Question 1

In Lawrence v.Texas (2003), the Supreme Court

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A) upheld a state law banning private homosexual activity. 
B) struck down a state law criminalizing homosexual conduct. 
C) denied that homosexuals were a protected class under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D) ruled that gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry. 
A) upheld a state law banning private homosexual activity. 
B) struck down a state law criminalizing homosexual conduct. 
C) denied that homosexuals were a protected class under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D) ruled that gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry. B

Question 2

Legally enforced segregation in public schools is a form of ________ discrimination.

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A) de facto 
B) de jure 
C) stare decisis 
D) suspect 
A) de facto 
B) de jure 
C) stare decisis 
D) suspect B

Question 3

When racial segregation in schools is the result of hundreds of thousands of housing choices made by individuals and families rather than the result of law, it is referred to as

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A) de facto. 
B) de jure. 
C) organic. 
D) libertarian. 
A) de facto. 
B) de jure. 
C) organic. 
D) libertarian. A

Question 4

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

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A) had little effect on housing segregation because its enforcement mechanisms were very weak. 
B) had little effect on housing segregation because it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1969. 
C) dramatically increased housing segregation. 
D) dramatically reduced housing segregation. 
A) had little effect on housing segregation because its enforcement mechanisms were very weak. 
B) had little effect on housing segregation because it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1969. 
C) dramatically increased housing segregation. 
D) dramatically reduced housing segregation.

Question 5

In a 1948 report entitled To Secure These Rights, the President's Commission on Civil Rights claimed that the national government

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A) had no clear constitutional authority to pass and implement civil rights legislation. 
B) could use the Tenth Amendment as the constitutional justification for ending segregation and racial discrimination in schools. 
C) could use the Thirteenth Amendment as the constitutional justification for ending segregation and racial discrimination in schools. 
D) could use the Twenty-Fourth Amendment as the constitutional justification for ending segregation and racial discrimination in schools. 
A) had no clear constitutional authority to pass and implement civil rights legislation. 
B) could use the Tenth Amendment as the constitutional justification for ending segregation and racial discrimination in schools. 
C) could use the Thirteenth Amendment as the constitutional justification for ending segregation and racial discrimination in schools. 
D) could use the Twenty-Fourth Amendment as the constitutional justification for ending segregation and racial discrimination in schools.

Question 6

In response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875, the Supreme Court

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A) upheld the act as constitutional. 
B) declared the act unconstitutional because it protected against acts of private discrimination rather than state discrimination. 
C) declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the principles of federalism. 
D) declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the separation of powers. 
A) upheld the act as constitutional. 
B) declared the act unconstitutional because it protected against acts of private discrimination rather than state discrimination. 
C) declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the principles of federalism. 
D) declared the act unconstitutional because Congress had violated the separation of powers.

Question 7

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

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A) women the right to vote. 
B) equal pay for all races. 
C) African American men the right to vote. 
D) due process of law to all citizens of the United States. 
A) women the right to vote. 
B) equal pay for all races. 
C) African American men the right to vote. 
D) due process of law to all citizens of the United States.

Question 8

The "peculiar institution" was a phrase used by southerners to describe

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A) the Confederacy. 
B) women's suffrage. 
C) slavery. 
D) the Constitution. 
A) the Confederacy. 
B) women's suffrage. 
C) slavery. 
D) the Constitution.

Question 9

Which of the following characteristics would be treated as a "suspect classification" by the federal courts?

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A) age 
B) religion 
C) criminal background 
D) employment history 
A) age 
B) religion 
C) criminal background 
D) employment history

Question 10

In Parents Involved in Community Schools v.Seattle School District No.1 (2007), the Supreme Court ruled that

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A) public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were unconstitutional because they discriminated against African Americans. 
B) public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were unconstitutional because they discriminated against whites. 
C) public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were constitutional. 
D) state-imposed desegregation could only be brought about by busing children across school districts. 
A) public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were unconstitutional because they discriminated against African Americans. 
B) public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were unconstitutional because they discriminated against whites. 
C) public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were constitutional. 
D) state-imposed desegregation could only be brought about by busing children across school districts.

Question 11

The Thirteenth Amendment

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A) abolished slavery. 
B) guaranteed voting rights for African American men. 
C) guaranteed equal protection of the laws. 
D) granted women the right to vote. 
A) abolished slavery. 
B) guaranteed voting rights for African American men. 
C) guaranteed equal protection of the laws. 
D) granted women the right to vote.

Question 12

Following the successes of the African American movement for civil rights during the 1950s and 1960s, other groups rose to demand recognition of their civil rights.Discuss the history of the Latino, Asian American, and gay and lesbian struggles for civil rights.In your answer, be sure to highlight the strategies each group employed as well as the important laws and court cases that advanced the cause of equal treatment under the law.

Accepted Answer

There are three components to this quest

Question 13

Mendez v.Westminster (1947) was significant because

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A) the decision to uphold policies that created separate schools for Mexican Americans in California was eventually overturned by Brown v.Board of Education. 
B) the decision to overturn school segregation of Mexican American students in California served as a precursor to Brown v.Board of Education. 
C) it was the first court case in American history to rule on the issue of segregation. 
D) it overturned state laws on who can become an American citizen. 
A) the decision to uphold policies that created separate schools for Mexican Americans in California was eventually overturned by Brown v.Board of Education. 
B) the decision to overturn school segregation of Mexican American students in California served as a precursor to Brown v.Board of Education. 
C) it was the first court case in American history to rule on the issue of segregation. 
D) it overturned state laws on who can become an American citizen.

