Question 1

What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

Accepted Answer

A)  The justices declared the act constitutional. 
B)  The justices declared the act unconstitutional because it protected against acts of private discrimination, not state discrimination. 
C)  The justices declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the principles of federalism. 
D)  The justices declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the separation of powers. 
E)  The Supreme Court justices never heard a case concerning the constitutionality of this act. 
A)  The justices declared the act constitutional. 
B)  The justices declared the act unconstitutional because it protected against acts of private discrimination, not state discrimination. 
C)  The justices declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the principles of federalism. 
D)  The justices declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the separation of powers. 
E)  The Supreme Court justices never heard a case concerning the constitutionality of this act. B

Question 2

The right to vote was strengthened in 1975 when members of Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  made literacy tests mandatory for presidential elections. 
B)  made literacy tests illegal and mandated bilingual ballots or other assistance for non-English-speaking Americans. 
C)  gave women the right to vote. 
D)  gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. 
E)  made poll taxes illegal. 
A)  made literacy tests mandatory for presidential elections. 
B)  made literacy tests illegal and mandated bilingual ballots or other assistance for non-English-speaking Americans. 
C)  gave women the right to vote. 
D)  gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. 
E)  made poll taxes illegal. B

Question 3

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

Accepted Answer

A)  women the right to vote. 
B)  equality of law for all races. 
C)  African American men the right to vote. 
D)  the illegality of state secession. 
E)  the illegality of slavery. 
A)  women the right to vote. 
B)  equality of law for all races. 
C)  African American men the right to vote. 
D)  the illegality of state secession. 
E)  the illegality of slavery. C

Question 4

The attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment was an important struggle for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Native Americans 
C)  women 
D)  gays and lesbians 
E)  Latinos 
A)  African Americans 
B)  Native Americans 
C)  women 
D)  gays and lesbians 
E)  Latinos

Question 5

Which of the following is FALSE about the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made discrimination by private employers and state governments illegal. 
B)  It was a fairly weak law compared to earlier legislation on civil rights. 
C)  It ended some of the most blatant forms of discrimination. 
D)  It authorized the Justice Department to implement federal court orders to desegregate schools. 
E)  It was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. 
A)  It made discrimination by private employers and state governments illegal. 
B)  It was a fairly weak law compared to earlier legislation on civil rights. 
C)  It ended some of the most blatant forms of discrimination. 
D)  It authorized the Justice Department to implement federal court orders to desegregate schools. 
E)  It was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson.

Question 6

Redlining refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the practice of bank officials refusing to make loans to people living in certain neighborhoods. 
B)  the practice of drawing electoral districts that are biased against minority groups. 
C)  denying someone the right to vote by drawing a red line across his or her name in the voter registry. 
D)  the practice of denying a person's rights by labeling him or her a communist. 
E)  the practice of drawing school district boundaries in a way that ensures segregated schools. 
A)  the practice of bank officials refusing to make loans to people living in certain neighborhoods. 
B)  the practice of drawing electoral districts that are biased against minority groups. 
C)  denying someone the right to vote by drawing a red line across his or her name in the voter registry. 
D)  the practice of denying a person's rights by labeling him or her a communist. 
E)  the practice of drawing school district boundaries in a way that ensures segregated schools.

Question 7

What was the purpose of California's Proposition 187?

Accepted Answer

A)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from voting. 
B)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from receiving most public services. 
C)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from ever receiving green cards. 
D)  It attempted to limit unauthorized immigration at the border through the use of racial profiling. 
E)  It attempted to limit unauthorized immigration at the border by building a wall between California and Mexico. 
A)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from voting. 
B)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from receiving most public services. 
C)  It barred unauthorized immigrants from ever receiving green cards. 
D)  It attempted to limit unauthorized immigration at the border through the use of racial profiling. 
E)  It attempted to limit unauthorized immigration at the border by building a wall between California and Mexico.

