Question 1

The Supreme Court has based a woman's right to an abortion on which grounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  equal protection 
B)  privileges and immunities 
C)  due process 
D)  privacy 
E)  strict scrutiny 
A)  equal protection 
B)  privileges and immunities 
C)  due process 
D)  privacy 
E)  strict scrutiny

Question 2

Which of these does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?

Accepted Answer

A)  poll taxes and grandfather clauses 
B)  discrimination in public accommodations 
C)  integration in public transportation 
D)  discrimination based on sexual orientation 
E)  nonviolent direct action 
A)  poll taxes and grandfather clauses 
B)  discrimination in public accommodations 
C)  integration in public transportation 
D)  discrimination based on sexual orientation 
E)  nonviolent direct action

Question 3

What did Chief Justice Roger Taney claim in the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Founders made clear in the Constitution that all people are equal and have inalienable rights, and therefore government and whites must honor those rights 
B)  Under the Declaration of Independence, all men are created equal, but the Founders made it clear that phrase does not include women, who belong in the home 
C)  The Founders believed that blacks had no rights that whites or government were bound to honor or respect 
D)  The Constitution does not mention equality, but nevertheless, in the spirit of democracy it should be honored, and therefore both black and white men have rights 
E)  The Founders believed blacks should be slaves and women should stay home, so no white men or government is bound to grant them any particular rights 
A)  The Founders made clear in the Constitution that all people are equal and have inalienable rights, and therefore government and whites must honor those rights 
B)  Under the Declaration of Independence, all men are created equal, but the Founders made it clear that phrase does not include women, who belong in the home 
C)  The Founders believed that blacks had no rights that whites or government were bound to honor or respect 
D)  The Constitution does not mention equality, but nevertheless, in the spirit of democracy it should be honored, and therefore both black and white men have rights 
E)  The Founders believed blacks should be slaves and women should stay home, so no white men or government is bound to grant them any particular rights

Question 4

The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that prohibits any state from denying any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws" is known as the __________ clause.

Accepted Answer

A)  due process 
B)  jurisdiction 
C)  grandfather 
D)  equal protection 
E)  privileges and immunities 
A)  due process 
B)  jurisdiction 
C)  grandfather 
D)  equal protection 
E)  privileges and immunities

Question 5

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity, which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

Accepted Answer

A)  the First Amendment 
B)  the Thirteenth Amendment 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment 
D)  the Nineteenth Amendment 
E)  the Equal Rights Amendment 
A)  the First Amendment 
B)  the Thirteenth Amendment 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment 
D)  the Nineteenth Amendment 
E)  the Equal Rights Amendment

Question 6

In order to make it hard for poor blacks to vote without falling afoul of the Fifteenth Amendment, many southern states required citizens to pay __________, which disproportionately disenfranchised African Americans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In order to make it hard for...

Question 7

Many states currently use the white primary as a form of affirmative action for electoral politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why did southern states enact poll taxes?

Accepted Answer

A)  to raise revenue for the government 
B)  to ensure that only people who really want to vote would do so 
C)  to get around the Fifteenth Amendment 
D)  to enfranchise former slaves 
E)  because literacy is necessary for democracy to function 
A)  to raise revenue for the government 
B)  to ensure that only people who really want to vote would do so 
C)  to get around the Fifteenth Amendment 
D)  to enfranchise former slaves 
E)  because literacy is necessary for democracy to function

Question 9

Who had to pay poll taxes?

Accepted Answer

A)  winning candidates 
B)  losing candidates 
C)  county clerks 
D)  voters 
E)  nonvoters 
A)  winning candidates 
B)  losing candidates 
C)  county clerks 
D)  voters 
E)  nonvoters

Question 10

Gender classifications are evaluated by the Supreme Court using the strict scrutiny standard to ensure that it is necessary to accomplish a permissible state goal and is the least restrictive way to reach that goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What rights are guaranteed to disabled Americans under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? What infrastructure must be created to ensure these rights?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Describe the

Question 12

Which of the following argued many of the key civil rights cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and then later went on to become a justice of the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B)  Earl Warren 
C)  Thurgood Marshall 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Robert Kennedy 
A)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B)  Earl Warren 
C)  Thurgood Marshall 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Robert Kennedy

Question 13

Brown v. Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Brown v. Board of Education overturned the...

Question 14

After years of desegregation efforts, black children and white children are now exposed to one another equally in the South and in the Northeast and Midwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The admissions office at a public university could likely establish a permissible affirmative action policy that awards minority students by bumping up their SAT score by 100 points.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When did women win the guaranteed right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the Constitution was adopted 
B)  during the Civil War 
C)  immediately after the Civil War 
D)  at the same time that black males won the right to vote 
E)  decades after black males won the right to vote 
A)  when the Constitution was adopted 
B)  during the Civil War 
C)  immediately after the Civil War 
D)  at the same time that black males won the right to vote 
E)  decades after black males won the right to vote

Question 17

Who benefited the most from grandfather clauses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northerners 
B)  Southern Democrats 
C)  former slaves 
D)  educated whites 
E)  illiterate whites 
A)  Northerners 
B)  Southern Democrats 
C)  former slaves 
D)  educated whites 
E)  illiterate whites

Question 18

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration 
B)  Jim Crow laws 
C)  nonviolent direct action 
D)  the Fifteenth Amendment 
E)  Reconstruction 
A)  integration 
B)  Jim Crow laws 
C)  nonviolent direct action 
D)  the Fifteenth Amendment 
E)  Reconstruction

Question 19

The privileges and immunities clause in the Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment ensures which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  that privileges come with being a U.S. citizen, and all citizens will be immune from prosecution until there is evidence of guilt 
B)  that states cannot deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property arbitrarily 
C)  that citizens from out of state will have the same legal rights as local citizens 
D)  that all states must provide equal treatment to all people within their boundaries 
E)  that segregation is allowed as long as separate facilities are equal 
A)  that privileges come with being a U.S. citizen, and all citizens will be immune from prosecution until there is evidence of guilt 
B)  that states cannot deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property arbitrarily 
C)  that citizens from out of state will have the same legal rights as local citizens 
D)  that all states must provide equal treatment to all people within their boundaries 
E)  that segregation is allowed as long as separate facilities are equal

Question 20

What is the source of de facto segregation and discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  practice 
B)  law 
C)  the Constitution 
D)  Congress 
E)  affirmative action 
A)  practice 
B)  law 
C)  the Constitution 
D)  Congress 
E)  affirmative action

The Supreme Court has based a woman's right to an abortion on which grounds?

Which of these does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?

What did Chief Justice Roger Taney claim in the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857?

The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that prohibits any state from denying any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws" is known as the __________ clause.

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity, which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

In order to make it hard for poor blacks to vote without falling afoul of the Fifteenth Amendment, many southern states required citizens to pay __________, which disproportionately disenfranchised African Americans.

Many states currently use the white primary as a form of affirmative action for electoral politics.

Why did southern states enact poll taxes?

Who had to pay poll taxes?

Gender classifications are evaluated by the Supreme Court using the strict scrutiny standard to ensure that it is necessary to accomplish a permissible state goal and is the least restrictive way to reach that goal.

What rights are guaranteed to disabled Americans under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? What infrastructure must be created to ensure these rights?

Which of the following argued many of the key civil rights cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and then later went on to become a justice of the Supreme Court?

Brown v. Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine.

After years of desegregation efforts, black children and white children are now exposed to one another equally in the South and in the Northeast and Midwest.

The admissions office at a public university could likely establish a permissible affirmative action policy that awards minority students by bumping up their SAT score by 100 points.

When did women win the guaranteed right to vote?

Who benefited the most from grandfather clauses?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

The privileges and immunities clause in the Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment ensures which of the following?

What is the source of de facto segregation and discrimination?

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Exam 16: Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Supreme Court has based a woman's right to an abortion on which grounds?

Which of these does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?

What did Chief Justice Roger Taney claim in the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857?

The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that prohibits any state from denying any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws" is known as the __________ clause.

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity, which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

In order to make it hard for poor blacks to vote without falling afoul of the Fifteenth Amendment, many southern states required citizens to pay __________, which disproportionately disenfranchised African Americans.

Many states currently use the white primary as a form of affirmative action for electoral politics.

Why did southern states enact poll taxes?

Who had to pay poll taxes?

Gender classifications are evaluated by the Supreme Court using the strict scrutiny standard to ensure that it is necessary to accomplish a permissible state goal and is the least restrictive way to reach that goal.

What rights are guaranteed to disabled Americans under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? What infrastructure must be created to ensure these rights?

Which of the following argued many of the key civil rights cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and then later went on to become a justice of the Supreme Court?

Brown v. Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine.

After years of desegregation efforts, black children and white children are now exposed to one another equally in the South and in the Northeast and Midwest.

The admissions office at a public university could likely establish a permissible affirmative action policy that awards minority students by bumping up their SAT score by 100 points.

When did women win the guaranteed right to vote?

Who benefited the most from grandfather clauses?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

The privileges and immunities clause in the Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment ensures which of the following?

What is the source of de facto segregation and discrimination?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism: States and Nation

The Structural Foundations of American Government and Politics

Public Opinion

The News Media

Interest Groups and Business Organizations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Civil Liberties: the Struggle for Freedom

Domestic Policies

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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