Exam 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

What did the Supreme Court rule about the male-only draft in the 1981 case of Rostker v.Goldberg? What are the arguments for and against putting women into combat roles in the military?

Gender classifications are evaluated by the Supreme Court using the "inherently suspect" standard to ensure that they are necessary to serve a compelling public interest and that they are the only way to accomplish that goal.

Reconstruction was the era of racial healing that followed the civil rights movement.

In what ways did the discrimination of Hispanic Americans in the past resemble the types of discrimination experienced by African Americans? What tactics of the African American civil rights movement did Hispanic civil rights leaders use? Which of the ongoing problems that Hispanics experience resemble those of African Americans,and which are different?

What strategy did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)successfully use to fight against school segregation?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

The constitutionality of a law establishing a public elementary school open only to African American students from poor neighborhoods would be determined by a court's application of the __________ standard of review.

School busing policies were designed to overcome __________.

Describe the strategies used to advance African American civil rights during the civil rights movement.How well would these techniques transfer to current efforts to expand civil rights for gays?

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003)primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________.

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity,which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

The Twenty-fourth Amendment eliminated the use of __________ in a federal election.

In Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court overturned the separate-but-equal doctrine that the Court had established in Brown v.Board of Education.

In Adarand Constructors v.Peña,the Supreme Court determined that __________.

What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?

Outline an affirmative action program for public university admissions that would pass constitutional muster.

Which of the following is an example of de jure segregation?