Question 8

In a case of workplace discrimination, which government institution would most likely handle the complaint?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
D)  the Department of Commerce 
E)  the Executive Office of the President 
A)  the Supreme Court 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
D)  the Department of Commerce 
E)  the Executive Office of the President

Question 9

Which area was NOT covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  employment 
B)  public accommodations 
C)  school desegregation 
D)  voting 
E)  military service 
A)  employment 
B)  public accommodations 
C)  school desegregation 
D)  voting 
E)  military service

Question 10

At what level of scrutiny do federal judges review cases involving gender discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  strict scrutiny 
B)  intermediate scrutiny 
C)  loose scrutiny 
D)  stare decisis 
E)  rational basis 
A)  strict scrutiny 
B)  intermediate scrutiny 
C)  loose scrutiny 
D)  stare decisis 
E)  rational basis

Question 11

Desegregating schools in northern states proved to be difficult because

Accepted Answer

A)  very few minorities lived in the North. 
B)  segregation in the North was generally de facto, the product of both segregated housing and acts of private discrimination that were hard to prove. 
C)  discrimination in the South was so visible and pervasive that little attention had been given to other parts of the country. 
D)  there was less hostility toward segregation in the North. 
E)  there was less tax revenue to fund integration efforts in the North than in the South. 
A)  very few minorities lived in the North. 
B)  segregation in the North was generally de facto, the product of both segregated housing and acts of private discrimination that were hard to prove. 
C)  discrimination in the South was so visible and pervasive that little attention had been given to other parts of the country. 
D)  there was less hostility toward segregation in the North. 
E)  there was less tax revenue to fund integration efforts in the North than in the South.

Question 12

Which amendments to the U.S. Constitution seemed to offer African Americans the most hope for achieving full citizenship rights in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the First, Second, and Third amendments 
B)  the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh amendments 
C)  the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth amendments 
D)  the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments 
E)  The Twentieth, Twenty-First, and Twenty-Second amendments 
A)  the First, Second, and Third amendments 
B)  the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh amendments 
C)  the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth amendments 
D)  the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments 
E)  The Twentieth, Twenty-First, and Twenty-Second amendments

Question 13

Describe the history of legalized racial discrimination in the United States since the end of the Civil War. What was the Fourteenth Amendment intended to accomplish, and how did the Supreme Court justices limit its protections in the late nineteenth century? What were the Jim Crow laws? Explain.

Accepted Answer

After the end of the Civil War, the Unit

Question 14

Which group was excluded from immigrating to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese 
B)  Japanese 
C)  Mexicans 
D)  Russians 
E)  Italians 
A)  Chinese 
B)  Japanese 
C)  Mexicans 
D)  Russians 
E)  Italians

Question 15

________ was one of the founders of the NAACP.

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
C)  Thurgood Marshall 
D)  Malcolm X 
E)  Harriet Tubman 
A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
C)  Thurgood Marshall 
D)  Malcolm X 
E)  Harriet Tubman

Question 16

The American experience with civil rights suggests which of the following things about political change in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political change can only be achieved when citizens bypass the courts and the legislatures entirely. 
B)  Political change is easiest to achieve when the courts and the legislatures frequently overturn each other's actions. 
C)  The courts are far more powerful than the legislature and therefore can advance political change on their own. 
D)  The legislatures are far more powerful than the courts and therefore can advance political change on their own. 
E)  Legislatures need constitutional authority to act from the courts, and the courts need legislative assistance to implement court orders and focus political support. 
A)  Political change can only be achieved when citizens bypass the courts and the legislatures entirely. 
B)  Political change is easiest to achieve when the courts and the legislatures frequently overturn each other's actions. 
C)  The courts are far more powerful than the legislature and therefore can advance political change on their own. 
D)  The legislatures are far more powerful than the courts and therefore can advance political change on their own. 
E)  Legislatures need constitutional authority to act from the courts, and the courts need legislative assistance to implement court orders and focus political support.

Question 17

In their response to Brown v. Board of Education (1954), southern officials did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  pass laws requiring schools to remain segregated. 
B)  centralize school boards to prevent local districts from obeying the Supreme Court. 
C)  protest the constitutionality of the Court's decision. 
D)  enact "pupil placement" laws that placed the burden of transferring to all-white schools on nonwhite children and their parents. 
E)  quickly desegregate their schools. 
A)  pass laws requiring schools to remain segregated. 
B)  centralize school boards to prevent local districts from obeying the Supreme Court. 
C)  protest the constitutionality of the Court's decision. 
D)  enact "pupil placement" laws that placed the burden of transferring to all-white schools on nonwhite children and their parents. 
E)  quickly desegregate their schools.

