Question 1

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Barack Obama initiated the policy as a goodwill gesture to the gay and lesbian community. 
B) It prevented gays and lesbians from serving in the military. 
C) It required gay and lesbian soldiers to keep quiet about their sexual orientation. 
D) It prevented the military from discharging gay and lesbian soldiers. 
A) Barack Obama initiated the policy as a goodwill gesture to the gay and lesbian community. 
B) It prevented gays and lesbians from serving in the military. 
C) It required gay and lesbian soldiers to keep quiet about their sexual orientation. 
D) It prevented the military from discharging gay and lesbian soldiers.

Question 2

What is nonviolent direct action (also known as civil disobedience)? Who championed this technique for advancing civil rights in the United States? Give an example of nonviolent direct action,and describe how it was used during the civil rights movement.How successful were these techniques? How well would these techniques transfer to current efforts to expand civil rights for gays and lesbians?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define nonviol

Question 3

For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply "strict scrutiny" to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the Equal Protection Clause?

Accepted Answer

A) preventing whites from attending schools designed to serve African American students 
B) prohibiting those over seventy years old from working in law enforcement 
C) prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving in the military 
D) having different minimum ages for men and women to marry 
A) preventing whites from attending schools designed to serve African American students 
B) prohibiting those over seventy years old from working in law enforcement 
C) prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving in the military 
D) having different minimum ages for men and women to marry

Question 4

The Emancipation Proclamation completely eliminated the institution of slavery in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is true under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

Accepted Answer

A) Workplaces and government buildings do not need to be accessible to those who use a wheelchair. 
B) Workplaces are not required to provide assistive telecommunications devices. 
C) The ADA does not include provisions for those with mental disabilities. 
D) Workplaces and government buildings must be made accessible to those who use a wheelchair. 
A) Workplaces and government buildings do not need to be accessible to those who use a wheelchair. 
B) Workplaces are not required to provide assistive telecommunications devices. 
C) The ADA does not include provisions for those with mental disabilities. 
D) Workplaces and government buildings must be made accessible to those who use a wheelchair.

Question 6

Why did César Chávez organize the national boycott of grapes from California vineyards in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) as part of an effort to protect the right of farmworkers to organize unions and bargain collectively with their employers 
B) as part of an effort to control wages for farmworkers 
C) as part of the agricultural lobby to control prices 
D) as part of an attempt to stop the distribution of tainted grapes 
A) as part of an effort to protect the right of farmworkers to organize unions and bargain collectively with their employers 
B) as part of an effort to control wages for farmworkers 
C) as part of the agricultural lobby to control prices 
D) as part of an attempt to stop the distribution of tainted grapes

Question 7

Quotas are provisions of some affirmative action programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What precipitated the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Accepted Answer

A) the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech 
B) the Greensboro,N.C.,lunch counter sit-in 
C) the arrest of Rosa Parks in Montgomery,Ala. 
D) the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v.Ferguson 
A) the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech 
B) the Greensboro,N.C.,lunch counter sit-in 
C) the arrest of Rosa Parks in Montgomery,Ala. 
D) the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v.Ferguson

Question 9

Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on a public bus was an act of __________ that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Accepted Answer

civil diso

Question 10

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot set aside a certain percentage of its contracts for minority contractors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

__________ programs are designed to help remedy continued inequality by giving special treatment to members of previously discriminated-against groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ programs are designed to help remedy...

Question 12

What is de facto segregation? Evaluate the relationship between de facto segregation and inequality.In Plessy v.Ferguson,what did the Supreme Court's ruling say about "separate but equal"? What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v.Board of Education say about "separate but equal? Evaluate the extent to which de facto segregation leads to inequality,and illustrate your answer with two examples.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define de fact

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Americans

Question 14

How has the Equal Rights Amendment affected women's civil rights?

Accepted Answer

A) It has ensured that men and women are treated equally in the workplace. 
B) It has ensured that the courts evaluate gender discrimination using the strict scrutiny test. 
C) It has eliminated gender discrimination in the military. 
D) It has had little effect because it was not formally adopted. 
A) It has ensured that men and women are treated equally in the workplace. 
B) It has ensured that the courts evaluate gender discrimination using the strict scrutiny test. 
C) It has eliminated gender discrimination in the military. 
D) It has had little effect because it was not formally adopted.

Question 15

The Supreme Court's 1971 ruling in Reed v.Reed reflected what with regard to level of scrutiny?

Accepted Answer

A) the most strict level of scrutiny given that the case concerned gender classification 
B) a more relaxed level of scrutiny given that the case concerned racial classification 
C) an intermediate level of scrutiny given the nature of this affirmative action case 
D) a much more relaxed level of scrutiny than the Supreme Court gives to racial classification in the law 
A) the most strict level of scrutiny given that the case concerned gender classification 
B) a more relaxed level of scrutiny given that the case concerned racial classification 
C) an intermediate level of scrutiny given the nature of this affirmative action case 
D) a much more relaxed level of scrutiny than the Supreme Court gives to racial classification in the law

Question 16

Why did Congress enact the Defense of Marriage Act?

