Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of "race-blind" admissions?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves deciding college admissions solely on the basis of race. 
B)  It is the deliberate and public act of refusing to obey laws thought to be unjust. 
C)  It encourages discrimination against people who have no minority status. 
D)  It is a standard under which a law related to the education sector must be necessary to promote a compelling state interest. 
E)  It assures admission to the best white students from rural, often poor, communities. 
A)  It involves deciding college admissions solely on the basis of race. 
B)  It is the deliberate and public act of refusing to obey laws thought to be unjust. 
C)  It encourages discrimination against people who have no minority status. 
D)  It is a standard under which a law related to the education sector must be necessary to promote a compelling state interest. 
E)  It assures admission to the best white students from rural, often poor, communities.

Question 2

Discuss the requirements set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Americans with Di

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of the separate-but-equal doctrine ?

Accepted Answer

A)  It approved the need for affirmative actions . 
B)  It was established in the Roe v. Wade case. 
C)  It was used to condemn racial discrimination in the United States. 
D)  It denied African Americans the right to vote. 
E)  It provided a constitutional basis for segregation laws . 
A)  It approved the need for affirmative actions . 
B)  It was established in the Roe v. Wade case. 
C)  It was used to condemn racial discrimination in the United States. 
D)  It denied African Americans the right to vote. 
E)  It provided a constitutional basis for segregation laws .

Question 4

The equal protection clause was originally intended to:

Accepted Answer

A)  protect the newly freed slaves after the Civil War. 
B)  remove the disparity between the North and the South. 
C)  promote reverse discrimination. 
D)  protect the rights of illegitimate children. 
E)  protect criminals from unreasonable punishment. 
A)  protect the newly freed slaves after the Civil War. 
B)  remove the disparity between the North and the South. 
C)  promote reverse discrimination. 
D)  protect the rights of illegitimate children. 
E)  protect criminals from unreasonable punishment.

Question 5

To comply with the Jim Crow laws, Milton, the owner of a chain of restaurants, reserves the restaurants on Wiley Street for whites and the restaurants on Mosray Street for blacks. All his restaurants provide the same quality of food, services, and facilities. In this scenario, Milton observes the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Monroe Doctrine 
B)  preferred position doctrine 
C)  separate-but-equal doctrine 
D)  Truman Doctrine 
E)  preferred freedoms doctrine 
A)  Monroe Doctrine 
B)  preferred position doctrine 
C)  separate-but-equal doctrine 
D)  Truman Doctrine 
E)  preferred freedoms doctrine

Question 6

Discuss the obstacles American women continue to face at the workplace and the acts passed to protect their rights.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. An ongoing challenge

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of the equal protection clause?

Accepted Answer

A)  The equal protection clause is described in Section 4 of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 
B)  The equal protection clause establishes that the federal constitution and federal law take precedence over state laws and even state constitutions. 
C)  The equal protection clause is far less important than the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Tests have not yet been developed by the Supreme Court to determine whether the equal protection clause has been violated. 
E)  According to the equal protection clause, states must not discriminate unreasonably against a particular group or a class of individuals. 
A)  The equal protection clause is described in Section 4 of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 
B)  The equal protection clause establishes that the federal constitution and federal law take precedence over state laws and even state constitutions. 
C)  The equal protection clause is far less important than the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Tests have not yet been developed by the Supreme Court to determine whether the equal protection clause has been violated. 
E)  According to the equal protection clause, states must not discriminate unreasonably against a particular group or a class of individuals.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of sodomy laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  They empowered authorities of the Church to regulate American federal legislature. 
B)  They essentially banned slavery in the United States. 
C)  They called for racial segregation in the use of public facilities. 
D)  They were completely abolished in the United States in 2003. 
E)  They prevented women from pursuing education. 
A)  They empowered authorities of the Church to regulate American federal legislature. 
B)  They essentially banned slavery in the United States. 
C)  They called for racial segregation in the use of public facilities. 
D)  They were completely abolished in the United States in 2003. 
E)  They prevented women from pursuing education.

Question 9

Generally, Latinos in the United States have had a comparatively low level of political participation. Which of the following explains this trend?

