Question 1

The Supreme Court justices began to change their position on racial discrimination in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1890s 
B)  1910s 
C)  1930s 
D)  1960s 
E)  1980s 
A)  1890s 
B)  1910s 
C)  1930s 
D)  1960s 
E)  1980s

Question 2

In 1870, Congress passed a law forbidding ________ from becoming U.S. citizens.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Many advances in civil rights have been accomplished through federal legislation. Describe the different parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What has it accomplished, and what kind of enforcement mechanisms have been established? What civil rights legislation has been passed since 1964?

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landma

Question 4

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court justices ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were unconstitutional but affirmative action could be used. 
B)  quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were constitutional but other forms of affirmative action were unconstitutional. 
C)  all affirmative action policies were unconstitutional. 
D)  all affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny by the courts. 
E)  achieving a diverse student body was not a compelling public purpose. 
A)  quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were unconstitutional but affirmative action could be used. 
B)  quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were constitutional but other forms of affirmative action were unconstitutional. 
C)  all affirmative action policies were unconstitutional. 
D)  all affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny by the courts. 
E)  achieving a diverse student body was not a compelling public purpose.

Question 5

United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) is an important case because the justices declared that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Exclusion Act was unconstitutional. 
B)  anyone born in the United States was entitled to be a citizen. 
C)  Asian American children could not go to school with white students. 
D)  English was not the official language of the United States. 
E)  the 1965 Immigration Act was unconstitutional. 
A)  the Exclusion Act was unconstitutional. 
B)  anyone born in the United States was entitled to be a citizen. 
C)  Asian American children could not go to school with white students. 
D)  English was not the official language of the United States. 
E)  the 1965 Immigration Act was unconstitutional.

Question 6

Before 1924, what was the political status of Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were federal citizens but not citizens of the states in which they lived. 
B)  They were considered to be foreigners because their tribes were regarded as separate nations. 
C)  They were considered to be unauthorized immigrants, unless they lived on reservations. 
D)  They had the same legal status as any other citizen of the United States. 
E)  They had no political status. 
A)  They were federal citizens but not citizens of the states in which they lived. 
B)  They were considered to be foreigners because their tribes were regarded as separate nations. 
C)  They were considered to be unauthorized immigrants, unless they lived on reservations. 
D)  They had the same legal status as any other citizen of the United States. 
E)  They had no political status.

Question 7

What was the Supreme Court's record in segregation cases in the years before Brown v. Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

A)  The justices overturned forms of segregation using the separate but equal rule. 
B)  The justices had struck down forms of segregation through the commerce clause, not the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  The justices consistently refused to strike down any form of segregation. 
D)  The justices had already struck down separate but equal as a principle before Brown. 
E)  The justices had refused to hear cases on segregation before Brown. 
A)  The justices overturned forms of segregation using the separate but equal rule. 
B)  The justices had struck down forms of segregation through the commerce clause, not the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  The justices consistently refused to strike down any form of segregation. 
D)  The justices had already struck down separate but equal as a principle before Brown. 
E)  The justices had refused to hear cases on segregation before Brown.

Question 8

The Supreme Court's decisions on school desegregation policies since 1991 generally suggest that the Court will

Accepted Answer

A)  uphold all desegregation plans involving predominantly minority schools that lag behind white suburban schools. 
B)  uphold all desegregation plans involving white suburban schools that lag behind predominantly minority schools. 
C)  refuse to hear any cases in the future about desegregation plans. 
D)  be willing to end desegregation plans even when predominantly minority schools continue to lag significantly behind white suburban schools. 
E)  always uphold all desegregation plans, regardless of the schools involved. 
A)  uphold all desegregation plans involving predominantly minority schools that lag behind white suburban schools. 
B)  uphold all desegregation plans involving white suburban schools that lag behind predominantly minority schools. 
C)  refuse to hear any cases in the future about desegregation plans. 
D)  be willing to end desegregation plans even when predominantly minority schools continue to lag significantly behind white suburban schools. 
E)  always uphold all desegregation plans, regardless of the schools involved.

Question 9

________ civil rights acts were passed during the first decade after the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

Accepted Answer

A)  No 
B)  Three 
C)  Ten 
D)  Twenty 
E)  Thirty-two 
A)  No 
B)  Three 
C)  Ten 
D)  Twenty 
E)  Thirty-two

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on voter registration in southern states?

