Question 1

During the late 1940s and 1950s, ______ was the head lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Marshall 
B)  Thurgood Marshall 
C)  James Byrnes 
D)  Frederick Douglas 
E)  Malcolm X 
A)  John Marshall 
B)  Thurgood Marshall 
C)  James Byrnes 
D)  Frederick Douglas 
E)  Malcolm X

Question 2

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was

Accepted Answer

A)  the first civil rights bill Congress ever passed. 
B)  the first civil rights bill Congress had passed since Reconstruction. 
C)  the second civil rights bill passed by Congress since World War II. 
D)  the fourth civil rights bill passed by Congress since Brown v. Board of Education. 
E)  the last civil rights bill passed by Congress. 
A)  the first civil rights bill Congress ever passed. 
B)  the first civil rights bill Congress had passed since Reconstruction. 
C)  the second civil rights bill passed by Congress since World War II. 
D)  the fourth civil rights bill passed by Congress since Brown v. Board of Education. 
E)  the last civil rights bill passed by Congress.

Question 3

Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the authority of states to require segregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the federal courts' trend toward school desegregation in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The courts increased the federal supervision of local school desegregation. 
B)  The courts decreased the federal supervision of local school desegregation. 
C)  The courts continued the active use of busing. 
D)  The courts ordered the withdrawal of federal education funds from school districts that did not combat de facto segregation. 
E)  The courts ordered the federal government to dramatically increase the amount of money spent on integrating public schools. 
A)  The courts increased the federal supervision of local school desegregation. 
B)  The courts decreased the federal supervision of local school desegregation. 
C)  The courts continued the active use of busing. 
D)  The courts ordered the withdrawal of federal education funds from school districts that did not combat de facto segregation. 
E)  The courts ordered the federal government to dramatically increase the amount of money spent on integrating public schools.

Question 5

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  It abolished slavery. 
B)  It guaranteed voting rights for African American men. 
C)  It guaranteed equal protection of the laws. 
D)  It granted women the right to vote. 
E)  It gave married women the right to own property. 
A)  It abolished slavery. 
B)  It guaranteed voting rights for African American men. 
C)  It guaranteed equal protection of the laws. 
D)  It granted women the right to vote. 
E)  It gave married women the right to own property.

Question 6

In a case of workplace discrimination, which government institution would most likely handle the complaint?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
D)  the Department of Commerce 
E)  the Executive Office of the President 
A)  the Supreme Court 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
D)  the Department of Commerce 
E)  the Executive Office of the President

Question 7

In ______, the Supreme Court permitted busing children as a way of bringing about desegregation of schools.

Accepted Answer

A)  1942 
B)  1947 
C)  1964 
D)  1971 
E)  1985 
A)  1942 
B)  1947 
C)  1964 
D)  1971 
E)  1985

Question 8

Which of the following was not used as a way to limit the electoral influence of African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  poll taxes 
B)  literacy tests 
C)  restrictive covenants 
D)  white primaries 
E)  gerrymandering 
A)  poll taxes 
B)  literacy tests 
C)  restrictive covenants 
D)  white primaries 
E)  gerrymandering

Question 9

Suffragists called the Statue of Liberty "the greatest hypocrisy of the nineteenth century" because

Accepted Answer

A)  it was in New York-a state that had prohibited women from owning property throughout its history. 
B)  it was a gift from France and French women were frequently abused by their husbands during the time. 
C)  "liberty" had historically been represented as a male figure, not a female figure. 
D)  it was supposed to represent "liberty," yet women could not vote in the United States. 
E)  the statue did not wear clothes that were appropriate for women during the time. 
A)  it was in New York-a state that had prohibited women from owning property throughout its history. 
B)  it was a gift from France and French women were frequently abused by their husbands during the time. 
C)  "liberty" had historically been represented as a male figure, not a female figure. 
D)  it was supposed to represent "liberty," yet women could not vote in the United States. 
E)  the statue did not wear clothes that were appropriate for women during the time.

Question 10

In 2007, the federal government failed to pass major new immigration legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Accepted Answer

A)  was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it prohibited gender discrimination. 
B)  was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it added the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. 
C)  significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it only outlawed discrimination on the basis of race. 
D)  significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it required government to treat men and women differently in many areas of public policy. 
E)  had no effect on the women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s. 
A)  was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it prohibited gender discrimination. 
B)  was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it added the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. 
C)  significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it only outlawed discrimination on the basis of race. 
D)  significantly hurt the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it required government to treat men and women differently in many areas of public policy. 
E)  had no effect on the women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

Question 12

In ______, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  1942 
B)  1948 
C)  1954 
D)  1963 
E)  1976 
A)  1942 
B)  1948 
C)  1954 
D)  1963 
E)  1976

Question 13

In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The rights of disabled individuals to both access public businesses and not be discriminated against in employment are guaranteed by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
B)  the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 
C)  the amended Civil Rights Act of 1991. 
D)  the federal courts, not laws passed by Congress. 
E)  individual laws passed by state legislatures. 
A)  the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
B)  the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 
C)  the amended Civil Rights Act of 1991. 
D)  the federal courts, not laws passed by Congress. 
E)  individual laws passed by state legislatures.