Question 18

Which statement about the Reconstruction era is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans held many state-level political offices. 
B)  Two African American senators were elected from Mississippi. 
C)  The Constitution was amended three times. 
D)  Many areas of the southern states were occupied by federal troops. 
E)  African American voters supported the Democratic Party. 
A)  African Americans held many state-level political offices. 
B)  Two African American senators were elected from Mississippi. 
C)  The Constitution was amended three times. 
D)  Many areas of the southern states were occupied by federal troops. 
E)  African American voters supported the Democratic Party.

Question 19

After World War II, which government institution first began drawing attention to the problem of racism in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court 
B)  the White House 
C)  Congress 
D)  state governments 
E)  the State Department 
A)  the Supreme Court 
B)  the White House 
C)  Congress 
D)  state governments 
E)  the State Department

Question 20

In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court justices

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected mechanical point systems for university admissions but upheld highly individualized affirmative action policies that were designed to promote diversity. 
B)  upheld mechanical point systems for university admissions but rejected highly individualized affirmative action policies. 
C)  rejected all affirmative action policies that address university admissions. 
D)  declared that affirmative action policies would no longer be subject to strict scrutiny. 
E)  asserted for the first time that affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny. 
A)  rejected mechanical point systems for university admissions but upheld highly individualized affirmative action policies that were designed to promote diversity. 
B)  upheld mechanical point systems for university admissions but rejected highly individualized affirmative action policies. 
C)  rejected all affirmative action policies that address university admissions. 
D)  declared that affirmative action policies would no longer be subject to strict scrutiny. 
E)  asserted for the first time that affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny.

What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

The right to vote was strengthened in 1975 when members of Congress

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

The attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment was an important struggle for ________.

Which of the following is FALSE about the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Redlining refers to

What was the purpose of California's Proposition 187?

In a case of workplace discrimination, which government institution would most likely handle the complaint?

Which area was NOT covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

At what level of scrutiny do federal judges review cases involving gender discrimination?

Desegregating schools in northern states proved to be difficult because

Which amendments to the U.S. Constitution seemed to offer African Americans the most hope for achieving full citizenship rights in the United States?

Describe the history of legalized racial discrimination in the United States since the end of the Civil War. What was the Fourteenth Amendment intended to accomplish, and how did the Supreme Court justices limit its protections in the late nineteenth century? What were the Jim Crow laws? Explain.

Which group was excluded from immigrating to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

________ was one of the founders of the NAACP.

The American experience with civil rights suggests which of the following things about political change in the United States?

In their response to Brown v. Board of Education (1954), southern officials did all of the following EXCEPT

Which statement about the Reconstruction era is FALSE?

After World War II, which government institution first began drawing attention to the problem of racism in America?

In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court justices

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What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

The right to vote was strengthened in 1975 when members of Congress

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

The attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment was an important struggle for ________.

Which of the following is FALSE about the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Redlining refers to

What was the purpose of California's Proposition 187?

In a case of workplace discrimination, which government institution would most likely handle the complaint?

Which area was NOT covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

At what level of scrutiny do federal judges review cases involving gender discrimination?

Desegregating schools in northern states proved to be difficult because

Which amendments to the U.S. Constitution seemed to offer African Americans the most hope for achieving full citizenship rights in the United States?

Describe the history of legalized racial discrimination in the United States since the end of the Civil War. What was the Fourteenth Amendment intended to accomplish, and how did the Supreme Court justices limit its protections in the late nineteenth century? What were the Jim Crow laws? Explain.

Which group was excluded from immigrating to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

________ was one of the founders of the NAACP.

The American experience with civil rights suggests which of the following things about political change in the United States?

In their response to Brown v. Board of Education (1954), southern officials did all of the following EXCEPT

Which statement about the Reconstruction era is FALSE?

After World War II, which government institution first began drawing attention to the problem of racism in America?

In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court justices

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters