Question 1

Which of the following weakened the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

Accepted Answer

A) Adarand v.Pena 
B) Brown v.Board of Education 
C) the Civil Rights Cases 
D) the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
A) Adarand v.Pena 
B) Brown v.Board of Education 
C) the Civil Rights Cases 
D) the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 2

What was the rationale for why Jim Crow laws were initially considered not in conflict with the Equal Protection Clause?

Accepted Answer

A) Since Jim Crow laws mandated segregation and said nothing about equality,the Equal Protection Clause was thought to be irrelevant. 
B) Jim Crow laws were important for maintaining social order,a prerequisite for racial equality. 
C) Jim Crow laws helped African Americans to overcome inequality by building character through overcoming adversity 
D) The Equal Protection Clause applied only to the actions of the federal government. 
A) Since Jim Crow laws mandated segregation and said nothing about equality,the Equal Protection Clause was thought to be irrelevant. 
B) Jim Crow laws were important for maintaining social order,a prerequisite for racial equality. 
C) Jim Crow laws helped African Americans to overcome inequality by building character through overcoming adversity 
D) The Equal Protection Clause applied only to the actions of the federal government.

Question 3

A failed proposal to amend the constitution to eliminate gender discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) affirmative action 
B) "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy 
C) Equal Rights Amendment 
D) equal protection argument 
A) affirmative action 
B) "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy 
C) Equal Rights Amendment 
D) equal protection argument

Question 4

To what extent were the civil rights of African Americans protected after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A) Their civil rights increased in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and have continued to increase steadily ever since. 
B) There were no attempts to protect the civil rights of African Americans until Reconstruction ended. 
C) The civil rights of southern African Americans were considerably greater than their northern counterparts. 
D) Attempts to protect the civil rights of African Americans were largely unsuccessful for decades following the Civil War and Reconstruction. 
A) Their civil rights increased in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and have continued to increase steadily ever since. 
B) There were no attempts to protect the civil rights of African Americans until Reconstruction ended. 
C) The civil rights of southern African Americans were considerably greater than their northern counterparts. 
D) Attempts to protect the civil rights of African Americans were largely unsuccessful for decades following the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Question 5

Since the 1950s,the Supreme Court has gradually eliminated virtually all de facto segregation and discrimination in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Which of the following accurately describes de facto segregation in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) De facto segregation is now fairly common. 
B) De facto segregation is directly caused by official actions. 
C) De facto segregation did not exist during the civil rights movement. 
D) De facto segregation by gender is unconstitutional. 
A) De facto segregation is now fairly common. 
B) De facto segregation is directly caused by official actions. 
C) De facto segregation did not exist during the civil rights movement. 
D) De facto segregation by gender is unconstitutional.

Question 8

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a political and military action by the president intended to help preserve the Union. 
B) It was an action that reflected the demands of the people to free slaves living in rebel states. 
C) It abolished slavery. 
D) It is another name for the Thirteenth Amendment. 
A) It was a political and military action by the president intended to help preserve the Union. 
B) It was an action that reflected the demands of the people to free slaves living in rebel states. 
C) It abolished slavery. 
D) It is another name for the Thirteenth Amendment.

Question 9

Which of the following strategies for expanding civil rights would the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.have been most likely to support?

Accepted Answer

A) sabotaging the electricity supply to the homes of segregationist leaders 
B) intimidating elderly whites to discourage them from supporting Jim Crow laws 
C) boycotting stores that enforced segregationist policies 
D) boycotting elections to underscore the problem of African American disenfranchisement 
A) sabotaging the electricity supply to the homes of segregationist leaders 
B) intimidating elderly whites to discourage them from supporting Jim Crow laws 
C) boycotting stores that enforced segregationist policies 
D) boycotting elections to underscore the problem of African American disenfranchisement

Question 10

In 1964,Congress passed the __________ to help keep the promise of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1964,Congress passed the __________ to help...

Question 11

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) jurisdiction 
C) grandfather 
D) equal protection 
A) due process 
B) jurisdiction 
C) grandfather 
D) equal protection

Question 12

What is the policy which stated that the military would not ask about the sexual orientation of soldiers,but that soldiers could not tell others if they were gay or lesbian?

Accepted Answer

A) affirmative action 
B) "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" 
C) 14th Amendment 
D) Equal Protection Clause 
A) affirmative action 
B) "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" 
C) 14th Amendment 
D) Equal Protection Clause

Question 13

Jim Crow laws required __________ of African Americans and whites.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jim Crow laws required __________ of African...

