately prior to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment

Question 5

How does de jure segregation differ from de facto segregation? How was Brown v.Board of Education (1954)related to de jure segregation in education? How did later events demonstrate that de facto segregation was alive and well?

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An ideal response will:
1.Describe de ju

Question 6

Discuss some of the progress that has been made in advancing gay rights.Why have these advances come about now? Where do federal and state laws stand on gay marriage?

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An ideal response will:
1.Discuss laws t

Question 7

In Santa Clara Pueblo v.Martinez (1978),the Supreme Court did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthened the tribal power of individual tribe members and furthered Indian self-government 
B)  strengthened the position of Indian tribes by making them equal to incorporated businesses 
C)  strengthened tribal power so that Indian tribes have a status similar to that of counties 
D)  declared that Indian tribes would have the same status as towns or townships 
A)  strengthened the tribal power of individual tribe members and furthered Indian self-government 
B)  strengthened the position of Indian tribes by making them equal to incorporated businesses 
C)  strengthened tribal power so that Indian tribes have a status similar to that of counties 
D)  declared that Indian tribes would have the same status as towns or townships

Question 8

What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v.United States (1944)regarding the internment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry living in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was permissible. 
B)  It was unconstitutional, and Japanese Americans must be duly compensated. 
C)  It did not pass the strict scrutiny test, and the internment was promptly terminated. 
D)  It was unconstitutional, but it was too late to do anything about it. 
A)  It was permissible. 
B)  It was unconstitutional, and Japanese Americans must be duly compensated. 
C)  It did not pass the strict scrutiny test, and the internment was promptly terminated. 
D)  It was unconstitutional, but it was too late to do anything about it.

Question 9

A school district might attempt to overcome __________ segregation by adopting a busing system that increases schools' diversity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A school district might attempt to overcome...

Question 10

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 11

Why do two of the basic principles of democracy,equality and individual liberty,sometimes conflict with each other? How do civil rights laws promote one of these principles while limiting the other? Provide some concrete examples.How would the Founders of the United States be likely to feel about these issues?

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Question 12

What rights are guaranteed to disabled Americans under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? What infrastructure changes must be made to ensure these rights?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Describe the r

Question 13

Why did Southern states enact poll taxes?

Accepted Answer

A)  to raise revenue for the government 
B)  to ensure that only people who really want to vote would do so 
C)  to get around the Fifteenth Amendment 
D)  to enfranchise former slaves 
A)  to raise revenue for the government 
B)  to ensure that only people who really want to vote would do so 
C)  to get around the Fifteenth Amendment 
D)  to enfranchise former slaves

Question 14

How did the U.S.government treat Japanese Americans during World War II and Arab Americans following 9/11? What has the Supreme Court said about these situations? What does this say about the sanctity of civil liberties during wartime? What did the Supreme Court decision in Korematsu v.United States (1944)and the 2004 Supreme Court decision regarding Arab American detainees say about America's willingness to suspend civil rights in times of war or crisis?

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An ideal response will:
1.Discuss how mo

Question 15

Numerical majorities can always protect against having their rights suppressed by other groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following happened during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most African American men were banned from political offices because they did not own property. 
B)  Many former Confederate soldiers and officers held public office and restricted the rights of former slaves. 
C)  Most African Americans moved to northern cities. 
D)  Many African American men held state and federal offices. 
A)  Most African American men were banned from political offices because they did not own property. 
B)  Many former Confederate soldiers and officers held public office and restricted the rights of former slaves. 
C)  Most African Americans moved to northern cities. 
D)  Many African American men held state and federal offices.

Question 17

The Indian Bill of Rights extended most provisions of the Bill of Rights to tribal governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

The passage of the Equal Rights Amendment has helped ensure women's equality in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?

Accepted Answer

A)  poll taxes and grandfather clauses 
B)  racial discrimination in public accommodations 
C)  nonviolent resistance 
D)  discrimination based on sexual orientation 
A)  poll taxes and grandfather clauses 
B)  racial discrimination in public accommodations 
C)  nonviolent resistance 
D)  discrimination based on sexual orientation

The freedom riders used civil disobedience to help end which form of discrimination in the South?

Title IX of the Education Act of 1972 has expanded educational and sports opportunities for female students.

In the South after Reconstruction,which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections?

The civil rights movement pushed for racial equality.When did this movement begin?

How does de jure segregation differ from de facto segregation? How was Brown v.Board of Education (1954)related to de jure segregation in education? How did later events demonstrate that de facto segregation was alive and well?

Discuss some of the progress that has been made in advancing gay rights.Why have these advances come about now? Where do federal and state laws stand on gay marriage?

In Santa Clara Pueblo v.Martinez (1978),the Supreme Court did which of the following?

What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v.United States (1944)regarding the internment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry living in the United States?

A school district might attempt to overcome __________ segregation by adopting a busing system that increases schools' diversity.

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?

What rights are guaranteed to disabled Americans under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? What infrastructure changes must be made to ensure these rights?

Why did Southern states enact poll taxes?

Numerical majorities can always protect against having their rights suppressed by other groups.

Which of the following happened during Reconstruction?

The Indian Bill of Rights extended most provisions of the Bill of Rights to tribal governments.

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

The passage of the Equal Rights Amendment has helped ensure women's equality in the workplace.

Which of the following does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?

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Exam 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

The freedom riders used civil disobedience to help end which form of discrimination in the South?

Title IX of the Education Act of 1972 has expanded educational and sports opportunities for female students.

In the South after Reconstruction,which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections?

The civil rights movement pushed for racial equality.When did this movement begin?

How does de jure segregation differ from de facto segregation? How was Brown v.Board of Education (1954)related to de jure segregation in education? How did later events demonstrate that de facto segregation was alive and well?

Discuss some of the progress that has been made in advancing gay rights.Why have these advances come about now? Where do federal and state laws stand on gay marriage?

In Santa Clara Pueblo v.Martinez (1978),the Supreme Court did which of the following?

What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v.United States (1944)regarding the internment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry living in the United States?

A school district might attempt to overcome __________ segregation by adopting a busing system that increases schools' diversity.

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?

What rights are guaranteed to disabled Americans under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? What infrastructure changes must be made to ensure these rights?

Why did Southern states enact poll taxes?

Numerical majorities can always protect against having their rights suppressed by other groups.

Which of the following happened during Reconstruction?

The Indian Bill of Rights extended most provisions of the Bill of Rights to tribal governments.

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

The passage of the Equal Rights Amendment has helped ensure women's equality in the workplace.

Which of the following does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?

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

Understanding Health Care, Environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

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