Question 1

What did the Supreme Court determine was unconstitutional in Brown v.Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

A)  school integration 
B)  poll taxes 
C)  school segregation 
D)  unequal school funding 
A)  school integration 
B)  poll taxes 
C)  school segregation 
D)  unequal school funding

Question 2

What did Jim Crow laws mandate?

Accepted Answer

A)  voting rights 
B)  racial segregation 
C)  poll taxes 
D)  grandfather clauses 
A)  voting rights 
B)  racial segregation 
C)  poll taxes 
D)  grandfather clauses

Question 3

Compare and contrast the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).How did the two organizations differ in origins and strategy? Describe the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC),including how it developed and what strategies its members used.How did it differ from the SCLC? Do you think the techniques of one of these organizations were more successful than those of the others? Why or why not? How well would the techniques used by these groups transfer to current efforts to expand civil rights for gays and lesbians?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Compare the NA

Question 4

The Lilly Ledbetter Act is designed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  protect women's access to university athletics 
B)  prevent racial housing discrimination 
C)  protect same-sex marriage rights 
D)  prevent gender-based pay discrimination 
A)  protect women's access to university athletics 
B)  prevent racial housing discrimination 
C)  protect same-sex marriage rights 
D)  prevent gender-based pay discrimination

Question 5

What was the main purpose for the March on Washington?

Accepted Answer

A)  to urge Congress to adopt an antidiscrimination legislative agenda 
B)  to urge the Supreme Court to overturn the separate-but-equal doctrine 
C)  to urge John F. Kennedy to repudiate the actions of the freedom riders 
D)  to urge Congress to eliminate de facto segregation 
A)  to urge Congress to adopt an antidiscrimination legislative agenda 
B)  to urge the Supreme Court to overturn the separate-but-equal doctrine 
C)  to urge John F. Kennedy to repudiate the actions of the freedom riders 
D)  to urge Congress to eliminate de facto segregation

Question 6

What was the Supreme Court's justification for overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court did not have all of the facts when it adopted the separate-but-equal doctrine. 
B)  The separate-but-equal doctrine was never intended to apply to people. 
C)  The quality of life for African Americans in the South had deteriorated considerably since the adoption of the separate-but-equal doctrine. 
D)  Segregated schools stigmatize minority children. 
A)  The Supreme Court did not have all of the facts when it adopted the separate-but-equal doctrine. 
B)  The separate-but-equal doctrine was never intended to apply to people. 
C)  The quality of life for African Americans in the South had deteriorated considerably since the adoption of the separate-but-equal doctrine. 
D)  Segregated schools stigmatize minority children.

Question 7

The Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery.When was it passed?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the South seceded from the Union 
B)  during the Civil War 
C)  immediately after the Civil War 
D)  during the civil rights movement 
A)  when the South seceded from the Union 
B)  during the Civil War 
C)  immediately after the Civil War 
D)  during the civil rights movement

Question 8

Brown v.Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine that had been established in Plessy v.Ferguson.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The __________ was enacted in 1990 and is designed to protect the civil rights of disabled Americans.

Accepted Answer

Americans

Question 10

What role has literature played in the civil rights movement? Give some examples of books that have been important,and describe what effect they had on particular movements.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Describe how l

Question 11

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003)primarily enhanced the civil rights of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  American Indians 
C)  gays and lesbians 
D)  disabled Americans 
A)  African Americans 
B)  American Indians 
C)  gays and lesbians 
D)  disabled Americans

Question 12

Of the following people,who could serve in the military under the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  all gays and lesbians 
B)  closeted gays and lesbians 
C)  only those who were celibate 
D)  only those who were straight 
A)  all gays and lesbians 
B)  closeted gays and lesbians 
C)  only those who were celibate 
D)  only those who were straight

Question 13

Which of the following laws would be the most likely to draw strict scrutiny from the Supreme Court when determining its constitutionality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Male and female student athletes cannot compete on the same basketball team at the university level. 
B)  Businesses cannot discriminate against gays and lesbians in hiring and promotion decisions. 
C)  Those without a college degree are not eligible for upper-level civil service jobs. 
D)  Government contracts must be awarded to a contractor who is a racial minority whenever at least 10 percent of the bidders are minority-owned businesses. 
A)  Male and female student athletes cannot compete on the same basketball team at the university level. 
B)  Businesses cannot discriminate against gays and lesbians in hiring and promotion decisions. 
C)  Those without a college degree are not eligible for upper-level civil service jobs. 
D)  Government contracts must be awarded to a contractor who is a racial minority whenever at least 10 percent of the bidders are minority-owned businesses.

