Question 1

One consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was

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A) a dramatic increase in the number of African Americans registered to vote. 
B) increased access of Blacks to public accommodations. 
C) the increased use of gerrymandering. 
D) decreased involvement of federal officials in state election procedures. 
E) an increase in segregation. 
A) a dramatic increase in the number of African Americans registered to vote. 
B) increased access of Blacks to public accommodations. 
C) the increased use of gerrymandering. 
D) decreased involvement of federal officials in state election procedures. 
E) an increase in segregation. A

Question 2

Which of the following statements about Native Americans is FALSE?

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A) Native Americans are the oldest minority group in the United States. 
B) Native Americans are guaranteed access to the polls,housing,and to jobs. 
C) Native Americans were made citizens of the United States long before African Americans received the same status. 
D) The Indian Claims Act of 1946 established a means to settle financial disputes arising from lands taken from the Native Americans. 
E) Native Americans are the poorest minority group in the United States. 
A) Native Americans are the oldest minority group in the United States. 
B) Native Americans are guaranteed access to the polls,housing,and to jobs. 
C) Native Americans were made citizens of the United States long before African Americans received the same status. 
D) The Indian Claims Act of 1946 established a means to settle financial disputes arising from lands taken from the Native Americans. 
E) Native Americans are the poorest minority group in the United States. C

Question 3

Describe the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott v.Sandford case and explain its significance.

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The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case was handed down in 1857 and is widely considered one of the most infamous decisions in American legal history. The case centered around Dred Scott, an enslaved African American man who had been taken by his owner to live in free states and territories where slavery was prohibited. Scott argued that because he had lived in free territories, he should be considered a free man.

However, in a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against Scott. Chief Justice Roger Taney wrote the majority opinion, declaring that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not and could never be citizens of the United States. This decision also stated that the Missouri Compromise, which prohibited slavery in certain territories, was unconstitutional, effectively opening up the possibility for slavery to expand into new territories.

The significance of the Dred Scott decision cannot be overstated. It further deepened the divide between the North and South over the issue of slavery, as many in the North saw the decision as evidence of the pro-slavery bias of the federal government. It also fueled the growing abolitionist movement and ultimately played a role in the lead-up to the Civil War.

The decision was widely criticized and condemned by many in the North, and it remains a dark stain on the history of the Supreme Court. It was eventually overturned by the passage of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, regardless of race.

Question 4

Which is the fastest growing minority population in the United States?

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A) African Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C) Asian Americans 
D) Arab Americans 
E) Native Americans 
A) African Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C) Asian Americans 
D) Arab Americans 
E) Native Americans

Question 5

The largest minority group in the United States is

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A) Native Americans. 
B) African Americans. 
C) Japanese Americans. 
D) Hispanic Americans. 
E) Asian Americans. 
A) Native Americans. 
B) African Americans. 
C) Japanese Americans. 
D) Hispanic Americans. 
E) Asian Americans.

Question 6

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? What civil rights issues does the ADA address? What questions remain about the extent of the ADA?

Accepted Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA

Question 7

In which case did the Supreme Court decide that a compelling interest for promoting diversity on campus existed?

Accepted Answer

A) Grutter v. Bollinger 
B) Johnson v. Transportation Agency,Santa Clara County 
C) Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 
D) Reed v. Reed 
E) Brown v. Board of Education 
A) Grutter v. Bollinger 
B) Johnson v. Transportation Agency,Santa Clara County 
C) Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 
D) Reed v. Reed 
E) Brown v. Board of Education

Question 8

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

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A) entitles all children to a free public education appropriate to their needs. 
B) increased the amount of financial aid to people with disabilities. 
C) guaranteed free,lifetime medical care and physical therapy for Vietnam War veterans. 
D) added people with disabilities to the list of Americans protected from discrimination. 
E) prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities. 
A) entitles all children to a free public education appropriate to their needs. 
B) increased the amount of financial aid to people with disabilities. 
C) guaranteed free,lifetime medical care and physical therapy for Vietnam War veterans. 
D) added people with disabilities to the list of Americans protected from discrimination. 
E) prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities.

