Question 1

In 1890, ________ became the first state to allow women to vote.

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts 
B)  Wisconsin 
C)  Wyoming 
D)  New York 
E)  California 
A)  Massachusetts 
B)  Wisconsin 
C)  Wyoming 
D)  New York 
E)  California

Question 2

________ began the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956.

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Luther King, Jr., 
B)  Orbal Faubus 
C)  George Wallace 
D)  Rosa Parks 
E)  Jesse Jackson 
A)  Martin Luther King, Jr., 
B)  Orbal Faubus 
C)  George Wallace 
D)  Rosa Parks 
E)  Jesse Jackson

Question 3

Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (2007) was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A)  signaled that the Court would no longer hear cases on sexual harassment. 
B)  overturned significant portions of the Violence Against Women Act. 
C)  ultimately led Congress to pass a new law giving workers expanded rights to sue in cases where they learn of discriminatory treatment well after it has started. 
D)  struck down Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as unconstitutional. 
E)  ruled that state-sponsored schools must be open to both men and women. 
A)  signaled that the Court would no longer hear cases on sexual harassment. 
B)  overturned significant portions of the Violence Against Women Act. 
C)  ultimately led Congress to pass a new law giving workers expanded rights to sue in cases where they learn of discriminatory treatment well after it has started. 
D)  struck down Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as unconstitutional. 
E)  ruled that state-sponsored schools must be open to both men and women.

Question 4

The Reconstruction era in the South came to an end because

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans had been granted full social, political, and economic equality in the South. 
B)  northern Republicans agreed to remove federal troops from the South and give up on their support for civil liberties if southern Democrats allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become president. 
C)  the Supreme Court ruled that federal troops could not be stationed in southern states under the Constitution. 
D)  a referendum on the federal government's military presence was held in 1876 and a majority of Americans voted to end the Reconstruction policies. 
E)  in 1876, state legislatures from around the South passed laws forcing the federal government to remove all troops immediately. 
A)  African Americans had been granted full social, political, and economic equality in the South. 
B)  northern Republicans agreed to remove federal troops from the South and give up on their support for civil liberties if southern Democrats allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become president. 
C)  the Supreme Court ruled that federal troops could not be stationed in southern states under the Constitution. 
D)  a referendum on the federal government's military presence was held in 1876 and a majority of Americans voted to end the Reconstruction policies. 
E)  in 1876, state legislatures from around the South passed laws forcing the federal government to remove all troops immediately.

Question 5

The Compromise of 1877

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. 
B)  ended Jim Crow laws in the United States. 
C)  resulted in the Jim Crow system. 
D)  both a and c 
E)  resulted in the presidency of Samuel Tilden. 
A)  resulted in the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. 
B)  ended Jim Crow laws in the United States. 
C)  resulted in the Jim Crow system. 
D)  both a and c 
E)  resulted in the presidency of Samuel Tilden.

Question 6

What happened to California's Proposition 187?

Accepted Answer

A)  A federal judge declared it constitutional. 
B)  A federal judge declared most of it a violation of the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  It was ruled a violation of the state constitution but not the U.S. Constitution. 
D)  It was negated by a law passed by the California state legislature. 
E)  There was never a court challenge to its legality and it remains in effect. 
A)  A federal judge declared it constitutional. 
B)  A federal judge declared most of it a violation of the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  It was ruled a violation of the state constitution but not the U.S. Constitution. 
D)  It was negated by a law passed by the California state legislature. 
E)  There was never a court challenge to its legality and it remains in effect.

Question 7

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

Accepted Answer

A)  had little effect on housing segregation because its enforcement mechanisms were very weak. 
B)  had little effect on housing segregation because it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1969. 
C)  had little effect on housing segregation because most housing segregation had been eliminated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
D)  dramatically increased housing segregation. 
E)  dramatically reduced housing segregation. 
A)  had little effect on housing segregation because its enforcement mechanisms were very weak. 
B)  had little effect on housing segregation because it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1969. 
C)  had little effect on housing segregation because most housing segregation had been eliminated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
D)  dramatically increased housing segregation. 
E)  dramatically reduced housing segregation.

Question 8

What best explains the increased attention the federal government paid to the problem of racial discrimination during the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The NAACP had successfully lobbied members of Congress for better federal legislation against disenfranchisement. 
B)  Northern migration of African Americans increased their voting strength. 
C)  In a 1942 decision, the Supreme Court required desegregation in the armed forces. 
D)  The fight against the Nazis challenged the assumptions of white supremacy. 
E)  The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment forced the federal government to act on racial discrimination. 
A)  The NAACP had successfully lobbied members of Congress for better federal legislation against disenfranchisement. 
B)  Northern migration of African Americans increased their voting strength. 
C)  In a 1942 decision, the Supreme Court required desegregation in the armed forces. 
D)  The fight against the Nazis challenged the assumptions of white supremacy. 
E)  The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment forced the federal government to act on racial discrimination.

