Question 1

Feminism is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) a doctrine demanding seat reservations for women in state legislatures. 
B) an ideology supporting segregation of men and women prisoners. 
C) a doctrine advocating full political, economic, and social equality for women. 
D) an ideology supporting the glass ceiling at workplaces. 
E) a doctrine advocating free passage of women across borders. 
A) a doctrine demanding seat reservations for women in state legislatures. 
B) an ideology supporting segregation of men and women prisoners. 
C) a doctrine advocating full political, economic, and social equality for women. 
D) an ideology supporting the glass ceiling at workplaces. 
E) a doctrine advocating free passage of women across borders.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of suffrage?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a movement against racial discrimination. 
B) It was used by African Americans to describe their hardships. 
C) It was not initially extended to women. 
D) It referred to the right to work. 
E) It referred to gender discrimination. 
A) It was a movement against racial discrimination. 
B) It was used by African Americans to describe their hardships. 
C) It was not initially extended to women. 
D) It referred to the right to work. 
E) It referred to gender discrimination.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of the Asian American population in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) They have the highest level of political participation after the whites. 
B) They represent the most highly skilled immigrant groups in American history. 
C) They fall behind other minority groups in median income and median education. 
D) They constitute the largest ethnic minority in the United States. 
E) They discourage their youth from obtaining college degrees. 
A) They have the highest level of political participation after the whites. 
B) They represent the most highly skilled immigrant groups in American history. 
C) They fall behind other minority groups in median income and median education. 
D) They constitute the largest ethnic minority in the United States. 
E) They discourage their youth from obtaining college degrees.

Question 4

The Rehabilitation Act was the initial legislation passed by Congress in 1973 to__________.

Accepted Answer

A) prevent the glass ceiling phenomenon at work places 
B) prevent instances of reverse discriminations 
C) protect same-sex marriages 
D) protect persons with disabilities 
E) legalize recreational drugs 
A) prevent the glass ceiling phenomenon at work places 
B) prevent instances of reverse discriminations 
C) protect same-sex marriages 
D) protect persons with disabilities 
E) legalize recreational drugs

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of the feminist movement?

Accepted Answer

A) The feminist movement only consisted of members from the National Organization for Women. 
B) The campaigns initiated by the feminist movement to change laws affecting women were unsuccessful. 
C) The movement won passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution in the 1960s. 
D) The main goal of the feminist movement was to combat racial discrimination. 
E) The people participating in the feminist movement fought for women's right to have an abortion. 
A) The feminist movement only consisted of members from the National Organization for Women. 
B) The campaigns initiated by the feminist movement to change laws affecting women were unsuccessful. 
C) The movement won passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution in the 1960s. 
D) The main goal of the feminist movement was to combat racial discrimination. 
E) The people participating in the feminist movement fought for women's right to have an abortion.

Question 6

The grandfather clause__________.

Accepted Answer

A) prevented African Americans from voting in Democratic primary elections 
B) limited voting to those whose ancestors could vote before the Civil War 
C) required African Americans to pay taxes for food and clothing 
D) exempted all white voters from the poll tax 
E) required voters to have valid government-issued identification 
A) prevented African Americans from voting in Democratic primary elections 
B) limited voting to those whose ancestors could vote before the Civil War 
C) required African Americans to pay taxes for food and clothing 
D) exempted all white voters from the poll tax 
E) required voters to have valid government-issued identification

Question 7

A state passes a law that requires men to promise to abstain from sexual harassment as part of their employment contracts. The law is not applicable to women. For determining whether the equal protection clause has been violated, which of the following tests is most likely to be used in this case?

Accepted Answer

A) The strict scrutiny standard 
B) The intermediate scrutiny standard 
C) The Lemon test 
D) The ordinary scrutiny standard 
E) The rational basis test 
A) The strict scrutiny standard 
B) The intermediate scrutiny standard 
C) The Lemon test 
D) The ordinary scrutiny standard 
E) The rational basis test

Feminism is best defined as:

Which of the following statements is true of suffrage?

Which of the following statements is true of the Asian American population in the United States?

The Rehabilitation Act was the initial legislation passed by Congress in 1973 to__________.

Which of the following statements is true of the feminist movement?

The grandfather clause__________.

A state passes a law that requires men to promise to abstain from sexual harassment as part of their employment contracts. The law is not applicable to women. For determining whether the equal protection clause has been violated, which of the following tests is most likely to be used in this case?

America in the Twenty-First Century

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Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiaciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Feminism is best defined as:

Which of the following statements is true of suffrage?

Which of the following statements is true of the Asian American population in the United States?

The Rehabilitation Act was the initial legislation passed by Congress in 1973 to__________.

Which of the following statements is true of the feminist movement?

The grandfather clause__________.

A state passes a law that requires men to promise to abstain from sexual harassment as part of their employment contracts. The law is not applicable to women. For determining whether the equal protection clause has been violated, which of the following tests is most likely to be used in this case?

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiaciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters