Question 1

In Tennessee v. Lane (2004), the Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  the disabled could sue a state for money damages in federal court if the state fails to make its courts fully accessible. 
B)  Congress did not have the authority to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. 
C)  state employees could not sue states for damages arising from violations of the Disabilities Act. 
D)  state employees could sue states for damages arising from violations of the Disabilities Act. 
E)  the disabled could not sue a state for money damages in federal court if the state fails to make its courts fully accessible. 
A)  the disabled could sue a state for money damages in federal court if the state fails to make its courts fully accessible. 
B)  Congress did not have the authority to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. 
C)  state employees could not sue states for damages arising from violations of the Disabilities Act. 
D)  state employees could sue states for damages arising from violations of the Disabilities Act. 
E)  the disabled could not sue a state for money damages in federal court if the state fails to make its courts fully accessible.

Question 2

The Fourteenth Amendment reversed

Accepted Answer

A)  Barron v. Baltimore (1833). 
B)  Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837). 
C)  Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). 
D)  Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). 
E)  Marbury v. Madison (1803) 
A)  Barron v. Baltimore (1833). 
B)  Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837). 
C)  Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). 
D)  Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). 
E)  Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Question 3

How has the Supreme Court ruled on affirmative action programs recently?

Accepted Answer

The Court ruled that diversity

Question 4

This act prohibits employment discrimination against the disabled and requires that reasonable efforts be made to make places of employment and public facilities accessible to them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
B)  Civil Rights Act of 1991 
C)  American with Disabilities Act of 1990 
D)  Civil Rights Act of 1964 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
B)  Civil Rights Act of 1991 
C)  American with Disabilities Act of 1990 
D)  Civil Rights Act of 1964 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

What is the extent of sexual harassment in the U.S.? Why is it a hard issue to deal with?

Accepted Answer

One poll reports that 21 percent of wome

Question 6

What is a sign that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is having an effect on American life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The proliferation of wheelchair ramps and wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities 
B)  The increased legislation requiring compliance with the act 
C)  The requirement that states must adhere to the act 
D)  The success of the use of the interstate commerce clause to promote compliance 
E)  All of the above are examples of the successes achieved through the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 
A)  The proliferation of wheelchair ramps and wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities 
B)  The increased legislation requiring compliance with the act 
C)  The requirement that states must adhere to the act 
D)  The success of the use of the interstate commerce clause to promote compliance 
E)  All of the above are examples of the successes achieved through the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Question 7

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling in Minor v. Happersett (1874)?

Accepted Answer

A)  This decision that women's suffrage was not a right inherent in the Fourteenth Amendment encouraged women to use more direct forms of political agitation to secure the vote. 
B)  Once this challenge to the ways of preventing African Americans from voting was denied, the use of terror increased in the form of lynchings, night riding, and bombings. 
C)  The use of the Alabama literacy test was approved so that African Americans could not realistically vote in the state until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. 
D)  The Supreme Court finally decided that race was a suspect classification that demanded strict judicial scrutiny. 
E)  It was the first time that the courts recognized the term "sexual harassment." 
A)  This decision that women's suffrage was not a right inherent in the Fourteenth Amendment encouraged women to use more direct forms of political agitation to secure the vote. 
B)  Once this challenge to the ways of preventing African Americans from voting was denied, the use of terror increased in the form of lynchings, night riding, and bombings. 
C)  The use of the Alabama literacy test was approved so that African Americans could not realistically vote in the state until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. 
D)  The Supreme Court finally decided that race was a suspect classification that demanded strict judicial scrutiny. 
E)  It was the first time that the courts recognized the term "sexual harassment."

Question 8

Which of the following Supreme Court cases rendered the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment meaningless.

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaughterhouse Cases 
B)  Civil Rights Cases 
C)  Dred Scott v. Sanford 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
E)  Smith v. Allwright 
A)  Slaughterhouse Cases 
B)  Civil Rights Cases 
C)  Dred Scott v. Sanford 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
E)  Smith v. Allwright

Question 9

Justice William Brennan wrote the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

________ is the designation of a group for special treatment by government that is invidious, arbitrary, and/or irrational.

Accepted Answer

Suspect cl

Question 11

In 1944, the Supreme Court finally declared that ______ was a suspect classification that demanded strict judicial scrutiny.

Accepted Answer

A)  race 
B)  gender 
C)  citizenship 
D)  antidiscrimination legislation 
E)  age 
A)  race 
B)  gender 
C)  citizenship 
D)  antidiscrimination legislation 
E)  age

Question 12

What kind of scrutiny do gender-conscious laws receive by the courts?

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court was not content in the

Question 13

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that women's suffrage was not a right inherent in the national citizenship guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) 
B)  The Slaughterhouse Cases (1873) 
C)  Minor v. Happersett (1874) 
D)  Civil Rights Cases (1883) 
E)  U.S. v. Carolene Products 
A)  Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) 
B)  The Slaughterhouse Cases (1873) 
C)  Minor v. Happersett (1874) 
D)  Civil Rights Cases (1883) 
E)  U.S. v. Carolene Products

Question 14

What was a "grandfather clause"?

