Question 1

In Grutter v.Bollinger (2003),the Supreme Court

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A) upheld the University of Michigan law school's use of race as one of many factors in determining student admissions. 
B) declared unconstitutional the University of Michigan law school's use of race as one of many factors in determining student admissions. 
C) required that the University of Michigan law school admit a proportion of African American law school students approximately equal to the proportion of African American undergraduate students at the university. 
D) argued that there was no compelling interest in promoting racial diversity on the University of Michigan law school campus. 
E) None of these is true. 
A) upheld the University of Michigan law school's use of race as one of many factors in determining student admissions. 
B) declared unconstitutional the University of Michigan law school's use of race as one of many factors in determining student admissions. 
C) required that the University of Michigan law school admit a proportion of African American law school students approximately equal to the proportion of African American undergraduate students at the university. 
D) argued that there was no compelling interest in promoting racial diversity on the University of Michigan law school campus. 
E) None of these is true.

Question 2

What were the main provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landm

Question 3

After Brown v.Board of Education (1954),school integration in the South

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A) was unaffected by the decision. 
B) ended abruptly. 
C) was completed within three years. 
D) never changed. 
E) proceeded very slowly. 
A) was unaffected by the decision. 
B) ended abruptly. 
C) was completed within three years. 
D) never changed. 
E) proceeded very slowly.

Question 4

The Thirteenth Amendment

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A) forbade slavery and involuntary servitude. 
B) gave African Americans the right to vote. 
C) repealed the Twelfth Amendment. 
D) established the principle of separate but equal. 
E) repealed Prohibition. 
A) forbade slavery and involuntary servitude. 
B) gave African Americans the right to vote. 
C) repealed the Twelfth Amendment. 
D) established the principle of separate but equal. 
E) repealed Prohibition.

Question 5

What were the three Civil War Amendments and what did each amendment do? Why were these amendments necessary?

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The three Civil War Amendments to the Un

Question 6

Explain the Supreme Court's three standards for classifications under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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The Supreme Court has established three

Question 7

The 1954 Supreme Court case that extended protection against discrimination to Hispanics was

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A) Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez. 
B) Hernandez v. Texas. 
C) Thornburg v. Gingles. 
D) Miller v. Johnson. 
E) Hunt v. Cromartie. 
A) Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez. 
B) Hernandez v. Texas. 
C) Thornburg v. Gingles. 
D) Miller v. Johnson. 
E) Hunt v. Cromartie.

Question 8

Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Should women be required to register for the draft,as is the case with men? Is this an instance of gender discrimination?

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The question of whether women should be

Question 10

Betty Friedan's book,________,published in 1963,encouraged many women to question traditional assumptions and to assert their rights.

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A) A Handmaid's Tale 
B) The Second Sex 
C) The Female Eunuch 
D) Women and Economics 
E) The Feminine Mystique 
A) A Handmaid's Tale 
B) The Second Sex 
C) The Female Eunuch 
D) Women and Economics 
E) The Feminine Mystique

Question 11

In which amendment does the phrase "equal protection of the laws" appear?

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A) Thirteenth 
B) Fourteenth 
C) Fifteenth 
D) Sixteenth 
E) Seventeenth 
A) Thirteenth 
B) Fourteenth 
C) Fifteenth 
D) Sixteenth 
E) Seventeenth

Question 12

When did the organized social movement and popular struggle for women's suffrage begin?

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A) 1776 
B) 1848 
C) 1900 
D) 1920 
E) 1960 
A) 1776 
B) 1848 
C) 1900 
D) 1920 
E) 1960

Question 13

The Fourteenth Amendment forbids the states from denying anyone equal protection of the laws.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court provided a constitutional justification for segregation,establishing the separate but equal doctrine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Compare and contrast the Supreme Court's reasoning in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896)and Brown v.Board of Education (1954).

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In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Suprem

Question 16

De jure educational segregation occurs

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A) by constitutional amendment. 
B) by law. 
C) by forced school busing to integrate the races. 
D) by the reality of neighborhood schools located in areas that happen to be racially segregated. 
E) from day-to-day depending on changing enrollments at a particular school. 
A) by constitutional amendment. 
B) by law. 
C) by forced school busing to integrate the races. 
D) by the reality of neighborhood schools located in areas that happen to be racially segregated. 
E) from day-to-day depending on changing enrollments at a particular school.

Question 17

Explain how civil rights and civil liberties-put differently,equality and freedom-often stand in tension with one another.Be sure to include how and if these two concepts can be reconciled.

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Civil rights and civil liberties, or equ

Question 18

In Brown v.Board of Education (1954),the Supreme Court

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A) ordered the Topeka school district to spend more money on Black schools. 
B) enunciated the principle of equal but separate. 
C) ruled that the visible signs of education were substantially equal between Black schools and White ones. 
D) enunciated the principle of separate but equal. 
E) ruled that school segregation was inherently unequal. 
A) ordered the Topeka school district to spend more money on Black schools. 
B) enunciated the principle of equal but separate. 
C) ruled that the visible signs of education were substantially equal between Black schools and White ones. 
D) enunciated the principle of separate but equal. 
E) ruled that school segregation was inherently unequal.

Question 19

Explain how the right to vote has been extended in the U.S.to include both African Americans and women.How was the struggle for suffrage among these two groups similar and different?

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The right to vote in the United States h

Question 20

In the case of Regents of the University of California v.Bakke,the Supreme Court ruled that race could never be considered in admissions policies and declared all affirmative action programs to be unconstitutional.

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A) True 
 B)False

In Grutter v.Bollinger (2003),the Supreme Court

What were the main provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

After Brown v.Board of Education (1954),school integration in the South

The Thirteenth Amendment

What were the three Civil War Amendments and what did each amendment do? Why were these amendments necessary?

Explain the Supreme Court's three standards for classifications under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The 1954 Supreme Court case that extended protection against discrimination to Hispanics was

Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the United States.

Should women be required to register for the draft,as is the case with men? Is this an instance of gender discrimination?

Betty Friedan's book,________,published in 1963,encouraged many women to question traditional assumptions and to assert their rights.

In which amendment does the phrase "equal protection of the laws" appear?

When did the organized social movement and popular struggle for women's suffrage begin?

The Fourteenth Amendment forbids the states from denying anyone equal protection of the laws.

In Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court provided a constitutional justification for segregation,establishing the separate but equal doctrine.

Compare and contrast the Supreme Court's reasoning in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896)and Brown v.Board of Education (1954).

De jure educational segregation occurs

Explain how civil rights and civil liberties-put differently,equality and freedom-often stand in tension with one another.Be sure to include how and if these two concepts can be reconciled.

In Brown v.Board of Education (1954),the Supreme Court

Explain how the right to vote has been extended in the U.S.to include both African Americans and women.How was the struggle for suffrage among these two groups similar and different?

In the case of Regents of the University of California v.Bakke,the Supreme Court ruled that race could never be considered in admissions policies and declared all affirmative action programs to be unconstitutional.

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Exam 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

In Grutter v.Bollinger (2003),the Supreme Court

What were the main provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

After Brown v.Board of Education (1954),school integration in the South

The Thirteenth Amendment

What were the three Civil War Amendments and what did each amendment do? Why were these amendments necessary?

Explain the Supreme Court's three standards for classifications under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The 1954 Supreme Court case that extended protection against discrimination to Hispanics was

Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the United States.

Should women be required to register for the draft,as is the case with men? Is this an instance of gender discrimination?

Betty Friedan's book,________,published in 1963,encouraged many women to question traditional assumptions and to assert their rights.

In which amendment does the phrase "equal protection of the laws" appear?

When did the organized social movement and popular struggle for women's suffrage begin?

The Fourteenth Amendment forbids the states from denying anyone equal protection of the laws.

In Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court provided a constitutional justification for segregation,establishing the separate but equal doctrine.

Compare and contrast the Supreme Court's reasoning in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896)and Brown v.Board of Education (1954).

De jure educational segregation occurs

Explain how civil rights and civil liberties-put differently,equality and freedom-often stand in tension with one another.Be sure to include how and if these two concepts can be reconciled.

In Brown v.Board of Education (1954),the Supreme Court

Explain how the right to vote has been extended in the U.S.to include both African Americans and women.How was the struggle for suffrage among these two groups similar and different?

In the case of Regents of the University of California v.Bakke,the Supreme Court ruled that race could never be considered in admissions policies and declared all affirmative action programs to be unconstitutional.

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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