Question 1

In an early NAACP challenge to segregation,Heman Sweatt sued the state of Texas after it

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A) attempted to pay his tuition to another school outside of the state. 
B) rented a few rooms in an office building and hired two black lawyers and called this its state law school for blacks. 
C) required him to sit in the hallway and listen while white students attended lectures. 
D) called out the Texas National Guard to forcibly evict him from its law school campus. 
E) banned him from the University of Texas law school cafeteria and required him to use its library facilities only after hours. 
A) attempted to pay his tuition to another school outside of the state. 
B) rented a few rooms in an office building and hired two black lawyers and called this its state law school for blacks. 
C) required him to sit in the hallway and listen while white students attended lectures. 
D) called out the Texas National Guard to forcibly evict him from its law school campus. 
E) banned him from the University of Texas law school cafeteria and required him to use its library facilities only after hours.

Question 2

Describe three different ways that Southern states passed laws to keep blacks from voting after passage of the Fifteenth Amendment.

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1. Poll taxes: Southern states implement

Question 3

Identify the original impetus for the disabled rights movement and discuss the legislative response,including both achievements and remaining challenges.​

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The original impetus for the disabled ri

Question 4

Demands for women's rights were born in large part from​

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A) ​the abolitionist movement. 
B) ​debates held during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. 
C) ​the aftermath of the Civil War and the growth of freedom that ensued. 
D) ​the largely African-American-inspired Civil Rights movement. 
E) ​anger over defeat of the Suffragist Movement. 
A) ​the abolitionist movement. 
B) ​debates held during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. 
C) ​the aftermath of the Civil War and the growth of freedom that ensued. 
D) ​the largely African-American-inspired Civil Rights movement. 
E) ​anger over defeat of the Suffragist Movement.

Question 5

The civil rights guarantee of "equal protection of the laws" is located in

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A) the Civil Rights Act of 1875. 
B) the Preamble to the Constitution. 
C) the Declaration of Independence. 
D) the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E) the Sixth Amendment. 
A) the Civil Rights Act of 1875. 
B) the Preamble to the Constitution. 
C) the Declaration of Independence. 
D) the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E) the Sixth Amendment.

Question 6

The Americans with Disabilities Act

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A) currently includes a list of 158 recognized disabilities protected under law from discrimination. 
B) failed to create a watchdog agency to make sure the law was enforced. 
C) did not result in many job discrimination complaints filed afterwards. 
D) was revised in 2008 specifying that disabilities that could be controlled by medication were not disabilities under the meaning of the law. 
E) includes deliberately vague language as to what constitutes a disability. 
A) currently includes a list of 158 recognized disabilities protected under law from discrimination. 
B) failed to create a watchdog agency to make sure the law was enforced. 
C) did not result in many job discrimination complaints filed afterwards. 
D) was revised in 2008 specifying that disabilities that could be controlled by medication were not disabilities under the meaning of the law. 
E) includes deliberately vague language as to what constitutes a disability.

Question 7

In the years after the Civil War,the Supreme Court ruled that government could prohibit

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A) all forms of racial discrimination. 
B) private acts of racial discrimination. 
C) acts of omission by a state. 
D) only governmental acts that discriminated on the basis of race. 
E) private acts of racial discrimination and acts of omission by a state. 
A) all forms of racial discrimination. 
B) private acts of racial discrimination. 
C) acts of omission by a state. 
D) only governmental acts that discriminated on the basis of race. 
E) private acts of racial discrimination and acts of omission by a state.

Question 8

Language protecting women from employment discrimination was added to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

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A) after the intervention of President Lyndon Johnson. 
B) after a three-day women's March on Washington. 
C) after a dramatic testimony to the U.S. House by Betty Friedan. 
D) buried within a larger thirty-page amendment that many opponents of the measure failed to closely read. 
E) in an attempt to ridicule the overall law and make it unacceptable to some of the male members of the U.S. House. 
A) after the intervention of President Lyndon Johnson. 
B) after a three-day women's March on Washington. 
C) after a dramatic testimony to the U.S. House by Betty Friedan. 
D) buried within a larger thirty-page amendment that many opponents of the measure failed to closely read. 
E) in an attempt to ridicule the overall law and make it unacceptable to some of the male members of the U.S. House.

Question 9

The event that served as the catalyst for the gay liberation movement in the United States was

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A) the Montgomery bus boycott. 
B) the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade of 1984. 
C) the Stonewall Riots. 
D) the Watts Riot. 
E) the Gay Pride March of 1971. 
A) the Montgomery bus boycott. 
B) the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade of 1984. 
C) the Stonewall Riots. 
D) the Watts Riot. 
E) the Gay Pride March of 1971.

Question 10

People who feel that they were unfairly denied their right to admission,employment,or promotion because an affirmative action program placed someone of another race or sex ahead of them claim

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A) restraint of trade. 
B) reverse discrimination. 
C) discrimination. 
D) unfair competition. 
E) unequal access. 
A) restraint of trade. 
B) reverse discrimination. 
C) discrimination. 
D) unfair competition. 
E) unequal access.

Question 11

In 1955,after Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery city bus and refused to sit at the back,

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A) she was arrested and fined $10 for violating the city ordinance. 
B) she was allowed to keep her seat. 
C) she got in a fight with the bus driver. 
D) the bus driver was prosecuted for violating Parks' civil rights. 
E) None of these choices is true. 
A) she was arrested and fined $10 for violating the city ordinance. 
B) she was allowed to keep her seat. 
C) she got in a fight with the bus driver. 
D) the bus driver was prosecuted for violating Parks' civil rights. 
E) None of these choices is true.

Question 12

Federal law that _____________ was struck down by the 2013 Supreme Court decision in United States v.Windsor.

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A) ​prohibited gays and lesbians from serving in the armed forces 
B) ​denied federal benefits to same-sex couples 
C) ​protected gays and lesbians against employment discrimination 
D) ​​allowed gays to take leadership roles in the Boy Scouts 
E) ​permitted housing discrimination against gays and lesbians 
A) ​prohibited gays and lesbians from serving in the armed forces 
B) ​denied federal benefits to same-sex couples 
C) ​protected gays and lesbians against employment discrimination 
D) ​​allowed gays to take leadership roles in the Boy Scouts 
E) ​permitted housing discrimination against gays and lesbians

Question 13

The Supreme Court's 2013 decision in ​Abigail Fisher's lawsuit against the University of Texas directed the trial court to determine if the University's admissions policy met "strict scrutiny" requirements,which include all of the following except that the policy must

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A) serve a compelling government interest. 
B) be approved by the state's voters. 
C) be narrowly tailored to meet the state interest. 
D) ​be the least restrictive means of meeting the state's interest. 
E) ​All of these choices are elements of strict scrutiny analysis. 
A) serve a compelling government interest. 
B) be approved by the state's voters. 
C) be narrowly tailored to meet the state interest. 
D) ​be the least restrictive means of meeting the state's interest. 
E) ​All of these choices are elements of strict scrutiny analysis.

Question 14

Which president justified the need for affirmative action by saying,"You do not take a person who for years has been hobbled by chains,liberate him,bring him up to the starting line of a race,and then say,'You are free to compete with all the others,' and still justly believe that you have been completely fair?"

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A) Richard Nixon 
B) John F. Kennedy 
C) George H.W. Bush 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) Lyndon Johnson 
A) Richard Nixon 
B) John F. Kennedy 
C) George H.W. Bush 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) Lyndon Johnson

Question 15

A U.S.Supreme Court decision in 2007 made it more difficult to successfully sue over pay discrimination based on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act when they held

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A) that plaintiffs must file a complaint within 180 days of pay setting. 
B) that plaintiffs must file a complaint with the EEOC within a week. 
C) that plaintiffs must pay all legal costs up front before filing a suit. 
D) that employers cannot be held responsible for discrimination on the basis of sex, as opposed to racial or ethnic identity. 
E) None of the above is true. 
A) that plaintiffs must file a complaint within 180 days of pay setting. 
B) that plaintiffs must file a complaint with the EEOC within a week. 
C) that plaintiffs must pay all legal costs up front before filing a suit. 
D) that employers cannot be held responsible for discrimination on the basis of sex, as opposed to racial or ethnic identity. 
E) None of the above is true.

Question 16

Discuss some of the nonviolent methods used during the Civil Rights Movement to achieve the goal of equality for minority citizens.​

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During the Civil Rights Movement, nonvio

Question 17

In a challenge to the Civil Rights Act before the Supreme Court,the Court based its decision upholding the act on which constitutional principle?

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A) Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce 
B) The Fifth Amendment's equal protection clause 
C) The Thirteenth Amendment's protection against slavery clause 
D) The federal government's duty to ensure domestic tranquility 
E) The Bill of Rights 
A) Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce 
B) The Fifth Amendment's equal protection clause 
C) The Thirteenth Amendment's protection against slavery clause 
D) The federal government's duty to ensure domestic tranquility 
E) The Bill of Rights

Question 18

Outline the recent up-and-down history of the legality of gay marriage in the state of California.

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The recent history of the legality of ga

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the concept of civil rights?