Question 14

Describe the Equal Pay Act of 1963.To what extent has this law resulted in men and women earning equal salaries? How do Lilly Ledbetter's experiences highlight the difficulties women continue to face in the workforce? What is your overall assessment of why women continue to earn less than men?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Note that the

Question 15

What are civil rights? How did the concept of equality get introduced into the Constitution,and how has that concept been used in the struggle for civil rights for various groups? Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 so important in furthering civil rights for all groups?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define civil r

Question 16

What was the basis for the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896)that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they did not immigrate to the United States willingly. 
B)  Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they were considered property under the law. 
C)  The Constitution does not prohibit segregation; it only mandates equal protection under the law. 
D)  Railroad transportation involves interstate commerce, which is regulated by Congress; there is no provision in federal law that prohibits segregation. 
A)  Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they did not immigrate to the United States willingly. 
B)  Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they were considered property under the law. 
C)  The Constitution does not prohibit segregation; it only mandates equal protection under the law. 
D)  Railroad transportation involves interstate commerce, which is regulated by Congress; there is no provision in federal law that prohibits segregation.

Question 17

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

Question 18

The refusal of __________ to give up her seat on a public bus was an act of civil disobedience that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The refusal of __________ to give up...

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of de jure discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim Crow laws 
B)  the tendency for churches to be racially homogeneous 
C)  the small number of African American senators 
D)  Title IX legislation 
A)  Jim Crow laws 
B)  the tendency for churches to be racially homogeneous 
C)  the small number of African American senators 
D)  Title IX legislation

Question 20

How do the rational basis and the intermediate standard of review differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rational basis standard requires an important governmental objective for classification; the intermediate standard requires the classification to be necessary. 
B)  The rational basis standard applies only to racial classifications; the intermediate standard applies to gender and sexual orientation classifications. 
C)  Those who dislike a law will have an easier time getting it overturned if the Supreme Court applies the intermediate standard instead of the rational basis test. 
D)  It is easier for the government to demonstrate that there is a rational basis for a law than to meet the requirements of the intermediate standard. 
A)  The rational basis standard requires an important governmental objective for classification; the intermediate standard requires the classification to be necessary. 
B)  The rational basis standard applies only to racial classifications; the intermediate standard applies to gender and sexual orientation classifications. 
C)  Those who dislike a law will have an easier time getting it overturned if the Supreme Court applies the intermediate standard instead of the rational basis test. 
D)  It is easier for the government to demonstrate that there is a rational basis for a law than to meet the requirements of the intermediate standard.

What did the Supreme Court determine was unconstitutional in Brown v.Board of Education?

What did Jim Crow laws mandate?

The Lilly Ledbetter Act is designed to __________.

What was the main purpose for the March on Washington?

What was the Supreme Court's justification for overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine?

The Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery.When was it passed?

Brown v.Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine that had been established in Plessy v.Ferguson.

The __________ was enacted in 1990 and is designed to protect the civil rights of disabled Americans.

What role has literature played in the civil rights movement? Give some examples of books that have been important,and describe what effect they had on particular movements.

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003)primarily enhanced the civil rights of __________.

Of the following people,who could serve in the military under the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy?

Which of the following laws would be the most likely to draw strict scrutiny from the Supreme Court when determining its constitutionality?

Describe the Equal Pay Act of 1963.To what extent has this law resulted in men and women earning equal salaries? How do Lilly Ledbetter's experiences highlight the difficulties women continue to face in the workforce? What is your overall assessment of why women continue to earn less than men?

What are civil rights? How did the concept of equality get introduced into the Constitution,and how has that concept been used in the struggle for civil rights for various groups? Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 so important in furthering civil rights for all groups?

What was the basis for the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896)that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?

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.

The refusal of __________ to give up her seat on a public bus was an act of civil disobedience that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Which of the following is an example of de jure discrimination?

How do the rational basis and the intermediate standard of review differ?

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

What did the Supreme Court determine was unconstitutional in Brown v.Board of Education?

What did Jim Crow laws mandate?

The Lilly Ledbetter Act is designed to __________.

What was the main purpose for the March on Washington?

What was the Supreme Court's justification for overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine?

The Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery.When was it passed?

Brown v.Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine that had been established in Plessy v.Ferguson.

The __________ was enacted in 1990 and is designed to protect the civil rights of disabled Americans.

What role has literature played in the civil rights movement? Give some examples of books that have been important,and describe what effect they had on particular movements.

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003)primarily enhanced the civil rights of __________.

Of the following people,who could serve in the military under the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy?

Which of the following laws would be the most likely to draw strict scrutiny from the Supreme Court when determining its constitutionality?

Describe the Equal Pay Act of 1963.To what extent has this law resulted in men and women earning equal salaries? How do Lilly Ledbetter's experiences highlight the difficulties women continue to face in the workforce? What is your overall assessment of why women continue to earn less than men?

What are civil rights? How did the concept of equality get introduced into the Constitution,and how has that concept been used in the struggle for civil rights for various groups? Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 so important in furthering civil rights for all groups?

What was the basis for the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896)that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?

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.

The refusal of __________ to give up her seat on a public bus was an act of civil disobedience that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Which of the following is an example of de jure discrimination?

How do the rational basis and the intermediate standard of review differ?

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

The Constitution

The Federal System

Civil Liberties

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Elections and Voting

The Campaign Process

The News Media

Interest Groups

Domestic Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

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