Question 9

The White primary

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A) was the examination voters had to pass before being allowed to vote,designed to prevent Blacks from voting because they had been denied educational opportunities. 
B) denied Blacks the right to run for office in primary elections in the South. 
C) excluded Blacks from primary elections,thus depriving them of a voice in the real electoral contests in the South. 
D) denied Blacks the right to vote in all southern elections. 
E) allowed Blacks to vote only in Republican primaries in the heavily Democratic South. 
A) was the examination voters had to pass before being allowed to vote,designed to prevent Blacks from voting because they had been denied educational opportunities. 
B) denied Blacks the right to run for office in primary elections in the South. 
C) excluded Blacks from primary elections,thus depriving them of a voice in the real electoral contests in the South. 
D) denied Blacks the right to vote in all southern elections. 
E) allowed Blacks to vote only in Republican primaries in the heavily Democratic South.

Question 10

What are the purposes of affirmative action? How have the courts ruled on affirmative action? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Affirmative action is a policy or a prog

Question 11

The courts have recently ruled that,under the Fourteenth Amendment,racial and ethnic classifications by states in regard to any matter are

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A) reasonable. 
B) unconstitutional. 
C) inherently suspect. 
D) not the proper business of the federal courts to consider but are up to the states individually. 
E) arbitrary but usually reasonable. 
A) reasonable. 
B) unconstitutional. 
C) inherently suspect. 
D) not the proper business of the federal courts to consider but are up to the states individually. 
E) arbitrary but usually reasonable.

Question 12

Explain how civil rights laws expand both the scope and power of government,citing specific court decisions and federal laws as evidence.

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Civil rights laws expand both the scope

Question 13

Discrimination on the basis of sex or gender must meet a higher standard of review than discrimination on the basis of race and/or ethnicity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"Comparable worth" refers to the issue of

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A) denying women equivalent salaries to men for jobs requiring similar skills. 
B) government subsidization of women who choose to work at home. 
C) the inherent dignity and equality of women with men. 
D) reduced work responsibilities for female workers with children. 
E) equal voting rights and access to public office for women. 
A) denying women equivalent salaries to men for jobs requiring similar skills. 
B) government subsidization of women who choose to work at home. 
C) the inherent dignity and equality of women with men. 
D) reduced work responsibilities for female workers with children. 
E) equal voting rights and access to public office for women.

Question 15

Compare and contrast how the issues of equality for Blacks and women were treated in the Constitutional Convention and in the Constitution itself.What constitutional amendments subsequently addressed issues of equality for these two groups?

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At the Constitutional Convention, the is

Question 16

The ________ Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States.

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A) Tenth 
B) Eleventh 
C) Twelfth 
D) Thirteenth 
E) Fourteenth 
A) Tenth 
B) Eleventh 
C) Twelfth 
D) Thirteenth 
E) Fourteenth

Question 17

The women's rights movement was most famously launched with the signing of the

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A) Feminist Manifesto. 
B) Emancipation Proclamation. 
C) Seneca Falls Declaration. 
D) Equal Rights Amendment. 
E) Declaration of Independence. 
A) Feminist Manifesto. 
B) Emancipation Proclamation. 
C) Seneca Falls Declaration. 
D) Equal Rights Amendment. 
E) Declaration of Independence.

Question 18

The Nineteenth Amendment

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A) gave women the constitutional right to vote. 
B) outlawed the poll tax in federal elections. 
C) repealed Prohibition. 
D) gave African Americans the constitutional right to vote. 
E) ended slavery. 
A) gave women the constitutional right to vote. 
B) outlawed the poll tax in federal elections. 
C) repealed Prohibition. 
D) gave African Americans the constitutional right to vote. 
E) ended slavery.