Accepted Answer

A)  A smaller percentage of African Americans registered to vote in southern states after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
B)  A much larger percentage of whites registered to vote in southern states after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
C)  The percentage of African Americans registering to vote did not change at all after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
D)  The gap between the percentage of whites registering to vote and the percentage of African Americans registering to vote declined significantly after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
E)  The gap between the percentage of whites registering to vote and the percentage of African Americans registering to vote increased significantly after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
A)  A smaller percentage of African Americans registered to vote in southern states after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
B)  A much larger percentage of whites registered to vote in southern states after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
C)  The percentage of African Americans registering to vote did not change at all after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
D)  The gap between the percentage of whites registering to vote and the percentage of African Americans registering to vote declined significantly after passage of the Voting Rights Act. 
E)  The gap between the percentage of whites registering to vote and the percentage of African Americans registering to vote increased significantly after passage of the Voting Rights Act.

Question 11

What was the ultimate destination of the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington, D.C. 
B)  Boston 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Canada 
E)  California 
A)  Washington, D.C. 
B)  Boston 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Canada 
E)  California

Question 12

Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to pass?

Accepted Answer

A)  It won approval in the House but not in the Senate. 
B)  It won approval in the Senate but not in the House. 
C)  It was not ratified by the necessary thirty-eight states. 
D)  The Supreme Court had declared the amendment unconstitutionally vague before it could be submitted to the states. 
E)  It was vetoed by President Ronald Reagan. 
A)  It won approval in the House but not in the Senate. 
B)  It won approval in the Senate but not in the House. 
C)  It was not ratified by the necessary thirty-eight states. 
D)  The Supreme Court had declared the amendment unconstitutionally vague before it could be submitted to the states. 
E)  It was vetoed by President Ronald Reagan.

Question 13

In ________, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  1942 
B)  1948 
C)  1954 
D)  1963 
E)  1976 
A)  1942 
B)  1948 
C)  1954 
D)  1963 
E)  1976

Question 14

Under what conditions can a plaintiff successfully bring a sexual harassment charge?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove both economic and psychological harm. 
B)  It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove either economic or psychological harm. 
C)  The plaintiff does not need to prove either economic or psychological harm. 
D)  Only quid pro quo forms of harassment may be brought into court. 
E)  Only harassment that creates offensive or intimidating employment conditions that amount to a hostile environment may be brought to court. 
A)  It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove both economic and psychological harm. 
B)  It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove either economic or psychological harm. 
C)  The plaintiff does not need to prove either economic or psychological harm. 
D)  Only quid pro quo forms of harassment may be brought into court. 
E)  Only harassment that creates offensive or intimidating employment conditions that amount to a hostile environment may be brought to court.

Question 15

The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A)  marked the starting point of the abolitionist movement. 
B)  marked the starting point of the modern women's movement. 
C)  marked the end of the modern women's movement. 
D)  led to the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments. 
E)  enacted Jim Crow laws at the federal level. 
A)  marked the starting point of the abolitionist movement. 
B)  marked the starting point of the modern women's movement. 
C)  marked the end of the modern women's movement. 
D)  led to the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments. 
E)  enacted Jim Crow laws at the federal level.

The Supreme Court justices began to change their position on racial discrimination in the ________.

In 1870, Congress passed a law forbidding ________ from becoming U.S. citizens.

Many advances in civil rights have been accomplished through federal legislation. Describe the different parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What has it accomplished, and what kind of enforcement mechanisms have been established? What civil rights legislation has been passed since 1964?

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court justices ruled that

United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) is an important case because the justices declared that

Before 1924, what was the political status of Native Americans?

What was the Supreme Court's record in segregation cases in the years before Brown v. Board of Education?

The Supreme Court's decisions on school desegregation policies since 1991 generally suggest that the Court will

________ civil rights acts were passed during the first decade after the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on voter registration in southern states?

What was the ultimate destination of the Underground Railroad?

Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to pass?

In ________, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Under what conditions can a plaintiff successfully bring a sexual harassment charge?

The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

The Supreme Court justices began to change their position on racial discrimination in the ________.

In 1870, Congress passed a law forbidding ________ from becoming U.S. citizens.

Many advances in civil rights have been accomplished through federal legislation. Describe the different parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What has it accomplished, and what kind of enforcement mechanisms have been established? What civil rights legislation has been passed since 1964?

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court justices ruled that

United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) is an important case because the justices declared that

Before 1924, what was the political status of Native Americans?

What was the Supreme Court's record in segregation cases in the years before Brown v. Board of Education?

The Supreme Court's decisions on school desegregation policies since 1991 generally suggest that the Court will

________ civil rights acts were passed during the first decade after the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on voter registration in southern states?

What was the ultimate destination of the Underground Railroad?

Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to pass?

In ________, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Under what conditions can a plaintiff successfully bring a sexual harassment charge?

The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it

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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