Question 1

Which of the following contains the sentence, "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex"?

Accepted Answer

A) the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
B) the Fourteenth Amendment 
C) the Equal Rights Amendment 
D) the Declaration of Independence 
A) the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
B) the Fourteenth Amendment 
C) the Equal Rights Amendment 
D) the Declaration of Independence

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court's rulings on hiring, promotion, and training programs is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can only initiate employment discrimination suits when there is clear evidence of de jure discrimination. 
B) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can only initiate employment discrimination suits when there is clear evidence of de facto discrimination. 
C) The federal government has no constitutional authority to regulate hiring, promotion, and training programs. 
D) The burden of justification is on employers to show that their job requirements are a "business necessity" that bears "a demonstrable relationship to successful performance." 
A) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can only initiate employment discrimination suits when there is clear evidence of de jure discrimination. 
B) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can only initiate employment discrimination suits when there is clear evidence of de facto discrimination. 
C) The federal government has no constitutional authority to regulate hiring, promotion, and training programs. 
D) The burden of justification is on employers to show that their job requirements are a "business necessity" that bears "a demonstrable relationship to successful performance."

Question 3

In 2011, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to the more than 7,000 colleges and universities receiving federal funding that told colleges to

Accepted Answer

A) institute affirmative action policies that take race, gender, and sexual orientation into account during the admissions process. 
B) end all affirmative action programs. 
C) shift the burden of proof away from the accused and toward the accuser in cases of sexual assault and harassment on campus. 
D) shift the burden of proof away from the accuser and toward the accused in cases of sexual assault and harassment on campus. 
A) institute affirmative action policies that take race, gender, and sexual orientation into account during the admissions process. 
B) end all affirmative action programs. 
C) shift the burden of proof away from the accused and toward the accuser in cases of sexual assault and harassment on campus. 
D) shift the burden of proof away from the accuser and toward the accused in cases of sexual assault and harassment on campus.

Question 4

In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) rejected mechanical point systems for university admissions but upheld highly individualized affirmative action policies that were designed to promote diversity. 
B) upheld mechanical point systems for university admissions but rejected highly individualized affirmative action policies. 
C) rejected all affirmative action policies in university admissions. 
D) asserted that affirmative action policies are subject to strict scrutiny. 
A) rejected mechanical point systems for university admissions but upheld highly individualized affirmative action policies that were designed to promote diversity. 
B) upheld mechanical point systems for university admissions but rejected highly individualized affirmative action policies. 
C) rejected all affirmative action policies in university admissions. 
D) asserted that affirmative action policies are subject to strict scrutiny.

Question 5

Title IX of the 1972 Education Act has had a major effect on

Accepted Answer

A) university athletic programs. 
B) school busing. 
C) religious freedom on campus. 
D) school integration. 
A) university athletic programs. 
B) school busing. 
C) religious freedom on campus. 
D) school integration.

Question 6

Which group was NOT permitted to immigrate to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese 
B) Japanese 
C) Mexicans 
D) Russians 
A) Chinese 
B) Japanese 
C) Mexicans 
D) Russians

Question 7

Women were guaranteed the right to vote with the passage of the ________ Amendment in 1920.

Accepted Answer

A) Fourteenth 
B) Fifteenth 
C) Nineteenth 
D) Twenty-Seventh 
A) Fourteenth 
B) Fifteenth 
C) Nineteenth 
D) Twenty-Seventh

Question 8

The phrase "levels of scrutiny" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) four-step system the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission uses to investigate workplace discrimination complaints. 
B) three-tiered system Congress uses in determining which groups will receive funding from the federal government. 
C) three-tiered system federal courts use in determining the government's burden of proof during challenges to state-imposed systems of classification. 
D) four-step system the Department of Justice uses to investigate claims of voter intimidation and disenfranchisement. 
A) four-step system the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission uses to investigate workplace discrimination complaints. 
B) three-tiered system Congress uses in determining which groups will receive funding from the federal government. 
C) three-tiered system federal courts use in determining the government's burden of proof during challenges to state-imposed systems of classification. 
D) four-step system the Department of Justice uses to investigate claims of voter intimidation and disenfranchisement.

Question 9

Which was the first state to allow women to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) Massachusetts 
B) Wyoming 
C) New York 
D) California 
A) Massachusetts 
B) Wyoming 
C) New York 
D) California

Question 10

The Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 because the justices at the time believed it

Accepted Answer

A) invalidated key provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment. 
B) violated the system of separation of powers and checks and balances. 
C) exceeded Congress's enforcement powers under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D) granted the federal government too little power to effectively regulate interstate commerce. 
A) invalidated key provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment. 
B) violated the system of separation of powers and checks and balances. 
C) exceeded Congress's enforcement powers under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D) granted the federal government too little power to effectively regulate interstate commerce.

Question 11

In Shelby County v.Holder (2014), the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) upheld the 1965 Voting Rights Act's formula for determining whether a jurisdiction needed federal preclearance before making any changes to its voting laws or practices. 
B) struck down the 1965 Voting Rights Act's formula for determining whether a jurisdiction needed federal preclearance before making any changes to its voting laws or practices. 
C) struck down an Arizona law requiring that individuals produce proof of U.S.citizenship in order to register to vote. 
D) struck down all state laws that required voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot. 
A) upheld the 1965 Voting Rights Act's formula for determining whether a jurisdiction needed federal preclearance before making any changes to its voting laws or practices. 
B) struck down the 1965 Voting Rights Act's formula for determining whether a jurisdiction needed federal preclearance before making any changes to its voting laws or practices. 
C) struck down an Arizona law requiring that individuals produce proof of U.S.citizenship in order to register to vote. 
D) struck down all state laws that required voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot.

Question 12

Ledbetter v.Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.(2007) was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A) overturned significant portions of the Violence Against Women Act. 
B) led Congress to pass a new law giving workers expanded rights to sue in cases where they learn of discriminatory treatment well after it has started. 
C) struck down Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as unconstitutional. 
D) ruled that state-sponsored schools must be open to both men and women. 
A) overturned significant portions of the Violence Against Women Act. 
B) led Congress to pass a new law giving workers expanded rights to sue in cases where they learn of discriminatory treatment well after it has started. 
C) struck down Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as unconstitutional. 
D) ruled that state-sponsored schools must be open to both men and women.

Question 13

In Loving v.Virginia (1967), the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) struck down Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. 
B) upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning interracial marriage. 
C) struck down state laws banning interracial marriage. 
D) upheld the constitutionality of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. 
A) struck down Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. 
B) upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning interracial marriage. 
C) struck down state laws banning interracial marriage. 
D) upheld the constitutionality of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Question 14

Congress strengthened voting rights in 1975 by

Accepted Answer

A) making literacy tests mandatory for presidential elections. 
B) making literacy tests illegal and mandating bilingual ballots or other assistance for non-English-speaking Americans. 
C) giving 18-year-olds the right to vote. 
D) making poll taxes illegal. 
A) making literacy tests mandatory for presidential elections. 
B) making literacy tests illegal and mandating bilingual ballots or other assistance for non-English-speaking Americans. 
C) giving 18-year-olds the right to vote. 
D) making poll taxes illegal.

Question 15

The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A) marked the starting point of the abolitionist movement. 
B) marked the starting point of the modern women's movement. 
C) marked the end of the modern women's movement. 
D) led to the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments. 
A) marked the starting point of the abolitionist movement. 
B) marked the starting point of the modern women's movement. 
C) marked the end of the modern women's movement. 
D) led to the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments.