Question 19

Suffrage refers to

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A) the practice of de facto slavery rather than de jure slavery. 
B) the legal segregation of the races or of men and women in hotels,motels,restaurants,and other public places. 
C) the hardships endured to obtain civil rights for African Americans and equal rights for women. 
D) the legal right to vote. 
E) the practice of shackling slaves working in fields so they could not run away. 
A) the practice of de facto slavery rather than de jure slavery. 
B) the legal segregation of the races or of men and women in hotels,motels,restaurants,and other public places. 
C) the hardships endured to obtain civil rights for African Americans and equal rights for women. 
D) the legal right to vote. 
E) the practice of shackling slaves working in fields so they could not run away.

Question 20

In the case of Korematsu v.United States,the Supreme Court

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A) ruled that the removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast and their placement in internment camps during World War II was barbaric and unconstitutional. 
B) ruled just prior to World War II that Japanese Americans living in the United States had to be repatriated to Japan. 
C) upheld the constitutionality of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
D) upheld the constitutionality of the removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast and their placement in internment camps during World War II. 
E) ruled that restrictions on Japanese ownership of land in the United States were unconstitutional. 
A) ruled that the removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast and their placement in internment camps during World War II was barbaric and unconstitutional. 
B) ruled just prior to World War II that Japanese Americans living in the United States had to be repatriated to Japan. 
C) upheld the constitutionality of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
D) upheld the constitutionality of the removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast and their placement in internment camps during World War II. 
E) ruled that restrictions on Japanese ownership of land in the United States were unconstitutional.

One consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was

Which of the following statements about Native Americans is FALSE?

Describe the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott v.Sandford case and explain its significance.

Which is the fastest growing minority population in the United States?

The largest minority group in the United States is

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? What civil rights issues does the ADA address? What questions remain about the extent of the ADA?

In which case did the Supreme Court decide that a compelling interest for promoting diversity on campus existed?

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

The White primary

What are the purposes of affirmative action? How have the courts ruled on affirmative action? Give examples.

The courts have recently ruled that,under the Fourteenth Amendment,racial and ethnic classifications by states in regard to any matter are

Explain how civil rights laws expand both the scope and power of government,citing specific court decisions and federal laws as evidence.

Discrimination on the basis of sex or gender must meet a higher standard of review than discrimination on the basis of race and/or ethnicity.

"Comparable worth" refers to the issue of

Compare and contrast how the issues of equality for Blacks and women were treated in the Constitutional Convention and in the Constitution itself.What constitutional amendments subsequently addressed issues of equality for these two groups?

The ________ Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States.

The women's rights movement was most famously launched with the signing of the

The Nineteenth Amendment

Suffrage refers to

In the case of Korematsu v.United States,the Supreme Court

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Exam 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

One consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was

Which of the following statements about Native Americans is FALSE?

Describe the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott v.Sandford case and explain its significance.

Which is the fastest growing minority population in the United States?

The largest minority group in the United States is

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? What civil rights issues does the ADA address? What questions remain about the extent of the ADA?

In which case did the Supreme Court decide that a compelling interest for promoting diversity on campus existed?

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

The White primary

What are the purposes of affirmative action? How have the courts ruled on affirmative action? Give examples.

The courts have recently ruled that,under the Fourteenth Amendment,racial and ethnic classifications by states in regard to any matter are

Explain how civil rights laws expand both the scope and power of government,citing specific court decisions and federal laws as evidence.

Discrimination on the basis of sex or gender must meet a higher standard of review than discrimination on the basis of race and/or ethnicity.

"Comparable worth" refers to the issue of

Compare and contrast how the issues of equality for Blacks and women were treated in the Constitutional Convention and in the Constitution itself.What constitutional amendments subsequently addressed issues of equality for these two groups?

The ________ Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States.

The women's rights movement was most famously launched with the signing of the

The Nineteenth Amendment

Suffrage refers to

In the case of Korematsu v.United States,the Supreme Court

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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