Question 1

Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act and what impact it has had.

Accepted Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA

Question 2

All of the following are true of women in the work place today  $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  the glass ceiling refers to the fact that only a small percentage of the top corporate officer positions are held by women. 
B)  for every dollar earned by men, women earn about 59 cents. 
C)  jobs that are traditionally held by women pay more than those traditionally held by men. 
D)  pay discrimination is still an issue in the workplace for women. 
E)  the Equal Pay Act states that there should be equal pay for equal work. 
A)  the glass ceiling refers to the fact that only a small percentage of the top corporate officer positions are held by women. 
B)  for every dollar earned by men, women earn about 59 cents. 
C)  jobs that are traditionally held by women pay more than those traditionally held by men. 
D)  pay discrimination is still an issue in the workplace for women. 
E)  the Equal Pay Act states that there should be equal pay for equal work.

Question 3

In the 1960s and 1970s, women's groups became divided over issues including

Accepted Answer

A)  the Equal Rights Amendment. 
B)  pornography. 
C)  abortion rights. 
D)  Options A and C are true. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  the Equal Rights Amendment. 
B)  pornography. 
C)  abortion rights. 
D)  Options A and C are true. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 4

The tests commonly administered as a precondition for voting were called

Accepted Answer

A)  poll tests. 
B)  constitutional exams. 
C)  literacy tests. 
D)  primary tests. 
E)  registration tests. 
A)  poll tests. 
B)  constitutional exams. 
C)  literacy tests. 
D)  primary tests. 
E)  registration tests.

Question 5

The Civil Rights Acts passed by Congress between 1865 and1875

Accepted Answer

A)  were designed to enforce the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. 
B)  implemented the extension of citizenship to anyone born in the United States. 
C)  made it illegal to use law or custom to deprive anyone of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution. 
D)  declared that everyone is entitled to full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  were designed to enforce the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. 
B)  implemented the extension of citizenship to anyone born in the United States. 
C)  made it illegal to use law or custom to deprive anyone of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution. 
D)  declared that everyone is entitled to full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 6

The riot at Stonewall Inn that began the modern movement for equality for Gay Males and Lesbians was sparked by

Accepted Answer

A)  a raid by police on a bar popular with gay men and lesbians. 
B)  a feeling in the gay and lesbian community that the police were targeting them for harassment. 
C)  anti-gay protestors who showed up at the bar. 
D)  an attempt by a gay couple to hold a marriage ceremony at the bar. 
E)  Options A and B are true. 
A)  a raid by police on a bar popular with gay men and lesbians. 
B)  a feeling in the gay and lesbian community that the police were targeting them for harassment. 
C)  anti-gay protestors who showed up at the bar. 
D)  an attempt by a gay couple to hold a marriage ceremony at the bar. 
E)  Options A and B are true.

Question 7

In the 1944 case of Smith v. Allwright, the United States Supreme Court ruled the _________ to be a violation of the Fifteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A)  literacy test 
B)  poll tax 
C)  grandfather clause 
D)  white primary 
E)  black primary 
A)  literacy test 
B)  poll tax 
C)  grandfather clause 
D)  white primary 
E)  black primary

Question 8

In the 2003 decision of Lawrence v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  upheld a Texas law that made homosexual conduct a crime. 
B)  overturned laws against sodomy between consenting adults in private to be unconstitutional. 
C)  invalidated anti-discrimination laws that protect homosexuals. 
D)  upheld the Court's previous decision in Bowers v. Hardwick. 
E)  indicated that states could declare homosexuality a crime. 
A)  upheld a Texas law that made homosexual conduct a crime. 
B)  overturned laws against sodomy between consenting adults in private to be unconstitutional. 
C)  invalidated anti-discrimination laws that protect homosexuals. 
D)  upheld the Court's previous decision in Bowers v. Hardwick. 
E)  indicated that states could declare homosexuality a crime.

