Question 1

What court ruling determined that "separate but equal" is a contradiction in terms?

Accepted Answer

A) Smith v.Allwright 
B) Plessy v.Ferguson 
C) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
D) Romer v.Evans 
E) Griswold v.Connecticut 
A) Smith v.Allwright 
B) Plessy v.Ferguson 
C) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
D) Romer v.Evans 
E) Griswold v.Connecticut

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a guideline used by the Supreme Court to apply the equal protection clause to legislation?

Accepted Answer

A) Separate but equal test 
B) Rational basis test 
C) Suspect classification test 
D) Strict scrutiny test 
E) Heightened scrutiny test 
A) Separate but equal test 
B) Rational basis test 
C) Suspect classification test 
D) Strict scrutiny test 
E) Heightened scrutiny test

Question 3

All of the following are naturalization requirements EXCEPT what?

Accepted Answer

A) Be over age 21 
B) Be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence and have resided in the United States for at least five years and in the state for at least six months 
C) File a petition of naturalization with a clerk of a court of record (federal or state) verified by two witnesses 
D) Be able to read, write, and speak English 
E) Possess a good moral character 
A) Be over age 21 
B) Be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence and have resided in the United States for at least five years and in the state for at least six months 
C) File a petition of naturalization with a clerk of a court of record (federal or state) verified by two witnesses 
D) Be able to read, write, and speak English 
E) Possess a good moral character

Question 4

Opponents of affirmative action argue that the policy

Accepted Answer

A) results in reverse discrimination against white males. 
B) soon becomes nothing more than a quota system, which violates the law. 
C) should only apply to individuals who are personally discriminated against. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) results in reverse discrimination against white males. 
B) soon becomes nothing more than a quota system, which violates the law. 
C) should only apply to individuals who are personally discriminated against. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 5

As a result of the northern victory in the American Civil War, what amendments became part of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) Fourteenth and Fifteenth 
B) Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth 
C) Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth 
D) Tenth and Eleventh 
E) All of the above 
A) Fourteenth and Fifteenth 
B) Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth 
C) Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth 
D) Tenth and Eleventh 
E) All of the above

Question 6

Lyndon
B.Johnson was crucial in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One of the strongest arguments against affirmative action comes from individuals who believe that affirmative action discriminates against white females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Our most important rights primarily flow from what type of citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A) Local 
B) State 
C) County 
D) National 
E) Town 
A) Local 
B) State 
C) County 
D) National 
E) Town

Question 9

___________, as understood in the Fourteenth Amendment, means the place a person calls home.

Accepted Answer

A) Homestead 
B) Dwellings 
C) Hovels 
D) Residences 
E) Housing 
A) Homestead 
B) Dwellings 
C) Hovels 
D) Residences 
E) Housing

Question 10

What landmark ruling prohibited racially segregated public schools and subsequently struck down most of the devices that state and local authorities had used to keep African Americans from voting?

Accepted Answer

A) Boumediene v.Bush 
B) Gitlow v.New York 
C) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
D) Romer v.Evans 
E) Griswold v.Connecticut 
A) Boumediene v.Bush 
B) Gitlow v.New York 
C) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
D) Romer v.Evans 
E) Griswold v.Connecticut

Question 11

According to the Constitution, the _________ government(s) has (have) most of the power to regulate elections.

Accepted Answer

A) national 
B) state 
C) local 
D) interstate 
E) national and local 
A) national 
B) state 
C) local 
D) interstate 
E) national and local

Question 12

Nearly one-third of Filipino Americans live in

Accepted Answer

A) New York. 
B) Texas. 
C) California. 
D) Florida. 
E) Arizona. 
A) New York. 
B) Texas. 
C) California. 
D) Florida. 
E) Arizona.

Question 13

The basic right of citizenship was NOT given constitutional protection until _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1868 
B) 1820 
C) 1955 
D) 1979 
E) 1900 
A) 1868 
B) 1820 
C) 1955 
D) 1979 
E) 1900

Question 14

The Supreme Court has sustained the right of judges to order school districts to bus students to overcome racial imbalance if and only if it is to remedy the consequences of

Accepted Answer

A) poor school performance by individual students. 
B) unequal school quality. 
C) de facto segregation. 
D) de jure segregation. 
E) Jim Crow laws. 
A) poor school performance by individual students. 
B) unequal school quality. 
C) de facto segregation. 
D) de jure segregation. 
E) Jim Crow laws.

Question 15

Naturalization requires new citizens to swear to support and defend the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the 1990s, Supreme Court decisions regarding affirmative action

Accepted Answer

A) outlawed it altogether. 
B) narrowed its application. 
C) supported unqualified use of the policy. 
D) allowed the strengthening of the quota system. 
E) All of the above 
A) outlawed it altogether. 
B) narrowed its application. 
C) supported unqualified use of the policy. 
D) allowed the strengthening of the quota system. 
E) All of the above

Question 17

The first Asians to come to the United States in significant numbers were

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese. 
B) Japanese. 
C) Koreans. 
D) Vietnamese. 
E) A and B 
A) Chinese. 
B) Japanese. 
C) Koreans. 
D) Vietnamese. 
E) A and B

Question 18

The famous "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered by which of the following civil rights activists?

Accepted Answer

A) Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B) Ralph Abernathy 
C) Jesse Jackson 
D) Clarence Thomas 
E) Malcolm X 
A) Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B) Ralph Abernathy 
C) Jesse Jackson 
D) Clarence Thomas 
E) Malcolm X

Question 19

The right to renounce one's citizenship is called

Accepted Answer

A) expatriation. 
B) naturalization. 
C) renunciation. 
D) abdication. 
E) retaliation. 
A) expatriation. 
B) naturalization. 
C) renunciation. 
D) abdication. 
E) retaliation.

Question 20

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus in the city of Atlanta, Georgia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Civil Rights

What court ruling determined that "separate but equal" is a contradiction in terms?

Which of the following is NOT a guideline used by the Supreme Court to apply the equal protection clause to legislation?

All of the following are naturalization requirements EXCEPT what?

Opponents of affirmative action argue that the policy

As a result of the northern victory in the American Civil War, what amendments became part of the Constitution?

Lyndon B.Johnson was crucial in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

One of the strongest arguments against affirmative action comes from individuals who believe that affirmative action discriminates against white females.

Our most important rights primarily flow from what type of citizenship?

___________, as understood in the Fourteenth Amendment, means the place a person calls home.

What landmark ruling prohibited racially segregated public schools and subsequently struck down most of the devices that state and local authorities had used to keep African Americans from voting?

According to the Constitution, the _________ government(s) has (have) most of the power to regulate elections.

Nearly one-third of Filipino Americans live in

The basic right of citizenship was NOT given constitutional protection until _______________.

The Supreme Court has sustained the right of judges to order school districts to bus students to overcome racial imbalance if and only if it is to remedy the consequences of

Naturalization requires new citizens to swear to support and defend the Constitution.

In the 1990s, Supreme Court decisions regarding affirmative action

The first Asians to come to the United States in significant numbers were

The famous "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered by which of the following civil rights activists?

The right to renounce one's citizenship is called

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus in the city of Atlanta, Georgia.

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