Accepted Answer

A) to promote marriage equality 
B) to protect the rights of married homosexuals 
C) to ensure states did not have to recognize same-sex marriages 
D) to strengthen the full faith and credit clause 
A) to promote marriage equality 
B) to protect the rights of married homosexuals 
C) to ensure states did not have to recognize same-sex marriages 
D) to strengthen the full faith and credit clause

Question 17

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) integration 
B) Jim Crow laws 
C) nonviolent direct action 
D) the Fifteenth Amendment 
A) integration 
B) Jim Crow laws 
C) nonviolent direct action 
D) the Fifteenth Amendment

Question 18

According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883),in which of the following areas could discrimination against African Americans be prohibited?

Accepted Answer

A) theaters 
B) hotels 
C) railroads 
D) post offices 
A) theaters 
B) hotels 
C) railroads 
D) post offices

Question 19

The __________ declared that public treaties between the United States government and the independent Native nations would be the only legal means of obtaining Indian land.

Accepted Answer

A) Northwest Ordinance of 1787 
B) Voting Rights Act 
C) Five Civilized Tribes Act 
D) Intercourse Act of 1790 
A) Northwest Ordinance of 1787 
B) Voting Rights Act 
C) Five Civilized Tribes Act 
D) Intercourse Act of 1790

Question 20

What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the most recent Supreme Court decisions?

Accepted Answer

A) Limited affirmative action programs are generally permissible,but they cannot make race the decisive factor for a minority applicant. 
B) Affirmative action policies are assumed to be unconstitutional unless the university can demonstrate the need to promote racial tolerance on campus. 
C) Limited affirmative action programs are assumed to be constitutional unless an applicant can demonstrate that race affected the admissions decision in any way. 
D) Affirmative action policies must ensure that all racial and ethnic groups are represented in accordance with the population of the nation as a whole. 
A) Limited affirmative action programs are generally permissible,but they cannot make race the decisive factor for a minority applicant. 
B) Affirmative action policies are assumed to be unconstitutional unless the university can demonstrate the need to promote racial tolerance on campus. 
C) Limited affirmative action programs are assumed to be constitutional unless an applicant can demonstrate that race affected the admissions decision in any way. 
D) Affirmative action policies must ensure that all racial and ethnic groups are represented in accordance with the population of the nation as a whole.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy?

For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply "strict scrutiny" to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the Equal Protection Clause?

The Emancipation Proclamation completely eliminated the institution of slavery in the United States.

Which of the following is true under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

Why did César Chávez organize the national boycott of grapes from California vineyards in the 1960s?

Quotas are provisions of some affirmative action programs.

What precipitated the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on a public bus was an act of __________ that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot set aside a certain percentage of its contracts for minority contractors.

__________ programs are designed to help remedy continued inequality by giving special treatment to members of previously discriminated-against groups.

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

How has the Equal Rights Amendment affected women's civil rights?

The Supreme Court's 1971 ruling in Reed v.Reed reflected what with regard to level of scrutiny?

Why did Congress enact the Defense of Marriage Act?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883),in which of the following areas could discrimination against African Americans be prohibited?

The __________ declared that public treaties between the United States government and the independent Native nations would be the only legal means of obtaining Indian land.

What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the most recent Supreme Court decisions?

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Exam 15: Politics and Civil Rights

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy?

For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply "strict scrutiny" to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the Equal Protection Clause?

The Emancipation Proclamation completely eliminated the institution of slavery in the United States.

Which of the following is true under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

Why did César Chávez organize the national boycott of grapes from California vineyards in the 1960s?

Quotas are provisions of some affirmative action programs.

What precipitated the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on a public bus was an act of __________ that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot set aside a certain percentage of its contracts for minority contractors.

__________ programs are designed to help remedy continued inequality by giving special treatment to members of previously discriminated-against groups.

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

How has the Equal Rights Amendment affected women's civil rights?

The Supreme Court's 1971 ruling in Reed v.Reed reflected what with regard to level of scrutiny?

Why did Congress enact the Defense of Marriage Act?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883),in which of the following areas could discrimination against African Americans be prohibited?

The __________ declared that public treaties between the United States government and the independent Native nations would be the only legal means of obtaining Indian land.

What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the most recent Supreme Court decisions?

Politics: Who Gets What,When and How 1

Political Culture: Ideas in Conflict

The Constitution: Limiting Governmental Power

Federalism: Dividing Governmental Power

Opinion and Participation: Thinking and Acting in Politics

Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda

Political Parties: Organizing Politics

Campaigns and Elections: Deciding Who Governs

Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More

Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill

The President: White House Politics

The Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Politics

Courts Judicial Politics

Politics and Personal Liberty

Politics and the Economy

Politics and Social Welfare

Politics and National Security

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