Question 1

The largest minority group in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans. 
B)  Hispanics. 
C)  Native Americans. 
D)  Asians. 
A)  African Americans. 
B)  Hispanics. 
C)  Native Americans. 
D)  Asians.

Question 2

The Bakke case challenged the use of racial quotas in higher education admissions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

On average, women earn about

Accepted Answer

A)  60 percent 
B)  70 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  60 percent 
B)  70 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 4

The Equal Rights Amendment

Accepted Answer

A)  was never ratified. 
B)  has resulted in dozens of civil-rights cases involving gender discrimination. 
C)  invalidated gender distinctions for statutory rape penalties. 
D)  was ratified in 1979. 
A)  was never ratified. 
B)  has resulted in dozens of civil-rights cases involving gender discrimination. 
C)  invalidated gender distinctions for statutory rape penalties. 
D)  was ratified in 1979.

Question 5

In 1954,

Accepted Answer

A)  all 
B)  no 
C)  three 
D)  seventeen 
A)  all 
B)  no 
C)  three 
D)  seventeen

Question 6

The case of Swann v.Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education addressed

Accepted Answer

A)  racial balancing in schools. 
B)  gender equality through government contracts. 
C)  accessibility to public buildings. 
D)  gay marriage. 
A)  racial balancing in schools. 
B)  gender equality through government contracts. 
C)  accessibility to public buildings. 
D)  gay marriage.

Question 7

The right to an abortion was first announced in

Accepted Answer

A)  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. 
B)  Planned Parenthood v. Casey. 
C)  Regents of U.C. v. Bakke. 
D)  Roe v. Wade. 
A)  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. 
B)  Planned Parenthood v. Casey. 
C)  Regents of U.C. v. Bakke. 
D)  Roe v. Wade.

Question 8

Public accommodations such as restaurants and hotels were desegregated by

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown v. Topeka. 
B)  the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
C)  Regents of U.C. v. Bakke. 
D)  U.S. v. Paradise. 
A)  Brown v. Topeka. 
B)  the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
C)  Regents of U.C. v. Bakke. 
D)  U.S. v. Paradise.

Question 9

The model used in the text to explain civil-rights policies is the

Accepted Answer

A)  public-choice model. 
B)  rational model. 
C)  elite model. 
D)  institutional model. 
A)  public-choice model. 
B)  rational model. 
C)  elite model. 
D)  institutional model.

Question 10

By the 1950s, segregation was against the law in most states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The largest minority group in the United States is

The Bakke case challenged the use of racial quotas in higher education admissions.

On average, women earn about

The Equal Rights Amendment

In 1954,

The case of Swann v.Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education addressed

The right to an abortion was first announced in

Public accommodations such as restaurants and hotels were desegregated by

The model used in the text to explain civil-rights policies is the

By the 1950s, segregation was against the law in most states.

Policy Analysis

Models of Politics

The Policymaking Process

Policy Evaluation

Federalism and State Policies

Criminal Justice

Health and Welfare

Health Care

Education

Economic Policy

Tax Policy

International Trade and Immigration

Energy and the Environment

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Homeland Security

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Exam 14: Civil Rights

The largest minority group in the United States is

The Bakke case challenged the use of racial quotas in higher education admissions.

On average, women earn about

The Equal Rights Amendment

In 1954,

The case of Swann v.Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education addressed

The right to an abortion was first announced in

Public accommodations such as restaurants and hotels were desegregated by

The model used in the text to explain civil-rights policies is the

By the 1950s, segregation was against the law in most states.

Policy Analysis

Models of Politics

The Policymaking Process

Policy Evaluation

Federalism and State Policies

Criminal Justice

Health and Welfare

Health Care

Education

Economic Policy

Tax Policy

International Trade and Immigration

Energy and the Environment

Defense Policy

Homeland Security

Filters