Question 9

What did the Supreme Court justices rule in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
B)  There was no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
C)  The Court extended civil rights protection of gays and lesbians as a class. 
D)  The Court legalized gay marriages. 
E)  The Court ruled that employment discrimination against gays and lesbians was a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. 
A)  There was a constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
B)  There was no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
C)  The Court extended civil rights protection of gays and lesbians as a class. 
D)  The Court legalized gay marriages. 
E)  The Court ruled that employment discrimination against gays and lesbians was a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Question 10

What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  a meeting in upstate New York during the mid-nineteenth century regarding women's rights 
B)  an important gathering that initiated the abolitionist movement 
C)  a convention of southern leaders in the 1850s debating secession 
D)  the convention that wrote and debated the Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  the convention where leaders of the Confederacy and the Union negotiated the end of the Civil War 
A)  a meeting in upstate New York during the mid-nineteenth century regarding women's rights 
B)  an important gathering that initiated the abolitionist movement 
C)  a convention of southern leaders in the 1850s debating secession 
D)  the convention that wrote and debated the Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  the convention where leaders of the Confederacy and the Union negotiated the end of the Civil War

Question 11

What does the term Jim Crow mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  northern whites who sympathized with African Americans 
B)  the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century 
C)  the system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction 
D)  African American politicians during Reconstruction 
E)  white politicians from northern states who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era 
A)  northern whites who sympathized with African Americans 
B)  the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century 
C)  the system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction 
D)  African American politicians during Reconstruction 
E)  white politicians from northern states who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era

Question 12

The NAACP had the most success with ________ for combating racism.

Accepted Answer

A)  mass marches and protests 
B)  civil disobedience 
C)  lawsuits 
D)  passive resistance 
E)  radio and television advertising 
A)  mass marches and protests 
B)  civil disobedience 
C)  lawsuits 
D)  passive resistance 
E)  radio and television advertising

Question 13

Since the 1960s, civil rights protection has expanded well beyond racial discrimination. What groups were encouraged by the civil rights movement to seek protections and equal treatment for themselves? What are some of the notable effects of this universalization of civil rights? Explain some of the differences between the protections against racial discrimination and those against gender discrimination.

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement of the 1960s e

Question 14

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by

Accepted Answer

A)  mandating that the southern states racially gerrymander their legislative districts to ensure that more African Americans were elected to Congress. 
B)  creating the strict scrutiny test. 
C)  creating a Department of Civil Rights. 
D)  requiring that federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments for education be withheld from any school system practicing racial segregation. 
E)  ordering the desegregation of the military. 
A)  mandating that the southern states racially gerrymander their legislative districts to ensure that more African Americans were elected to Congress. 
B)  creating the strict scrutiny test. 
C)  creating a Department of Civil Rights. 
D)  requiring that federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments for education be withheld from any school system practicing racial segregation. 
E)  ordering the desegregation of the military.

Question 15

The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the

Accepted Answer

A)  power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. 
B)  equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Thirteenth Amendment. 
E)  Tenth Amendment. 
A)  power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. 
B)  equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Thirteenth Amendment. 
E)  Tenth Amendment.

Question 16

________ was the setting for a major racial confrontation concerning school busing in the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlanta 
B)  New Orleans 
C)  Boston 
D)  Dallas 
E)  Miami 
A)  Atlanta 
B)  New Orleans 
C)  Boston 
D)  Dallas 
E)  Miami

Question 17

Explain the rise of the civil rights movement in the United States. What role did the NAACP play, and what kind of political strategy did it adopt? What actions of the Supreme Court and the executive branch signaled a willingness to challenge Jim Crow laws? Why was Brown v. Board of Education such an important case?

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement in the United

Question 18

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  It abolished slavery. 
B)  It guaranteed voting rights for African American men. 
C)  It guaranteed equal protection of the laws. 
D)  It granted women the right to vote. 
E)  It gave married women the right to own property. 
A)  It abolished slavery. 
B)  It guaranteed voting rights for African American men. 
C)  It guaranteed equal protection of the laws. 
D)  It granted women the right to vote. 
E)  It gave married women the right to own property.

Question 19

Strict scrutiny is the level of judicial review that federal judges give to all cases that involve ________ classifications.

Accepted Answer

A)  racial 
B)  gender 
C)  age 
D)  ability 
E)  sexual orientation 
A)  racial 
B)  gender 
C)  age 
D)  ability 
E)  sexual orientation

Question 20

In Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), the justices determined that

Accepted Answer

A)  Dred Scott was a free citizen. 
B)  slaves were not citizens of the United States. 
C)  African Americans had no due process rights under the U.S. Constitution. 
D)  both b and c 
E)  the Missouri Compromise was constitutional in all aspects. 
A)  Dred Scott was a free citizen. 
B)  slaves were not citizens of the United States. 
C)  African Americans had no due process rights under the U.S. Constitution. 
D)  both b and c 
E)  the Missouri Compromise was constitutional in all aspects.

In 1890, ________ became the first state to allow women to vote.

________ began the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956.

Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (2007) was significant because it

The Reconstruction era in the South came to an end because

The Compromise of 1877

What happened to California's Proposition 187?

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

What best explains the increased attention the federal government paid to the problem of racial discrimination during the 1940s?

What did the Supreme Court justices rule in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)?

What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

What does the term Jim Crow mean?

The NAACP had the most success with ________ for combating racism.

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by

The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the

________ was the setting for a major racial confrontation concerning school busing in the 1970s.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

Strict scrutiny is the level of judicial review that federal judges give to all cases that involve ________ classifications.

In Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), the justices determined that

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In 1890, ________ became the first state to allow women to vote.

________ began the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956.

Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (2007) was significant because it

The Reconstruction era in the South came to an end because

The Compromise of 1877

What happened to California's Proposition 187?

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

What best explains the increased attention the federal government paid to the problem of racial discrimination during the 1940s?

What did the Supreme Court justices rule in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)?

What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

What does the term Jim Crow mean?

The NAACP had the most success with ________ for combating racism.

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by

The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the

________ was the setting for a major racial confrontation concerning school busing in the 1970s.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

Strict scrutiny is the level of judicial review that federal judges give to all cases that involve ________ classifications.

In Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), the justices determined that

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

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