Question 14

The fact that states set a minimum age for driving automobiles and consuming alcohol illustrates that

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A) state governments can discriminate in any way they see fit and only the federal government is required to treat everyone equally. 
B) the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not actually require that government treat everyone equally. 
C) the federal government is only able to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race and has no power to prohibit discrimination on the basis of other characteristics, such as age, gender, and physical disability. 
D) the Tenth Amendment empowers state governments to nullify federal laws that they find inappropriate. 
A) state governments can discriminate in any way they see fit and only the federal government is required to treat everyone equally. 
B) the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not actually require that government treat everyone equally. 
C) the federal government is only able to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race and has no power to prohibit discrimination on the basis of other characteristics, such as age, gender, and physical disability. 
D) the Tenth Amendment empowers state governments to nullify federal laws that they find inappropriate.

Question 15

The Supreme Court began to change its position on racial discrimination in the

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A) 1890s. 
B) 1910s. 
C) 1930s. 
D) 1960s. 
A) 1890s. 
B) 1910s. 
C) 1930s. 
D) 1960s.

Question 16

A challenge to a state law hindering access to the court system would MOST likely be subject to which level of judicial scrutiny?

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A) rational basis test 
B) intermediate scrutiny 
C) strict scrutiny 
D) complete scrutiny 
A) rational basis test 
B) intermediate scrutiny 
C) strict scrutiny 
D) complete scrutiny

Question 17

If an employee's manager issued an explicit or strongly implied threat that submission to sexual demands is a condition of the employee's job, it would be an example of ________ harassment.

Accepted Answer

A) "sine qua non" 
B) "quid pro quo" 
C) de jure 
D) de facto 
A) "sine qua non" 
B) "quid pro quo" 
C) de jure 
D) de facto

Question 18

________ states have enacted legislation requiring voters to show positive identification at the polls.

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A) Nine 
B) Eighteen 
C) Twenty-seven 
D) Thirty-four 
A) Nine 
B) Eighteen 
C) Twenty-seven 
D) Thirty-four

Question 19

The Supreme Court ruled in Shelley v.Kraemer (1948) that

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A) racially restrictive covenants on housing could not be enforced by courts. 
B) universities and professional schools had to desegregate. 
C) public universities were required to admit women, but private colleges could still segregate on the basis of gender. 
D) busing to integrate public schools was unconstitutional. 
A) racially restrictive covenants on housing could not be enforced by courts. 
B) universities and professional schools had to desegregate. 
C) public universities were required to admit women, but private colleges could still segregate on the basis of gender. 
D) busing to integrate public schools was unconstitutional.

Question 20

The DREAM Act would

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A) provide federal scholarships and student loans for all undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as young children. 
B) provide a route to permanent residency via military service or college attendance for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as young children. 
C) prohibit undocumented immigrants from receiving benefits from any federal government education program. 
D) increase the number of student visas available to foreigners by 50 percent. 
A) provide federal scholarships and student loans for all undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as young children. 
B) provide a route to permanent residency via military service or college attendance for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as young children. 
C) prohibit undocumented immigrants from receiving benefits from any federal government education program. 
D) increase the number of student visas available to foreigners by 50 percent.

In Lawrence v.Texas (2003), the Supreme Court

Legally enforced segregation in public schools is a form of ________ discrimination.

When racial segregation in schools is the result of hundreds of thousands of housing choices made by individuals and families rather than the result of law, it is referred to as

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

In a 1948 report entitled To Secure These Rights, the President's Commission on Civil Rights claimed that the national government

In response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875, the Supreme Court

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

The "peculiar institution" was a phrase used by southerners to describe

Which of the following characteristics would be treated as a "suspect classification" by the federal courts?

In Parents Involved in Community Schools v.Seattle School District No.1 (2007), the Supreme Court ruled that

The Thirteenth Amendment

Mendez v.Westminster (1947) was significant because

The fact that states set a minimum age for driving automobiles and consuming alcohol illustrates that

The Supreme Court began to change its position on racial discrimination in the

A challenge to a state law hindering access to the court system would MOST likely be subject to which level of judicial scrutiny?

If an employee's manager issued an explicit or strongly implied threat that submission to sexual demands is a condition of the employee's job, it would be an example of ________ harassment.

________ states have enacted legislation requiring voters to show positive identification at the polls.

The Supreme Court ruled in Shelley v.Kraemer (1948) that

The DREAM Act would

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

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Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

In Lawrence v.Texas (2003), the Supreme Court

Legally enforced segregation in public schools is a form of ________ discrimination.

When racial segregation in schools is the result of hundreds of thousands of housing choices made by individuals and families rather than the result of law, it is referred to as

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

In a 1948 report entitled To Secure These Rights, the President's Commission on Civil Rights claimed that the national government

In response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875, the Supreme Court

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees

The "peculiar institution" was a phrase used by southerners to describe

Which of the following characteristics would be treated as a "suspect classification" by the federal courts?

In Parents Involved in Community Schools v.Seattle School District No.1 (2007), the Supreme Court ruled that

The Thirteenth Amendment

Mendez v.Westminster (1947) was significant because

The fact that states set a minimum age for driving automobiles and consuming alcohol illustrates that

The Supreme Court began to change its position on racial discrimination in the

A challenge to a state law hindering access to the court system would MOST likely be subject to which level of judicial scrutiny?

If an employee's manager issued an explicit or strongly implied threat that submission to sexual demands is a condition of the employee's job, it would be an example of ________ harassment.

________ states have enacted legislation requiring voters to show positive identification at the polls.

The Supreme Court ruled in Shelley v.Kraemer (1948) that

The DREAM Act would

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters