Exam 5: Civil Rights

The _________ justified and permitted racial segregation. A) separate-but-equal doctrine B) preferred position doctrine C) Monroe Doctrine D) Truman Doctrine

Identify a true statement about gay and lesbian laws in the United States.

The primary goal of the civil rights movement in the 1960s was to:

Today, American Indians remain fragmented politically because _________. A) the tribes are too large and concentrated in one area B) they refuse to reclaim their heritage from the U.S. government C) large numbers of their population live off the reservations D) they lack knowledge of the American terrain

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits:

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

In Lawrence v. Texas , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sodomy laws, which prohibit intimate homosexual conduct and certain other forms of sexual activity, violated the Fourteenth Amendment's _________. A) free exercise clause B) establishment clause C) supremacy clause D) due process clause

Which of the following statements is true of the strict scrutiny standard?

The 1969 Stonewall Inn uprising launched the:

Santaro High, a local high school, reserves 20 percent of its seats for students belonging to minority groups. The parents of some white students believe that the adoption of this policy is unfair. In this scenario, it is evident that the high school has adopted a _____.

The _________ was approved at the first "woman's rights" convention in Seneca Falls, New York. A) Declaration of Independence B) Articles of Confederation C) Mayflower Compact D) Declaration of Sentiments

The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

The _____ requires that all public buildings and public services be accessible to persons with disabilities.

The grandfather clause _________. 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

The _____ is a Supreme Court doctrine that allowed racial segregation as long as there were no differences between the facilities provided for blacks and for whites.

Latinos, or Hispanics, constitute the smallest ethnic minority in the United States.

In the state of Calsia, a law was passed preventing minority groups from applying for jobs in government offices. If this law were to be passed in the United States, it would most likely be subjected to _____.

The _____ was used by Southern leaders to disenfranchise African Americans from voting.

Which of the following laws, if passed in the United States, is likely to be subject to the intermediate scrutiny standard ?

Explain the concept of reverse discrimination.