Accepted Answer

A device that allowed whites w

Question 15

In _____________ the Supreme Court upheld a state law that restricted private homosexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bowers v. Hardwick 
B)  Lawrence v. Texas 
C)  Dowell v. Oklahoma City 
D)  Bowers v. Texas 
E)  Romer v. Evans 
A)  Bowers v. Hardwick 
B)  Lawrence v. Texas 
C)  Dowell v. Oklahoma City 
D)  Bowers v. Texas 
E)  Romer v. Evans

Question 16

Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It immediately upheld provisions that granted equal voting rights to freed slaves. 
B)  It moved to support the Civil War amendments in subsequent years. 
C)  Its decisions actually undermined the Civil War amendments. 
D)  It deferred to congressional authority to legislate additional protections. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  It immediately upheld provisions that granted equal voting rights to freed slaves. 
B)  It moved to support the Civil War amendments in subsequent years. 
C)  Its decisions actually undermined the Civil War amendments. 
D)  It deferred to congressional authority to legislate additional protections. 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court said that states could provide separate facilities for African Americans and whites as long as

Accepted Answer

A)  the facilities were equal. 
B)  the schools were desegregated. 
C)  African Americans were not discriminated against in employment. 
D)  the states allowed African Americans to vote. 
E)  poll taxes were repealed. 
A)  the facilities were equal. 
B)  the schools were desegregated. 
C)  African Americans were not discriminated against in employment. 
D)  the states allowed African Americans to vote. 
E)  poll taxes were repealed.

Question 18

Which of the following constitutional amendments was NOT one of the Civil War amendments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thirteenth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Sixteenth 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Thirteenth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Sixteenth 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

According to the authors of Struggle for Democracy, given current court decisions and the current conservative majority on the Court,

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action programs are likely to get a boost. 
B)  affirmative action programs have been narrowed considerably in their reach.. 
C)  affirmative action programs will be studied using "intermediate" scrutiny. 
D)  reverse discrimination suits will probably be declared unconstitutional. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  affirmative action programs are likely to get a boost. 
B)  affirmative action programs have been narrowed considerably in their reach.. 
C)  affirmative action programs will be studied using "intermediate" scrutiny. 
D)  reverse discrimination suits will probably be declared unconstitutional. 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

Civil rights are government guarantees of political equality and equal treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In Tennessee v. Lane (2004), the Court ruled that

The Fourteenth Amendment reversed

How has the Supreme Court ruled on affirmative action programs recently?

This act prohibits employment discrimination against the disabled and requires that reasonable efforts be made to make places of employment and public facilities accessible to them.

What is the extent of sexual harassment in the U.S.? Why is it a hard issue to deal with?

What is a sign that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is having an effect on American life?

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling in Minor v. Happersett (1874)?

Which of the following Supreme Court cases rendered the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment meaningless.

Justice William Brennan wrote the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade.

________ is the designation of a group for special treatment by government that is invidious, arbitrary, and/or irrational.

In 1944, the Supreme Court finally declared that ______ was a suspect classification that demanded strict judicial scrutiny.

What kind of scrutiny do gender-conscious laws receive by the courts?

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that women's suffrage was not a right inherent in the national citizenship guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment?

What was a "grandfather clause"?

In _____________ the Supreme Court upheld a state law that restricted private homosexual activity.

Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court after the Civil War?

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court said that states could provide separate facilities for African Americans and whites as long as

Which of the following constitutional amendments was NOT one of the Civil War amendments?

According to the authors of Struggle for Democracy, given current court decisions and the current conservative majority on the Court,

Civil rights are government guarantees of political equality and equal treatment.

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

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Exam 16: Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

In Tennessee v. Lane (2004), the Court ruled that

The Fourteenth Amendment reversed

How has the Supreme Court ruled on affirmative action programs recently?

This act prohibits employment discrimination against the disabled and requires that reasonable efforts be made to make places of employment and public facilities accessible to them.

What is the extent of sexual harassment in the U.S.? Why is it a hard issue to deal with?

What is a sign that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is having an effect on American life?

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling in Minor v. Happersett (1874)?

Which of the following Supreme Court cases rendered the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment meaningless.

Justice William Brennan wrote the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade.

________ is the designation of a group for special treatment by government that is invidious, arbitrary, and/or irrational.

In 1944, the Supreme Court finally declared that ______ was a suspect classification that demanded strict judicial scrutiny.

What kind of scrutiny do gender-conscious laws receive by the courts?

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that women's suffrage was not a right inherent in the national citizenship guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment?

What was a "grandfather clause"?

In _____________ the Supreme Court upheld a state law that restricted private homosexual activity.

Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court after the Civil War?

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court said that states could provide separate facilities for African Americans and whites as long as

Which of the following constitutional amendments was NOT one of the Civil War amendments?

According to the authors of Struggle for Democracy, given current court decisions and the current conservative majority on the Court,

Civil rights are government guarantees of political equality and equal treatment.

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