Question 9

The American Indian population declined mostly due to

Accepted Answer

A)  infectious diseases from the Old World. 
B)  the French and Indian War. 
C)  intertribal warfare and murder. 
D)  westward territorial expansion by the Native Americans throughout the nineteenth century. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  infectious diseases from the Old World. 
B)  the French and Indian War. 
C)  intertribal warfare and murder. 
D)  westward territorial expansion by the Native Americans throughout the nineteenth century. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 10

Which of the following regarding immigration is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Today, most immigrants to the United States come from Europe. 
B)  Major issues include debate about whether illegal immigrants should be given amnesty and be allowed to become U.S. citizens. 
C)  The number of multiracial persons has been declining in recent years. 
D)  All Hispanics are from Mexico. 
E)  Options C and D are true. 
A)  Today, most immigrants to the United States come from Europe. 
B)  Major issues include debate about whether illegal immigrants should be given amnesty and be allowed to become U.S. citizens. 
C)  The number of multiracial persons has been declining in recent years. 
D)  All Hispanics are from Mexico. 
E)  Options C and D are true.

Question 11

The law has given children certain defenses against criminal prosecution because

Accepted Answer

A)  parents punish children more effectively than the criminal justice system. 
B)  of their presumed inability to have criminal intent. 
C)  the Constitution does not provide for criminal prosecution of juveniles. 
D)  juveniles are too costly to incarcerate. 
E)  constitutional protections regarding education shield a number of juvenile behaviors. 
A)  parents punish children more effectively than the criminal justice system. 
B)  of their presumed inability to have criminal intent. 
C)  the Constitution does not provide for criminal prosecution of juveniles. 
D)  juveniles are too costly to incarcerate. 
E)  constitutional protections regarding education shield a number of juvenile behaviors.

Question 12

The Fifteenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

A)  outlawed slavery. 
B)  provided equal protection under the law. 
C)  gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. 
D)  states that the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of race. 
E)  gave women the right to vote. 
A)  outlawed slavery. 
B)  provided equal protection under the law. 
C)  gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. 
D)  states that the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of race. 
E)  gave women the right to vote.

Question 13

Which of the following about the civil rights movement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated nonviolent civil disobedience as a means to rational justice. 
B)  African Americans were alone in the nonviolent demonstrations for civil rights. 
C)  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the black power movement. 
D)  Advocates of the black power movement only advocated peaceful racial assimilation. 
E)  The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom celebrated the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 
A)  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated nonviolent civil disobedience as a means to rational justice. 
B)  African Americans were alone in the nonviolent demonstrations for civil rights. 
C)  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the black power movement. 
D)  Advocates of the black power movement only advocated peaceful racial assimilation. 
E)  The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom celebrated the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 14

Explain the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education and the impact it had on education and the new problems it created.

Accepted Answer

In the landmark case of Brown v. Board o

Question 15

Hispanics

Accepted Answer

A)  may be of any race according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 
B)  have fewer rights than other minority groups because they are not citizens. 
C)  are a diverse population, originating from primarily Spanish-speaking countries. 
D)  are the second largest minority group in the United States behind African Americans. 
E)  Options A and C are true. 
A)  may be of any race according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 
B)  have fewer rights than other minority groups because they are not citizens. 
C)  are a diverse population, originating from primarily Spanish-speaking countries. 
D)  are the second largest minority group in the United States behind African Americans. 
E)  Options A and C are true.

Question 16

The Supreme Court ruled in the Bakke case that

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action programs were allowable in law schools but not to be utilized in medical schools. 
B)  race cannot be the sole factor in admissions decisions. 
C)  all affirmative action programs were ruled unconstitutional. 
D)  race cannot be considered as a factor at all in making admissions decisions. 
E)  quota systems are constitutional. 
A)  affirmative action programs were allowable in law schools but not to be utilized in medical schools. 
B)  race cannot be the sole factor in admissions decisions. 
C)  all affirmative action programs were ruled unconstitutional. 
D)  race cannot be considered as a factor at all in making admissions decisions. 
E)  quota systems are constitutional.

Question 17

The Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 was passed in response to

Accepted Answer

A)  a ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court that might have allowed same-sex couples to marry. 
B)  the passage of Vermont's civil union law. 
C)  the legalization of same-sex marriages in Massachusetts. 
D)  the Supreme Court's striking down of anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas. 
E)  the establishment of civil unions in Minnesota. 
A)  a ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court that might have allowed same-sex couples to marry. 
B)  the passage of Vermont's civil union law. 
C)  the legalization of same-sex marriages in Massachusetts. 
D)  the Supreme Court's striking down of anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas. 
E)  the establishment of civil unions in Minnesota.

Question 18

The Americans with Disabilities Act does NOT apply to

Accepted Answer

A)  blindness. 
B)  AIDS. 
C)  alcoholism. 
D)  cancer. 
E)  carpal tunnel syndrome. 
A)  blindness. 
B)  AIDS. 
C)  alcoholism. 
D)  cancer. 
E)  carpal tunnel syndrome.

Question 19

The civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was based on the philosophy of

Accepted Answer

A)  nonviolent civil disobedience. 
B)  divide and conquer. 
C)  "equality for all, through strong force when necessary." 
D)  equality of practice that did not have to exclude racial segregation. 
E)  equality "by any means necessary." 
A)  nonviolent civil disobedience. 
B)  divide and conquer. 
C)  "equality for all, through strong force when necessary." 
D)  equality of practice that did not have to exclude racial segregation. 
E)  equality "by any means necessary."

Question 20

The white primary in southern states allowed

Accepted Answer

A)  all races to participate in elections on an equal basis. 
B)  whites to exclude African Americans from voting in Democratic primaries. 
C)  voters to select ballots for each party based on different skin colors. 
D)  African Americans the opportunity to vote for the first time. 
E)  whites to exclude African Americans from voting in the general elections. 
A)  all races to participate in elections on an equal basis. 
B)  whites to exclude African Americans from voting in Democratic primaries. 
C)  voters to select ballots for each party based on different skin colors. 
D)  African Americans the opportunity to vote for the first time. 
E)  whites to exclude African Americans from voting in the general elections.

Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act and what impact it has had.

All of the following are true of women in the work place today $\bold{except}$

In the 1960s and 1970s, women's groups became divided over issues including

The tests commonly administered as a precondition for voting were called

The Civil Rights Acts passed by Congress between 1865 and1875

The riot at Stonewall Inn that began the modern movement for equality for Gay Males and Lesbians was sparked by

In the 1944 case of Smith v. Allwright, the United States Supreme Court ruled the _________ to be a violation of the Fifteenth Amendment.

In the 2003 decision of Lawrence v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court

The American Indian population declined mostly due to

Which of the following regarding immigration is true?

The law has given children certain defenses against criminal prosecution because

The Fifteenth Amendment

Which of the following about the civil rights movement is true?

Explain the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education and the impact it had on education and the new problems it created.

Hispanics

The Supreme Court ruled in the Bakke case that

The Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 was passed in response to

The Americans with Disabilities Act does NOT apply to

The civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was based on the philosophy of

The white primary in southern states allowed

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

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act and what impact it has had.

All of the following are true of women in the work place today except\bold{except}except

In the 1960s and 1970s, women's groups became divided over issues including

The tests commonly administered as a precondition for voting were called

The Civil Rights Acts passed by Congress between 1865 and1875

The riot at Stonewall Inn that began the modern movement for equality for Gay Males and Lesbians was sparked by

In the 1944 case of Smith v. Allwright, the United States Supreme Court ruled the _________ to be a violation of the Fifteenth Amendment.

In the 2003 decision of Lawrence v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court

The American Indian population declined mostly due to

Which of the following regarding immigration is true?

The law has given children certain defenses against criminal prosecution because

The Fifteenth Amendment

Which of the following about the civil rights movement is true?

Explain the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education and the impact it had on education and the new problems it created.

Hispanics

The Supreme Court ruled in the Bakke case that

The Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 was passed in response to

The Americans with Disabilities Act does NOT apply to

The civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was based on the philosophy of

The white primary in southern states allowed

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 women in the work place today $\bold{except}$