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A) Rights generally accorded all citizens 
B) Political rights of speech and assembly 
C) Rights extended to citizens from legislative action 
D) The guarantees of life, liberty, and property granted to all citizens 
E) Powers and privileges guaranteed to individuals and protected against arbitrary withdrawal by the government or individuals 
A) Rights generally accorded all citizens 
B) Political rights of speech and assembly 
C) Rights extended to citizens from legislative action 
D) The guarantees of life, liberty, and property granted to all citizens 
E) Powers and privileges guaranteed to individuals and protected against arbitrary withdrawal by the government or individuals

Question 20

The amendment permitting black American men to vote is the

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A) Eleventh Amendment. 
B) Twelfth Amendment. 
C) Fifteenth Amendment. 
D) Twenty-first Amendment. 
E) Twenty-third Amendment. 
A) Eleventh Amendment. 
B) Twelfth Amendment. 
C) Fifteenth Amendment. 
D) Twenty-first Amendment. 
E) Twenty-third Amendment.

In an early NAACP challenge to segregation,Heman Sweatt sued the state of Texas after it

Describe three different ways that Southern states passed laws to keep blacks from voting after passage of the Fifteenth Amendment.

Identify the original impetus for the disabled rights movement and discuss the legislative response,including both achievements and remaining challenges.

Demands for women's rights were born in large part from

The civil rights guarantee of "equal protection of the laws" is located in

The Americans with Disabilities Act

In the years after the Civil War,the Supreme Court ruled that government could prohibit

Language protecting women from employment discrimination was added to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

The event that served as the catalyst for the gay liberation movement in the United States was

People who feel that they were unfairly denied their right to admission,employment,or promotion because an affirmative action program placed someone of another race or sex ahead of them claim

In 1955,after Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery city bus and refused to sit at the back,

Federal law that _____________ was struck down by the 2013 Supreme Court decision in United States v.Windsor.

The Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Abigail Fisher's lawsuit against the University of Texas directed the trial court to determine if the University's admissions policy met "strict scrutiny" requirements,which include all of the following except that the policy must

A U.S.Supreme Court decision in 2007 made it more difficult to successfully sue over pay discrimination based on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act when they held

Discuss some of the nonviolent methods used during the Civil Rights Movement to achieve the goal of equality for minority citizens.

In a challenge to the Civil Rights Act before the Supreme Court,the Court based its decision upholding the act on which constitutional principle?

Outline the recent up-and-down history of the legality of gay marriage in the state of California.

Which of the following best describes the concept of civil rights?

The amendment permitting black American men to vote is the

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Exam 16: Equality and Civil Rights

In an early NAACP challenge to segregation,Heman Sweatt sued the state of Texas after it

Describe three different ways that Southern states passed laws to keep blacks from voting after passage of the Fifteenth Amendment.

Identify the original impetus for the disabled rights movement and discuss the legislative response,including both achievements and remaining challenges.​

Demands for women's rights were born in large part from​

The civil rights guarantee of "equal protection of the laws" is located in

The Americans with Disabilities Act

In the years after the Civil War,the Supreme Court ruled that government could prohibit

Language protecting women from employment discrimination was added to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

The event that served as the catalyst for the gay liberation movement in the United States was

People who feel that they were unfairly denied their right to admission,employment,or promotion because an affirmative action program placed someone of another race or sex ahead of them claim

In 1955,after Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery city bus and refused to sit at the back,

Federal law that _____________ was struck down by the 2013 Supreme Court decision in United States v.Windsor.

The Supreme Court's 2013 decision in ​Abigail Fisher's lawsuit against the University of Texas directed the trial court to determine if the University's admissions policy met "strict scrutiny" requirements,which include all of the following except that the policy must

A U.S.Supreme Court decision in 2007 made it more difficult to successfully sue over pay discrimination based on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act when they held

Discuss some of the nonviolent methods used during the Civil Rights Movement to achieve the goal of equality for minority citizens.​

In a challenge to the Civil Rights Act before the Supreme Court,the Court based its decision upholding the act on which constitutional principle?

Outline the recent up-and-down history of the legality of gay marriage in the state of California.

Which of the following best describes the concept of civil rights?

The amendment permitting black American men to vote is the

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Identify the original impetus for the disabled rights movement and discuss the legislative response,including both achievements and remaining challenges.

Demands for women's rights were born in large part from

The Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Abigail Fisher's lawsuit against the University of Texas directed the trial court to determine if the University's admissions policy met "strict scrutiny" requirements,which include all of the following except that the policy must

Discuss some of the nonviolent methods used during the Civil Rights Movement to achieve the goal of equality for minority citizens.