Question 15

Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) rely primarily on the courts to press for black political rights in its early years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the courts had the legal authority to grant African Americans political rights, so the litigation strategy was most consistent with the organization's goals. 
B)  The organization was composed of five members and, due to the fact that they were all lawyers, the strategy of litigation seemed to be the most logical choice. 
C)  The organization was legally prohibited from contacting elected officials at the state and local level and, therefore, had no other alternative than a strategy of litigation. 
D)  Many judges were African American and, therefore, more sympathetic to the claims of the organization than legislators. 
E)  The northern black vote was too small to bring about policy change at the legislative level, so the organization chose a strategy of litigation. 
A)  Only the courts had the legal authority to grant African Americans political rights, so the litigation strategy was most consistent with the organization's goals. 
B)  The organization was composed of five members and, due to the fact that they were all lawyers, the strategy of litigation seemed to be the most logical choice. 
C)  The organization was legally prohibited from contacting elected officials at the state and local level and, therefore, had no other alternative than a strategy of litigation. 
D)  Many judges were African American and, therefore, more sympathetic to the claims of the organization than legislators. 
E)  The northern black vote was too small to bring about policy change at the legislative level, so the organization chose a strategy of litigation.

Question 16

United States v. Wong Kim Ark is an important case because it declared that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Exclusion Act was unconstitutional. 
B)  anyone born in the United States was entitled to be a citizen. 
C)  Asian American children could not go to school with white students. 
D)  English was not the official language of the United States. 
E)  the 1965 Immigration Act was unconstitutional. 
A)  the Exclusion Act was unconstitutional. 
B)  anyone born in the United States was entitled to be a citizen. 
C)  Asian American children could not go to school with white students. 
D)  English was not the official language of the United States. 
E)  the 1965 Immigration Act was unconstitutional.

Question 17

When state legislatures draw electoral district boundaries in ways that favor themselves, it is called redlining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The right to vote was strengthened in 1975 when Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  made literacy tests mandatory for presidential elections. 
B)  made literacy tests illegal and mandated bilingual ballots or other assistance for non-English-speaking Americans. 
C)  gave women the right to vote. 
D)  gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. 
E)  made poll taxes illegal. 
A)  made literacy tests mandatory for presidential elections. 
B)  made literacy tests illegal and mandated bilingual ballots or other assistance for non-English-speaking Americans. 
C)  gave women the right to vote. 
D)  gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. 
E)  made poll taxes illegal.

Question 19

Who inaugurated government affirmative action programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Franklin Roosevelt 
B)  Dwight Eisenhower 
C)  Lyndon Johnson 
D)  Richard Nixon 
E)  Ronald Reagan 
A)  Franklin Roosevelt 
B)  Dwight Eisenhower 
C)  Lyndon Johnson 
D)  Richard Nixon 
E)  Ronald Reagan

Question 20

When did civil rights become part of the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil rights have always been part of the Constitution. 
B)  Civil rights were included in the Bill of Rights. 
C)  Civil rights were incorporated with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Civil rights were incorporated immediately following World War II. 
E)  Civil rights were incorporated when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
A)  Civil rights have always been part of the Constitution. 
B)  Civil rights were included in the Bill of Rights. 
C)  Civil rights were incorporated with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Civil rights were incorporated immediately following World War II. 
E)  Civil rights were incorporated when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Exam 5: Civil Rights

During the late 1940s and 1950s, ______ was the head lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was

Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the authority of states to require segregation.

Which of the following best describes the federal courts' trend toward school desegregation in the 1990s?

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

In a case of workplace discrimination, which government institution would most likely handle the complaint?

In ______, the Supreme Court permitted busing children as a way of bringing about desegregation of schools.

Which of the following was not used as a way to limit the electoral influence of African Americans?

Suffragists called the Statue of Liberty "the greatest hypocrisy of the nineteenth century" because

In 2007, the federal government failed to pass major new immigration legislation.

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

In ______, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.

The rights of disabled individuals to both access public businesses and not be discriminated against in employment are guaranteed by

Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) rely primarily on the courts to press for black political rights in its early years?

United States v. Wong Kim Ark is an important case because it declared that

When state legislatures draw electoral district boundaries in ways that favor themselves, it is called redlining.

The right to vote was strengthened in 1975 when Congress

Who inaugurated government affirmative action programs?

When did civil rights become part of the U.S. Constitution?

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