Question 1

What did the Supreme Court rule about the male-only draft in the 1981 case of Rostker v.Goldberg? What are the arguments for and against putting women into combat roles in the military?

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Question 2

Gender classifications are evaluated by the Supreme Court using the "inherently suspect" standard to ensure that they are necessary to serve a compelling public interest and that they are the only way to accomplish that goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Reconstruction was the era of racial healing that followed the civil rights movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In what ways did the discrimination of Hispanic Americans in the past resemble the types of discrimination experienced by African Americans? What tactics of the African American civil rights movement did Hispanic civil rights leaders use? Which of the ongoing problems that Hispanics experience resemble those of African Americans,and which are different?

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Question 5

What strategy did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)successfully use to fight against school segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  boycotts 
B)  protests 
C)  litigation 
D)  marches and rallies

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  integration 
B)  Jim Crow laws 
C)  nonviolent resistance 
D)  Reconstruction

Question 7

The constitutionality of a law establishing a public elementary school open only to African American students from poor neighborhoods would be determined by a court's application of the __________ standard of review.

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Question 8

School busing policies were designed to overcome __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the refusal of whites to attend school with African Americans 
B)  freedom rides 
C)  de facto segregation 
D)  de jure segregation

Question 9

Describe the strategies used to advance African American civil rights during the civil rights movement.How well would these techniques transfer to current efforts to expand civil rights for gays?

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Question 10

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003)primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  disabled Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  American Indians 
D)  gays and lesbians

Question 11

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity,which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Equal Rights Amendment 
B)  the Thirteenth Amendment 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment 
D)  the Nineteenth Amendment

Question 12

The Twenty-fourth Amendment eliminated the use of __________ in a federal election.

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Question 13

In Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court overturned the separate-but-equal doctrine that the Court had established in Brown v.Board of Education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Adarand Constructors v.Peña,the Supreme Court determined that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action policies must be scrutinized using the same suspect standard that is used for other policies classifying people by race 
B)  affirmative action policies are subject to an intermediate standard whereby they are presumed to be permissible 
C)  affirmative action policies may be broadly tailored to accomplish a compelling government interest 
D)  affirmative action policies must be designed to address past discrimination without taking into account race, ethnicity, religion, or creed

Question 15

What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  the prohibition of alcohol 
B)  women's rights 
C)  rights for former slaves 
D)  ending the Civil War

Question 16

Outline an affirmative action program for public university admissions that would pass constitutional muster.

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Question 17

Which of the following is an example of de jure segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim Crow laws 
B)  the tendency for churches to be racially homogeneous 
C)  the small number of African American senators 
D)  sequestering the jury in order to ensure a fair trial

Exam 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

What did the Supreme Court rule about the male-only draft in the 1981 case of Rostker v.Goldberg? What are the arguments for and against putting women into combat roles in the military?

Gender classifications are evaluated by the Supreme Court using the "inherently suspect" standard to ensure that they are necessary to serve a compelling public interest and that they are the only way to accomplish that goal.

Reconstruction was the era of racial healing that followed the civil rights movement.

What strategy did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) successfully use to fight against school segregation?

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

The constitutionality of a law establishing a public elementary school open only to African American students from poor neighborhoods would be determined by a court's application of the __________ standard of review.

School busing policies were designed to overcome __________.

Describe the strategies used to advance African American civil rights during the civil rights movement.How well would these techniques transfer to current efforts to expand civil rights for gays?

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________.

If you thought you were getting an inferior public education because of your ethnicity,which part of the Constitution would you rely on most heavily to justify your case?

The Twenty-fourth Amendment eliminated the use of __________ in a federal election.

In Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court overturned the separate-but-equal doctrine that the Court had established in Brown v.Board of Education.

In Adarand Constructors v.Peña,the Supreme Court determined that __________.

What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?

Outline an affirmative action program for public university admissions that would pass constitutional muster.

Which of the following is an example of de jure segregation?