Question 1

Businesses refusing to serve or hire people on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, or national orientation is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of choice. 
B)  private discrimination. 
C)  legal discrimination. 
D)  public discrimination. 
E)  private choice. 
A)  freedom of choice. 
B)  private discrimination. 
C)  legal discrimination. 
D)  public discrimination. 
E)  private choice.

Question 2

What is the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in  Brown v. Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

The significance of the Supreme Court's

Question 3

_________ laws were used by southern states to enforce segregation of whites and blacks in all public places.

Accepted Answer

A)  Grandfather 
B)  Suffrage 
C)  Misogynist 
D)  Sedition 
E)  Jim Crow 
A)  Grandfather 
B)  Suffrage 
C)  Misogynist 
D)  Sedition 
E)  Jim Crow

Question 4

In order to keep ethnic groups as well as anyone considered undesirable out of the country, Congress used

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration laws. 
B)  sedition laws. 
C)  treaties. 
D)  migrant codes. 
E)  constitutional amendments. 
A)  immigration laws. 
B)  sedition laws. 
C)  treaties. 
D)  migrant codes. 
E)  constitutional amendments.

Question 5

The ________ Amendment forbade the states from denying any person "equal protection under the law."

Accepted Answer

A)  Tenth 
B)  Twelfth 
C)  Thirteenth 
D)  Fourteenth 
E)  Fifteenth 
A)  Tenth 
B)  Twelfth 
C)  Thirteenth 
D)  Fourteenth 
E)  Fifteenth

Question 6

The __________ Act of 1924 placed quotas for ethnic groups based on the proportion of Americans from each nationality resident in 1890, thereby severely limiting the number of whites considered to be of "lower race," that is, those from southern and eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  Assimilation 
B)  Civil Rights 
C)  Indian Citizenship 
D)  Immigration 
E)  Naturalization 
A)  Assimilation 
B)  Civil Rights 
C)  Indian Citizenship 
D)  Immigration 
E)  Naturalization

Question 7

Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah were among the first territories/states to

Accepted Answer

A)  grant Latinos the right to vote. 
B)  grant women the right to vote. 
C)  grant Asian Americans the right to vote. 
D)  grant African Americans the right to vote. 
E)  grant Native Americans the right to vote. 
A)  grant Latinos the right to vote. 
B)  grant women the right to vote. 
C)  grant Asian Americans the right to vote. 
D)  grant African Americans the right to vote. 
E)  grant Native Americans the right to vote.

Question 8

What groups were at the forefront of the civil rights movement?

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement in the United

Question 9

The act of profiling is deemed controversial due to its excessive use of _________ toward minorities.

Accepted Answer

A)  unequal treatment 
B)  equal treatment 
C)  equal opportunities 
D)  reasonable accommodations 
E)  affirmative action 
A)  unequal treatment 
B)  equal treatment 
C)  equal opportunities 
D)  reasonable accommodations 
E)  affirmative action

Question 10

_________ by Betty Friedan, is generally seen as launching the modern American feminist movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Feminine Mystique 
B)  Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus 
C)  The Feminine Divine 
D)  The Feminine Manifesto 
E)  The Total Woman 
A)  The Feminine Mystique 
B)  Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus 
C)  The Feminine Divine 
D)  The Feminine Manifesto 
E)  The Total Woman

Question 11

While the Brown ruling  was historic, the ruling itself did little to desegregate schools due to its ambiguous command that schools should desegregate

Accepted Answer

A)  with all deliberate speed. 
B)  with all due process. 
C)  with extreme prejudice. 
D)  with all practical manner. 
E)  with all good intent. 
A)  with all deliberate speed. 
B)  with all due process. 
C)  with extreme prejudice. 
D)  with all practical manner. 
E)  with all good intent.

Question 12

The landmark __________ (1990) requires public and private employers to make "reasonable accommodations" to known physical and mental limitations of employees with disabilities and, if possible, to modify performance standards to accommodate an employee's disability.

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil Rights Act 
B)  Americans with Disabilities Act 
C)  Defense of Disabilities Act 
D)  Disability Act 
E)  Equal Opportunities Act 
A)  Civil Rights Act 
B)  Americans with Disabilities Act 
C)  Defense of Disabilities Act 
D)  Disability Act 
E)  Equal Opportunities Act

Question 13

What factors led to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education? What was the aftermath?

Accepted Answer

The factors that led to the Supreme Cour

Question 14

Explain the differences between "equality of opportunity" and "equality of outcome."

Accepted Answer

Equality of opportunity refers to the id

Question 15

On December 1, 1955, police arrested __________ for refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white person.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alice Wallace 
B)  Judy Meredith 
C)  Linda Brown 
D)  Rosa Parks 
E)  Elizabeth Marshall 
A)  Alice Wallace 
B)  Judy Meredith 
C)  Linda Brown 
D)  Rosa Parks 
E)  Elizabeth Marshall

Question 16

The ADA does not cover specific disabilities, rather it provides for

Accepted Answer

A)  any event that limits a person's ability to work. 
B)  any disability that substantially limits any life activity. 
C)  any disability that substantially limits a major life activity. 
D)  any disability that allows for government protection. 
E)  any event that creates a substantial barrier to most life activity. 
A)  any event that limits a person's ability to work. 
B)  any disability that substantially limits any life activity. 
C)  any disability that substantially limits a major life activity. 
D)  any disability that allows for government protection. 
E)  any event that creates a substantial barrier to most life activity.