Question 14

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978),the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) poll taxes 
B) grandfather clauses 
C) all forms of affirmative action 
D) racial quotas 
A) poll taxes 
B) grandfather clauses 
C) all forms of affirmative action 
D) racial quotas

Question 15

__________ upheld the right of private individuals-but not government-to discriminate in the provision of public accommodations.

Accepted Answer

The Civil

Question 16

Which of the following is a federal statute that requires gender parity in those schools that receive federal funds-which is nearly all schools?

Accepted Answer

A) Equal Rights Amendment 
B) affirmative action 
C) Title IX 
D) equal protection policy 
A) Equal Rights Amendment 
B) affirmative action 
C) Title IX 
D) equal protection policy

Question 17

The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) race 
B) gender 
C) age 
D) property ownership 
A) race 
B) gender 
C) age 
D) property ownership

Question 18

What was the Supreme Court's rationale in the Civil Rights Cases (1883)for why Congress could not prohibit discrimination in public accommodations?

Accepted Answer

A) Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they involve interstate commerce. 
B) Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they tend to be owned by private individuals. 
C) Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because it lacks the authority to spend money without the permission of the states. 
D) Congress cannot prohibit discrimination because doing so violates the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. 
A) Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they involve interstate commerce. 
B) Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they tend to be owned by private individuals. 
C) Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because it lacks the authority to spend money without the permission of the states. 
D) Congress cannot prohibit discrimination because doing so violates the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.

Question 19

Brown v.Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

According to the feature box,"Who's Getting What? The Stonewall Riots," why was the decision in One,Inc.v.Olesen 355 US 371 (1958)significant?

Accepted Answer

A) It upheld the right of the post office to refuse material they deemed obscene. 
B) It granted homosexuals status as a protected class. 
C) It recognized homosexual press rights. 
D) It was the first Supreme Court decision that paved the way to the legality of same-sex marriage. 
A) It upheld the right of the post office to refuse material they deemed obscene. 
B) It granted homosexuals status as a protected class. 
C) It recognized homosexual press rights. 
D) It was the first Supreme Court decision that paved the way to the legality of same-sex marriage.

Which of the following weakened the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

What was the rationale for why Jim Crow laws were initially considered not in conflict with the Equal Protection Clause?

A failed proposal to amend the constitution to eliminate gender discrimination.

To what extent were the civil rights of African Americans protected after the Civil War?

Since the 1950s,the Supreme Court has gradually eliminated virtually all de facto segregation and discrimination in the United States.

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?

Which of the following accurately describes de facto segregation in the United States?

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Which of the following strategies for expanding civil rights would the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.have been most likely to support?

In 1964,Congress passed the __________ to help keep the promise of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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.

What is the policy which stated that the military would not ask about the sexual orientation of soldiers,but that soldiers could not tell others if they were gay or lesbian?

Jim Crow laws required __________ of African Americans and whites.

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978),the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

__________ upheld the right of private individuals-but not government-to discriminate in the provision of public accommodations.

Which of the following is a federal statute that requires gender parity in those schools that receive federal funds-which is nearly all schools?

The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of __________.

What was the Supreme Court's rationale in the Civil Rights Cases (1883)for why Congress could not prohibit discrimination in public accommodations?

Brown v.Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine.

According to the feature box,"Who's Getting What? The Stonewall Riots," why was the decision in One,Inc.v.Olesen 355 US 371 (1958)significant?

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Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More

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Exam 15: Politics and Civil Rights

Which of the following weakened the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

What was the rationale for why Jim Crow laws were initially considered not in conflict with the Equal Protection Clause?

A failed proposal to amend the constitution to eliminate gender discrimination.

To what extent were the civil rights of African Americans protected after the Civil War?

Since the 1950s,the Supreme Court has gradually eliminated virtually all de facto segregation and discrimination in the United States.

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?

Which of the following accurately describes de facto segregation in the United States?

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Which of the following strategies for expanding civil rights would the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.have been most likely to support?

In 1964,Congress passed the __________ to help keep the promise of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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.

What is the policy which stated that the military would not ask about the sexual orientation of soldiers,but that soldiers could not tell others if they were gay or lesbian?

Jim Crow laws required __________ of African Americans and whites.

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978),the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

__________ upheld the right of private individuals-but not government-to discriminate in the provision of public accommodations.

Which of the following is a federal statute that requires gender parity in those schools that receive federal funds-which is nearly all schools?

The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of __________.

What was the Supreme Court's rationale in the Civil Rights Cases (1883)for why Congress could not prohibit discrimination in public accommodations?

Brown v.Board of Education overturned the __________ doctrine.

According to the feature box,"Who's Getting What? The Stonewall Riots," why was the decision in One,Inc.v.Olesen 355 US 371 (1958)significant?

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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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