Question 1

Affirmative action is a type of private and public institution favoring minorities and women in hiring and in admissions to colleges and universities in an attempt to compensate for past discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 2003, the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  upheld and allowed using race as a factor in college admissions. 
B)  struck down and has forbidden using race as a factor in college admissions. 
C)  upheld an admissions system that awarded points for race. 
D)  overturned the Bakke decision. 
E)  ruled on California's Proposition 209.

Question 3

What is the relationship between the Dred Scott (1857) decision and civil rights for African Americans.

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Question 4

___________ discrimination is the use of race in law or government regulations to discriminate.

Accepted Answer

A)  De facto 
B)  Unequal 
C)  Illegal 
D)  De jure 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

The Seneca Falls Convention was central to the women's suffrage movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements is NOT a critique of affirmative action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirmative action violates the principle that people be judged as individuals. 
B)  Affirmative action benefits those within each preferred group who are already advantaged and need little help. 
C)  Affirmative action seeks to remedy the effects of past discrimination by discriminating against others today simply because they belong to nonpreferred groups. 
D)  Affirmative action increases intergroup and interracial tension by heightening the saliency of group membership. 
E)  People from disadvantaged groups will improve themselves only if they have experience with successful role models in important institutions.

Question 7

Which court ruled in 2003 that same-sex couples must have the same legal rights, protections, and benefits as heterosexual married couples, including matters such as joint tax returns, property ownership, insurance benefits, and medical decisions involving a spouse?

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Question 8

Regents v. Bakke (1978) focused on voting rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is MOST correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual harassment affects few people in the workplace. 
B)  The courts judge sexual harassment cases using "intermediate scrutiny." 
C)  A sizable percentage of Americans say they have experienced sexual harassment at work. 
D)  Sexual harassment is a women's issue; very few men experience sexual harassment in the workplace. 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

The Supreme Court recently upheld the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The percentage of elective offices held by women has increased because of all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  women account for less than one-half of the population. 
B)  increased incomes. 
C)  changing social attitudes. 
D)  rising education. 
E)  the women's movement raised Americans' awareness of the issue of equality for women.

Question 12

Under intermediate scrutiny, government enactments that relied on gender would be constitutional if the use of gender

Accepted Answer

A)  were substantially related to an important objective. 
B)  was limited to voting rights. 
C)  was not specifically mentioned. 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

The main goal of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s was to remove barriers to equal citizenship for African Americans, women, and other minorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the term for programs of private and public institutions that favor minorities and women in an attempt to compensate for past discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirmative action 
B)  Civil rights 
C)  The suspect classification reversal program 
D)  The quota system 
E)  Ability quotas

Question 15

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was ratified in 1976.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What has led to the return of segregation in public schools?

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Question 17

The equal protection clause is included in the ________Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Second 
B)  Fourth 
C)  Fourteenth 
D)  Fifteenth 
E)  First

Question 18

Civil rights initiatives over the years have been directed at removing what in American society?

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Question 19

Discuss the significance of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in relation to the authors' statement, "In the Beginning, an Absence of Civil Rights." Do you agree or disagree with this sentiment? Why or why not?

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Question 20

Under what type of scrutiny does the Supreme Court examine sexual discrimination suits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intermediate scrutiny 
B)  Suspect scrutiny 
C)  Strict scrutiny 
D)  Ordinary scrutiny 
E)  Lax scrutiny

Exam 16: Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

Affirmative action is a type of private and public institution favoring minorities and women in hiring and in admissions to colleges and universities in an attempt to compensate for past discrimination.

In 2003, the Supreme Court

What is the relationship between the Dred Scott (1857) decision and civil rights for African Americans.

___________ discrimination is the use of race in law or government regulations to discriminate.

The Seneca Falls Convention was central to the women's suffrage movement.

Which of the following statements is NOT a critique of affirmative action?

Which court ruled in 2003 that same-sex couples must have the same legal rights, protections, and benefits as heterosexual married couples, including matters such as joint tax returns, property ownership, insurance benefits, and medical decisions involving a spouse?

Regents v. Bakke (1978) focused on voting rights.

Which of the following statements is MOST correct?

The Supreme Court recently upheld the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Act.

The percentage of elective offices held by women has increased because of all of the following EXCEPT

Under intermediate scrutiny, government enactments that relied on gender would be constitutional if the use of gender

The main goal of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s was to remove barriers to equal citizenship for African Americans, women, and other minorities.

What is the term for programs of private and public institutions that favor minorities and women in an attempt to compensate for past discrimination?

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was ratified in 1976.

What has led to the return of segregation in public schools?

The equal protection clause is included in the ________Amendment.

Civil rights initiatives over the years have been directed at removing what in American society?

Discuss the significance of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in relation to the authors' statement, "In the Beginning, an Absence of Civil Rights." Do you agree or disagree with this sentiment? Why or why not?

Under what type of scrutiny does the Supreme Court examine sexual discrimination suits?