Question 1

Which of the following is true about women's rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  The struggle for women's rights first began in earnest at a convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. 
B)  Women's voting rights are found in the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
C)  Women's suffrage is the right to equal pay for equal work. 
D)  Options A and B are true. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  The struggle for women's rights first began in earnest at a convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. 
B)  Women's voting rights are found in the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
C)  Women's suffrage is the right to equal pay for equal work. 
D)  Options A and B are true. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 2

Describe the barriers to voting faced by African Americans after the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

After the Civil War, African Americans f

Question 3

Explain the consequences of a policy that required the deportation of all unauthorized immigrants.

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The consequences of a policy that requir

Question 4

The term civil rights refers to

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A)  the rights of all Americans provided for in the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B)  civil liberties like freedom of religion, speech or assembly. 
C)  what the government must do to ensure freedom from discrimination. 
D)  limitations on what the government may not do to interfere with individual liberties. 
E)  Options A and C are true. 
A)  the rights of all Americans provided for in the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B)  civil liberties like freedom of religion, speech or assembly. 
C)  what the government must do to ensure freedom from discrimination. 
D)  limitations on what the government may not do to interfere with individual liberties. 
E)  Options A and C are true.

Question 5

Describe the significance of the Dred Scott Case and the legal status of slaves in the United States prior to the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The Dred Scott Case was a landmark Supre

Question 6

A poll tax was used to

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A)  prevent northern immigrants from moving to the South and voting in local elections. 
B)  determine who was intelligent enough to vote. 
C)  dissuade African Americans and poor whites from voting. 
D)  force individuals to buy property in order to be eligible to vote. 
E)  raise funds for voter registration among the minority community. 
A)  prevent northern immigrants from moving to the South and voting in local elections. 
B)  determine who was intelligent enough to vote. 
C)  dissuade African Americans and poor whites from voting. 
D)  force individuals to buy property in order to be eligible to vote. 
E)  raise funds for voter registration among the minority community.

Question 7

In an attempt to achieve integration,

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A)  students were sent to the school that was near to where they lived. 
B)  busing students across neighborhoods was ordered by the courts. 
C)  methods were determined by local committees of parents. 
D)  busing was peacefully accomplished in many big cities. 
E)  All the above are true. 
A)  students were sent to the school that was near to where they lived. 
B)  busing students across neighborhoods was ordered by the courts. 
C)  methods were determined by local committees of parents. 
D)  busing was peacefully accomplished in many big cities. 
E)  All the above are true.

Question 8

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

Accepted Answer

A)  provided the credo for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. 
B)  described the unequal status of women in the United States. 
C)  argued that women should not work outside the home. 
D)  advocated socialism as a solution to women's problems. 
E)  presented the position that birth control should not be readily available because it would encourage women to engage in marital infidelity and premarital sex. 
A)  provided the credo for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. 
B)  described the unequal status of women in the United States. 
C)  argued that women should not work outside the home. 
D)  advocated socialism as a solution to women's problems. 
E)  presented the position that birth control should not be readily available because it would encourage women to engage in marital infidelity and premarital sex.

Question 9

In 1896, the United States Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson

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A)  ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution. 
B)  tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws. 
C)  stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. 
D)  agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution. 
E)  ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century. 
A)  ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution. 
B)  tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws. 
C)  stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. 
D)  agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution. 
E)  ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century.

Question 10

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court held that

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government. 
B)  public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  the national government does not have the power to force any type of action on local school boards. 
D)  separation of races for a reason such as education is not a violation of the Constitution. 
E)  African Americans could not be denied the right to a college education. 
A)  ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government. 
B)  public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  the national government does not have the power to force any type of action on local school boards. 
D)  separation of races for a reason such as education is not a violation of the Constitution. 
E)  African Americans could not be denied the right to a college education.

Question 11

All of the following are true of the 1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Acts $\bold{except}$

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A)  the right to equality of opportunity in employment was included. 
B)  discrimination in public accommodations was banned. 
C)  it allowed state governments to control school integration. 
D)  discrimination in housing was banned. 
E)  it provided penalties for those attempting to interfere with civil rights workers. 
A)  the right to equality of opportunity in employment was included. 
B)  discrimination in public accommodations was banned. 
C)  it allowed state governments to control school integration. 
D)  discrimination in housing was banned. 
E)  it provided penalties for those attempting to interfere with civil rights workers.

Question 12

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution

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A)  abolished slavery. 
B)  forced states to alter their constitutions to end slavery by making the children of slave free while allowing slavery for existing slaves. 
C)  mandated that all persons "will be treated as total equals from this date forward." 
D)  allowed slavery to continue for twenty years at which time it would be ended. 
E)  allowed slavery but banned the importation of slaves immediately. 
A)  abolished slavery. 
B)  forced states to alter their constitutions to end slavery by making the children of slave free while allowing slavery for existing slaves. 
C)  mandated that all persons "will be treated as total equals from this date forward." 
D)  allowed slavery to continue for twenty years at which time it would be ended. 
E)  allowed slavery but banned the importation of slaves immediately.

Question 13

Today, there are approximately __________ unauthorized immigrants living in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  11 million 
B)  111 million 
C)  200 million 
D)  1 million 
E)  35 million 
A)  11 million 
B)  111 million 
C)  200 million 
D)  1 million 
E)  35 million

Question 14

Civil rights

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A)  include women's rights. 
B)  resulted in legislation that secured basic rights for all Americans. 
C)  have not always been accorded to certain groups such as Native Americans, African Americans, women, and older Americans. 
D)  are concerned with protecting groups from discrimination. 
E)  All the above are true. 
A)  include women's rights. 
B)  resulted in legislation that secured basic rights for all Americans. 
C)  have not always been accorded to certain groups such as Native Americans, African Americans, women, and older Americans. 
D)  are concerned with protecting groups from discrimination. 
E)  All the above are true.

Question 15

The Fourteenth Amendment

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A)  contains a due process clause. 
B)  contains language that is similar to that found in the Fifth Amendment. 
C)  contains language that is similar to that found in the First Amendment. 
D)  Options A and B are true. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  contains a due process clause. 
B)  contains language that is similar to that found in the Fifth Amendment. 
C)  contains language that is similar to that found in the First Amendment. 
D)  Options A and B are true. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 16

Explain the significance of the constitutional amendments enacted in the five years following the end of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The constitutional amendments enacted in

Question 17

Any practice, policy, or procedure that denies equality of treatment to an individual or to a group because of gender

Accepted Answer

A)  is sexual harassment. 
B)  is gender discrimination. 
C)  violates Title IV. 
D)  violates the Civil Rights Act of 1968. 
E)  is considered illegal if engaged in by a private corporation but acceptable if engaged in by the government. 
A)  is sexual harassment. 
B)  is gender discrimination. 
C)  violates Title IV. 
D)  violates the Civil Rights Act of 1968. 
E)  is considered illegal if engaged in by a private corporation but acceptable if engaged in by the government.

Question 18

African American leader Malcolm X

Accepted Answer

A)  supported the group known as the Underground Railroad. 
B)  agreed with King's philosophy of nonviolence. 
C)  believed in "black power" and racial separation. 
D)  believed in the philosophy of "turn the other cheek." 
E)  was one of King's closest colleagues. 
A)  supported the group known as the Underground Railroad. 
B)  agreed with King's philosophy of nonviolence. 
C)  believed in "black power" and racial separation. 
D)  believed in the philosophy of "turn the other cheek." 
E)  was one of King's closest colleagues.

Question 19

De facto segregation

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred in northern school districts. 
B)  occurred in northern residential neighborhoods. 
C)  confined African Americans to mixed neighborhoods determined by the courts. 
D)  confined African Americans to all-black districts. 
E)  Options A, B, and D are true. 
A)  occurred in northern school districts. 
B)  occurred in northern residential neighborhoods. 
C)  confined African Americans to mixed neighborhoods determined by the courts. 
D)  confined African Americans to all-black districts. 
E)  Options A, B, and D are true.

Question 20

In 2003, the United States Supreme Court considered two different admissions policies adopted at the University of Michigan Law School and

Accepted Answer

A)  for the first time, ruled that an affirmative action was unconstitutional. 
B)  ruled that "diversity" could not be a compelling government interest. 
C)  approved affirmative action plans that took race into consideration as part of a complete examination of the applicant's background. 
D)  approved a plan that automatically awarded points toward admission to minority applicants. 
E)  ruled that the time had come for all affirmative action programs to end, since government could do nothing more to alleviate the effects of past discrimination. 
A)  for the first time, ruled that an affirmative action was unconstitutional. 
B)  ruled that "diversity" could not be a compelling government interest. 
C)  approved affirmative action plans that took race into consideration as part of a complete examination of the applicant's background. 
D)  approved a plan that automatically awarded points toward admission to minority applicants. 
E)  ruled that the time had come for all affirmative action programs to end, since government could do nothing more to alleviate the effects of past discrimination.

Which of the following is true about women's rights?

Describe the barriers to voting faced by African Americans after the Civil War.

Explain the consequences of a policy that required the deportation of all unauthorized immigrants.

The term civil rights refers to

Describe the significance of the Dred Scott Case and the legal status of slaves in the United States prior to the Civil War.

A poll tax was used to

In an attempt to achieve integration,

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

In 1896, the United States Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court held that

All of the following are true of the 1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Acts $\bold{except}$

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Today, there are approximately __________ unauthorized immigrants living in the United States.

Civil rights

The Fourteenth Amendment

Explain the significance of the constitutional amendments enacted in the five years following the end of the Civil War.

Any practice, policy, or procedure that denies equality of treatment to an individual or to a group because of gender

African American leader Malcolm X

De facto segregation

In 2003, the United States Supreme Court considered two different admissions policies adopted at the University of Michigan Law School and

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Which of the following is true about women's rights?

Describe the barriers to voting faced by African Americans after the Civil War.

Explain the consequences of a policy that required the deportation of all unauthorized immigrants.

The term civil rights refers to

Describe the significance of the Dred Scott Case and the legal status of slaves in the United States prior to the Civil War.

A poll tax was used to

In an attempt to achieve integration,

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

In 1896, the United States Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court held that

All of the following are true of the 1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Acts except\bold{except}except

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Today, there are approximately __________ unauthorized immigrants living in the United States.

Civil rights

The Fourteenth Amendment

Explain the significance of the constitutional amendments enacted in the five years following the end of the Civil War.

Any practice, policy, or procedure that denies equality of treatment to an individual or to a group because of gender

African American leader Malcolm X

De facto segregation

In 2003, the United States Supreme Court considered two different admissions policies adopted at the University of Michigan Law School and

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

All of the following are true of the 1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Acts $\bold{except}$