Question 16

Approximately ________ individuals of Japanese descent were forcibly placed in internment camps during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) 120 
B) 1,200 
C) 12,000 
D) 120,000 
A) 120 
B) 1,200 
C) 12,000 
D) 120,000

Question 17

Many advances in civil rights have been accomplished through federal legislation.Describe the different parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.What have these two laws accomplished?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a policy that

Accepted Answer

A) instructs immigration officials to take no action to deport law-abiding individuals who entered the United States illegally as children. 
B) makes the deportation of undocumented children a top priority for federal immigration officials. 
C) provides citizenship to any undocumented immigrant who came to the United States as a young child if he or she graduates from high school. 
D) requires universities to make admissions decisions about the applications of undocumented students after all other applications have been evaluated. 
A) instructs immigration officials to take no action to deport law-abiding individuals who entered the United States illegally as children. 
B) makes the deportation of undocumented children a top priority for federal immigration officials. 
C) provides citizenship to any undocumented immigrant who came to the United States as a young child if he or she graduates from high school. 
D) requires universities to make admissions decisions about the applications of undocumented students after all other applications have been evaluated.

Question 19

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were unconstitutional, but affirmative action could be used. 
B) quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were constitutional, but other forms of affirmative action were unconstitutional. 
C) all affirmative action policies were unconstitutional. 
D) all affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny by the courts. 
A) quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were unconstitutional, but affirmative action could be used. 
B) quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were constitutional, but other forms of affirmative action were unconstitutional. 
C) all affirmative action policies were unconstitutional. 
D) all affirmative action policies would be subject to strict scrutiny by the courts.

Question 20

Under the "rational basis test,"

Accepted Answer

A) government classification schemes are enacted only when a cost-benefit analysis proves that they will help more people than they will hurt. 
B) courts determine whether to uphold government policies based on a "rational" interpretation of the Constitution. 
C) courts use a points-based formula for calculating whether the plaintiff or the government bears the burden of proof. 
D) the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that there is no rational basis, whatsoever, for the government's rules. 
A) government classification schemes are enacted only when a cost-benefit analysis proves that they will help more people than they will hurt. 
B) courts determine whether to uphold government policies based on a "rational" interpretation of the Constitution. 
C) courts use a points-based formula for calculating whether the plaintiff or the government bears the burden of proof. 
D) the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that there is no rational basis, whatsoever, for the government's rules.

Which of the following contains the sentence, "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex"?

Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court's rulings on hiring, promotion, and training programs is MOST accurate?

In 2011, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to the more than 7,000 colleges and universities receiving federal funding that told colleges to

In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court

Title IX of the 1972 Education Act has had a major effect on

Which group was NOT permitted to immigrate to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

Women were guaranteed the right to vote with the passage of the ________ Amendment in 1920.

The phrase "levels of scrutiny" refers to the

Which was the first state to allow women to vote?

The Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 because the justices at the time believed it

In Shelby County v.Holder (2014), the Supreme Court

Ledbetter v.Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.(2007) was significant because it

In Loving v.Virginia (1967), the Supreme Court

Congress strengthened voting rights in 1975 by

The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it

Approximately ________ individuals of Japanese descent were forcibly placed in internment camps during World War II.

Many advances in civil rights have been accomplished through federal legislation.Describe the different parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.What have these two laws accomplished?

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a policy that

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court ruled that

Under the "rational basis test,"

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Which of the following contains the sentence, "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex"?

Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court's rulings on hiring, promotion, and training programs is MOST accurate?

In 2011, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to the more than 7,000 colleges and universities receiving federal funding that told colleges to

In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court

Title IX of the 1972 Education Act has had a major effect on

Which group was NOT permitted to immigrate to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

Women were guaranteed the right to vote with the passage of the ________ Amendment in 1920.

The phrase "levels of scrutiny" refers to the

Which was the first state to allow women to vote?

The Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 because the justices at the time believed it

In Shelby County v.Holder (2014), the Supreme Court

Ledbetter v.Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.(2007) was significant because it

In Loving v.Virginia (1967), the Supreme Court

Congress strengthened voting rights in 1975 by

The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it

Approximately ________ individuals of Japanese descent were forcibly placed in internment camps during World War II.

Many advances in civil rights have been accomplished through federal legislation.Describe the different parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.What have these two laws accomplished?

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a policy that

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court ruled that

Under the "rational basis test,"

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