Accepted Answer

A)  More than one-third of Hispanics are below voting age. 
B)  Cubans tend to identify with the Republican Party. 
C)  Latino households are often members of this country's working poor. 
D)  Lack of job training is usually more notable among new Latino immigrants. 
E)  Hispanics are not considered American citizens. 
A)  More than one-third of Hispanics are below voting age. 
B)  Cubans tend to identify with the Republican Party. 
C)  Latino households are often members of this country's working poor. 
D)  Lack of job training is usually more notable among new Latino immigrants. 
E)  Hispanics are not considered American citizens.

Question 10

A public museum lacks wheelchair ramps, elevators, and other such aids that would help people with disabilities to move freely through the museum halls. This scenario demonstrates a violation of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Human Services Act 
B)  Education for All Handicapped Children Act 
C)  Rehabilitation Act 
D)  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
E)  Americans with Disabilities Act 
A)  Human Services Act 
B)  Education for All Handicapped Children Act 
C)  Rehabilitation Act 
D)  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
E)  Americans with Disabilities Act

Question 11

Generally, the term civil rights refers to the rights of all Americans to equal treatment under the law, as provided by the _____ to the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A)  First Amendment 
B)  Fourth Amendment 
C)  Eighth Amendment 
D)  Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  Nineteenth Amendment 
A)  First Amendment 
B)  Fourth Amendment 
C)  Eighth Amendment 
D)  Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  Nineteenth Amendment

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. policies toward Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Till date, the citizen rights spelled out in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution have not been extended to Native Americans. 
B)  In 1830, Congress instructed the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BI
A)  to remove all tribes to reservations east of the Mississippi River. 
C)  The main goal of the U.S. government in the late 1880s was to assimilate Native Americans into American society. 
D)  Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, Native Americans were banned from having gambling operations. 
E)  The Northwest Ordinance stated that lands and property of Native Americans would belong to the American government. 
A)  Till date, the citizen rights spelled out in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution have not been extended to Native Americans. 
B)  In 1830, Congress instructed the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BI
A)  to remove all tribes to reservations east of the Mississippi River. 
C)  The main goal of the U.S. government in the late 1880s was to assimilate Native Americans into American society. 
D)  Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, Native Americans were banned from having gambling operations. 
E)  The Northwest Ordinance stated that lands and property of Native Americans would belong to the American government.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of de facto segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It results from the political, social, and economic inequality of rights between men and women. 
B)  It is solely based on intellectual differences in people. 
C)  It occurs because of social and economic conditions and residential patterns. 
D)  It is a form of discrimination between Asian Americans and African Americans. 
E)  It is the deliberate intent of the government and is established by law. 
A)  It results from the political, social, and economic inequality of rights between men and women. 
B)  It is solely based on intellectual differences in people. 
C)  It occurs because of social and economic conditions and residential patterns. 
D)  It is a form of discrimination between Asian Americans and African Americans. 
E)  It is the deliberate intent of the government and is established by law.

Question 14

Describe the change in social attitudes toward the LGBT (lesbian, gay men, bisexual, or transgender) community.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Social attitudes towa

Question 15

During the late 1880s, Azibo, an African American southerner, was thrown out of a train in New Orleans for boarding a compartment that was reserved for white people. Which of the following laws were in favor of such incidents of segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Nuremberg laws 
B)  The canon laws 
C)  The Old Covenant laws 
D)  The Jim Crow laws 
E)  The sodomy laws 
A)  The Nuremberg laws 
B)  The canon laws 
C)  The Old Covenant laws 
D)  The Jim Crow laws 
E)  The sodomy laws

Question 16

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 a step toward greater social and political rights for 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 a step toward greater social and political rights for women. 
D)  It referred to the right to work. 
E)  It referred to gender discrimination.

Question 17

_________ became the first state to recognize same-sex marriage in 2003. 
A) Connecticut 
B) Massachusetts 
C) Alabama 
D) Michigan

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ became the first state to recognize...

Question 18

World War I (1914-1918) marked a turning point in the battle for women's rights because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it gave women the right to remarry if their husbands were killed or injured during the war. 
B)  it united women across the world in their efforts toward achieving the common goal of freedom. 
C)  it paved the path for women to contest in elections. 
D)  it prohibited men at war from entering into marriages, so women had to fend for themselves. 
E)  it offered many opportunities for women in the U.S. Navy and the workforce. 
A)  it gave women the right to remarry if their husbands were killed or injured during the war. 
B)  it united women across the world in their efforts toward achieving the common goal of freedom. 
C)  it paved the path for women to contest in elections. 
D)  it prohibited men at war from entering into marriages, so women had to fend for themselves. 
E)  it offered many opportunities for women in the U.S. Navy and the workforce.

Question 19

The _____ authorized the federal government to sue to desegregate public schools and facilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil Rights Act 
B)  Rehabilitation Act 
C)  Military and Overseas Voters Act 
D)  Voting Rights Act 
E)  USA Patriot Act 
A)  Civil Rights Act 
B)  Rehabilitation Act 
C)  Military and Overseas Voters Act 
D)  Voting Rights Act 
E)  USA Patriot Act

Question 20

Affirmative action policies were first developed under President LyndonB) Johnson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements is true of "race-blind" admissions?

Discuss the requirements set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Which of the following statements is true of the separate-but-equal doctrine ?

The equal protection clause was originally intended to:

Discuss the obstacles American women continue to face at the workplace and the acts passed to protect their rights.

Which of the following statements is true of the equal protection clause?

Which of the following statements is true of sodomy laws?

Generally, Latinos in the United States have had a comparatively low level of political participation. Which of the following explains this trend?

A public museum lacks wheelchair ramps, elevators, and other such aids that would help people with disabilities to move freely through the museum halls. This scenario demonstrates a violation of the _____.

Generally, the term civil rights refers to the rights of all Americans to equal treatment under the law, as provided by the _____ to the Constitution.

Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. policies toward Native Americans?

Which of the following statements is true of de facto segregation?

Describe the change in social attitudes toward the LGBT (lesbian, gay men, bisexual, or transgender) community.

During the late 1880s, Azibo, an African American southerner, was thrown out of a train in New Orleans for boarding a compartment that was reserved for white people. Which of the following laws were in favor of such incidents of segregation?

Which of the following statements is true of suffrage?

_________ became the first state to recognize same-sex marriage in 2003. A) Connecticut B) Massachusetts C) Alabama D) Michigan

World War I (1914-1918) marked a turning point in the battle for women's rights because:

The _____ authorized the federal government to sue to desegregate public schools and facilities.

Affirmative action policies were first developed under President LyndonB) Johnson.

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Which of the following statements is true of "race-blind" admissions?

Discuss the requirements set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Which of the following statements is true of the separate-but-equal doctrine ?

The equal protection clause was originally intended to:

Discuss the obstacles American women continue to face at the workplace and the acts passed to protect their rights.

Which of the following statements is true of the equal protection clause?

Which of the following statements is true of sodomy laws?

Generally, Latinos in the United States have had a comparatively low level of political participation. Which of the following explains this trend?

A public museum lacks wheelchair ramps, elevators, and other such aids that would help people with disabilities to move freely through the museum halls. This scenario demonstrates a violation of the _____.

Generally, the term civil rights refers to the rights of all Americans to equal treatment under the law, as provided by the _____ to the Constitution.

Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. policies toward Native Americans?

Which of the following statements is true of de facto segregation?

Describe the change in social attitudes toward the LGBT (lesbian, gay men, bisexual, or transgender) community.

During the late 1880s, Azibo, an African American southerner, was thrown out of a train in New Orleans for boarding a compartment that was reserved for white people. Which of the following laws were in favor of such incidents of segregation?

Which of the following statements is true of suffrage?

_________ became the first state to recognize same-sex marriage in 2003. A) Connecticut B) Massachusetts C) Alabama D) Michigan

World War I (1914-1918) marked a turning point in the battle for women's rights because:

The _____ authorized the federal government to sue to desegregate public schools and facilities.

Affirmative action policies were first developed under President LyndonB) Johnson.

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 Judiciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters