Question 1

In ____________ the Supreme Court established gender discrimination is an intermediate scrutiny category.

Accepted Answer

A)  Craig v. Boren 
B)  Dowell v. Oklahoma 
C)  United States v. Virginia 
D)  Roe v. Wade 
E)  Brennan v. Boren 
A)  Craig v. Boren 
B)  Dowell v. Oklahoma 
C)  United States v. Virginia 
D)  Roe v. Wade 
E)  Brennan v. Boren

Question 2

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 provides disabled Americans with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  protection against employment discrimination. 
B)  handicapped entrances to public buildings. 
C)  accessible facilities. 
D)  equal access to employment opportunities. 
E)  wheelchair ramps to concert halls. 
A)  protection against employment discrimination. 
B)  handicapped entrances to public buildings. 
C)  accessible facilities. 
D)  equal access to employment opportunities. 
E)  wheelchair ramps to concert halls.

Question 3

What was Jim Crow?

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow was the popular term

Question 4

What prohibits discrimination against women at federally funded institutions

Accepted Answer

A)  The Nineteenth Amendment 
B)  Title IX 
C)  Title XI 
D)  The Voting Rights Act of 1964 
E)  The Civil Rights Act of 1957 
A)  The Nineteenth Amendment 
B)  Title IX 
C)  Title XI 
D)  The Voting Rights Act of 1964 
E)  The Civil Rights Act of 1957

Question 5

Women were granted the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Gender is considered a suspect classification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Supreme Court decided, in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), that

Accepted Answer

A)  race discrimination by private owners was unconstitutional. 
B)  civil rights always take priority over property rights, even against state laws. 
C)  states cannot pass laws that violate the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  states could separate the races in public transportation if they provided equal facilities. 
E)  states could not separate the races in public transportation if they provided equal facilities 
A)  race discrimination by private owners was unconstitutional. 
B)  civil rights always take priority over property rights, even against state laws. 
C)  states cannot pass laws that violate the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  states could separate the races in public transportation if they provided equal facilities. 
E)  states could not separate the races in public transportation if they provided equal facilities

Question 8

In 1944, the Supreme Court ruled that race was a "suspect classification" that demanded strict judicial scrutiny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of these is legally binding in regard to gays and lesbians in all fifty states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Same-sex civil unions 
B)  Same-sex marriages 
C)  Same-sex civil partnerships with the rights similar to those of married couples 
D)  Health care benefits for same-sex couples 
E)  None of the above is protected by law throughout the entire United States. 
A)  Same-sex civil unions 
B)  Same-sex marriages 
C)  Same-sex civil partnerships with the rights similar to those of married couples 
D)  Health care benefits for same-sex couples 
E)  None of the above is protected by law throughout the entire United States.

In ____________ the Supreme Court established gender discrimination is an intermediate scrutiny category.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 provides disabled Americans with all of the following EXCEPT

What was Jim Crow?

What prohibits discrimination against women at federally funded institutions

Women were granted the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Gender is considered a suspect classification.

The Supreme Court decided, in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), that

In 1944, the Supreme Court ruled that race was a "suspect classification" that demanded strict judicial scrutiny.

Which of these is legally binding in regard to gays and lesbians in all fifty states?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters

Exam 16: Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

In ____________ the Supreme Court established gender discrimination is an intermediate scrutiny category.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 provides disabled Americans with all of the following EXCEPT

What was Jim Crow?

What prohibits discrimination against women at federally funded institutions

Women were granted the right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Gender is considered a suspect classification.

The Supreme Court decided, in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), that

In 1944, the Supreme Court ruled that race was a "suspect classification" that demanded strict judicial scrutiny.

Which of these is legally binding in regard to gays and lesbians in all fifty states?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters