Exam 16: Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

Affirmative action is a type of private and public institution favoring minorities and women in hiring and in admissions to colleges and universities in an attempt to compensate for past discrimination.

In 2003, the Supreme Court

What is the relationship between the Dred Scott (1857) decision and civil rights for African Americans.

___________ discrimination is the use of race in law or government regulations to discriminate.

The Seneca Falls Convention was central to the women's suffrage movement.

Which of the following statements is NOT a critique of affirmative action?

Which court ruled in 2003 that same-sex couples must have the same legal rights, protections, and benefits as heterosexual married couples, including matters such as joint tax returns, property ownership, insurance benefits, and medical decisions involving a spouse?

Regents v. Bakke (1978) focused on voting rights.

Which of the following statements is MOST correct?

The Supreme Court recently upheld the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Act.

The percentage of elective offices held by women has increased because of all of the following EXCEPT

Under intermediate scrutiny, government enactments that relied on gender would be constitutional if the use of gender

The main goal of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s was to remove barriers to equal citizenship for African Americans, women, and other minorities.

What is the term for programs of private and public institutions that favor minorities and women in an attempt to compensate for past discrimination?

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was ratified in 1976.

What has led to the return of segregation in public schools?

The equal protection clause is included in the ________Amendment.

Civil rights initiatives over the years have been directed at removing what in American society?

Discuss the significance of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in relation to the authors' statement, "In the Beginning, an Absence of Civil Rights." Do you agree or disagree with this sentiment? Why or why not?

Under what type of scrutiny does the Supreme Court examine sexual discrimination suits?