Question 17

__________ are rights related to the duties of citizenship and the opportunities for participation in civic life that the government is obliged to protect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil liberties 
B)  Civil rights 
C)  Human rights 
D)  Customary rights 
E)  Social rights 
A)  Civil liberties 
B)  Civil rights 
C)  Human rights 
D)  Customary rights 
E)  Social rights

Question 18

Explain the nature of the Missouri Compromise.

Accepted Answer

The Missouri Compromise was a legislativ

Question 19

What played the most significant role in bringing about the government's shift from enforcing discrimination to protecting against it?

Accepted Answer

A)  federal government 
B)  international pressure 
C)  pressure by those discriminated against 
D)  religious intervention 
E)  state government action 
A)  federal government 
B)  international pressure 
C)  pressure by those discriminated against 
D)  religious intervention 
E)  state government action

Question 20

The period after the Civil War where former Confederate states gained readmission to the Union and the federal government passed laws to help emancipated slaves is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Dual Federalism. 
B)  the Civil Rights era. 
C)  the Era of Good Feelings. 
D)  Reconstruction. 
E)  the Progressive era. 
A)  Dual Federalism. 
B)  the Civil Rights era. 
C)  the Era of Good Feelings. 
D)  Reconstruction. 
E)  the Progressive era.

Businesses refusing to serve or hire people on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, or national orientation is an example of

What is the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

_________ laws were used by southern states to enforce segregation of whites and blacks in all public places.

In order to keep ethnic groups as well as anyone considered undesirable out of the country, Congress used

The ________ Amendment forbade the states from denying any person "equal protection under the law."

The __________ Act of 1924 placed quotas for ethnic groups based on the proportion of Americans from each nationality resident in 1890, thereby severely limiting the number of whites considered to be of "lower race," that is, those from southern and eastern Europe.

Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah were among the first territories/states to

What groups were at the forefront of the civil rights movement?

The act of profiling is deemed controversial due to its excessive use of _________ toward minorities.

_________ by Betty Friedan, is generally seen as launching the modern American feminist movement.

While the Brown ruling was historic, the ruling itself did little to desegregate schools due to its ambiguous command that schools should desegregate

The landmark __________ (1990) requires public and private employers to make "reasonable accommodations" to known physical and mental limitations of employees with disabilities and, if possible, to modify performance standards to accommodate an employee's disability.

What factors led to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education? What was the aftermath?

Explain the differences between "equality of opportunity" and "equality of outcome."

On December 1, 1955, police arrested __________ for refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white person.

The ADA does not cover specific disabilities, rather it provides for

__________ are rights related to the duties of citizenship and the opportunities for participation in civic life that the government is obliged to protect.

Explain the nature of the Missouri Compromise.

What played the most significant role in bringing about the government's shift from enforcing discrimination to protecting against it?

The period after the Civil War where former Confederate states gained readmission to the Union and the federal government passed laws to help emancipated slaves is known as

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic Domestic and Foreign Policy

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Businesses refusing to serve or hire people on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, or national orientation is an example of

What is the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

_________ laws were used by southern states to enforce segregation of whites and blacks in all public places.

In order to keep ethnic groups as well as anyone considered undesirable out of the country, Congress used

The ________ Amendment forbade the states from denying any person "equal protection under the law."

The __________ Act of 1924 placed quotas for ethnic groups based on the proportion of Americans from each nationality resident in 1890, thereby severely limiting the number of whites considered to be of "lower race," that is, those from southern and eastern Europe.

Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah were among the first territories/states to

What groups were at the forefront of the civil rights movement?

The act of profiling is deemed controversial due to its excessive use of _________ toward minorities.

_________ by Betty Friedan, is generally seen as launching the modern American feminist movement.

While the Brown ruling was historic, the ruling itself did little to desegregate schools due to its ambiguous command that schools should desegregate

The landmark __________ (1990) requires public and private employers to make "reasonable accommodations" to known physical and mental limitations of employees with disabilities and, if possible, to modify performance standards to accommodate an employee's disability.

What factors led to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education? What was the aftermath?

Explain the differences between "equality of opportunity" and "equality of outcome."

On December 1, 1955, police arrested __________ for refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white person.

The ADA does not cover specific disabilities, rather it provides for

__________ are rights related to the duties of citizenship and the opportunities for participation in civic life that the government is obliged to protect.

Explain the nature of the Missouri Compromise.

What played the most significant role in bringing about the government's shift from enforcing discrimination to protecting against it?

The period after the Civil War where former Confederate states gained readmission to the Union and the federal government passed laws to help emancipated slaves is known as

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic Domestic and Foreign Policy

Filters