Question 1

Describe the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Why was it necessary,given that the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted decades before?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Describe the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as prohibiting racial discrimination in public accommodations involving interstate commerce.
2.Explain how the South had successfully avoided the promises of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments through various mechanisms including Jim Crow laws and literacy tests.Since it appeared that the South would never rescind these laws itself,Congress stepped in to pass this landmark piece of legislation.

Question 2

Which of the following situations would most likely be a violation of Title IX?

Accepted Answer

A)   an election jurisdiction that does not provide bilingual ballots when there is a large bilingual community
B)   a legal prohibition on hiring women for positions that are known to be hazardous to women's reproductive health
C)   a college that spends significantly more on sports programs for men than for women
D)   an employer who systematically pays women less than men for doing comparable work C

Question 3

Which of the following strategies for expanding civil rights would the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.have been most likely to support?

Accepted Answer

A)   sabotaging the electricity supply to the homes of segregationist leaders
B)   intimidating elderly whites to discourage them from supporting Jim Crow laws
C)   boycotting stores that enforced segregationist policies
D)   boycotting elections to underscore the problem of African American disenfranchisement C

Question 4

Describe the status of American Indian governments within the context of the U.S.political system.How does this status affect the ability of American Indian tribes to make public policy on tribal lands?

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Question 5

What are grandfather clauses? Why were they enacted?

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Question 6

For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an intermediate standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause?

Accepted Answer

A)   having a different minimum age for men to marry than for women to marry
B)   prohibiting those over 70 years old from working in law enforcement
C)   prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving in the military
D)   requiring government contractors to have a racially diverse workforce

Question 7

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978),the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A)   poll taxes
B)   grandfather clauses
C)   all forms of affirmative action
D)   racial quotas

Question 8

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 9

Which of the following led President Abraham Lincoln to describe the author as "the little woman who started the big war"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
B)   Elizabeth Cady Stanton's The Seneca Falls Convention
C)   Lucretia Mott's The World Anti-Slavery Society
D)   Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

Question 10

Which of the following affirmative action programs would be a clear violation of the Supreme Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978)?

Accepted Answer

A)   considering race as a factor in university admissions decisions
B)   considering how an applicant would contribute to the diversity of the university
C)   setting aside a certain percentage of admissions slots for African American students
D)   admitting some minority applicants with lower academic achievement than some rejected white applicants

Question 11

According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883),in which of the following areas could Congress prohibit discrimination against African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)   theaters
B)   hotels
C)   post offices
D)   private homes

Question 12

The __________ upheld the right of private individuals-but not government-to discriminate in the provision of public accommodations.

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Question 13

How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?

Accepted Answer

A)   They both were enacted quickly and easily.
B)   They both passed the strict scrutiny test administered by the Supreme Court.
C)   They both sought equal rights for African Americans.
D)   They both sought equal rights for women.

Question 14

What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v.U.S.(1944)regarding the internment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry living in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was permissible because the United States was at war with Japan.
B)   It was unconstitutional, and Japanese Americans must be duly compensated.
C)   It did not pass the strict scrutiny test, and the internment was promptly terminated.
D)   It was unconstitutional, but it was too late to do anything about it.

Question 15

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 has expanded educational and sports opportunities for female students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Reed v.Reed,the Supreme Court established the strict scrutiny test for determining if a particular program that discriminates on the basis of gender is constitutionally permissible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.Why was it not enacted?

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Question 18

If a group of people were systematically discriminated against in the past,which of the following would constitute an affirmative action policy designed as a remedy to help the members of this group overcome this legacy of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)   a hiring policy that favors those with relatives working in government
B)   a college admissions policy that gives preferential treatment to members of the group
C)   a color-blind job application process to give members of this group an equal chance
D)   requiring that all job applicants have at least two years of prior experience

Question 19

What provision of the Fourteenth Amendment served as a cornerstone of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v.Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

A)   the all men are created equal clause
B)   the equal protection clause
C)   the privileges and immunities clause
D)   the grandfather clause

Question 20

What was the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy? What was the penalty for a soldier who violated this policy? What is the current status of the policy?

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

Describe the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Why was it necessary,given that the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted decades before?

Which of the following situations would most likely be a violation of Title IX?

Which of the following strategies for expanding civil rights would the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.have been most likely to support?

Describe the status of American Indian governments within the context of the U.S.political system.How does this status affect the ability of American Indian tribes to make public policy on tribal lands?

What are grandfather clauses? Why were they enacted?

For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an intermediate standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause?

In Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978) ,the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

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

Which of the following led President Abraham Lincoln to describe the author as "the little woman who started the big war"?

Which of the following affirmative action programs would be a clear violation of the Supreme Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v.Bakke (1978) ?

According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883) ,in which of the following areas could Congress prohibit discrimination against African Americans?

The __________ upheld the right of private individuals-but not government-to discriminate in the provision of public accommodations.

How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?

What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v.U.S.(1944) regarding the internment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry living in the United States?

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 has expanded educational and sports opportunities for female students.

In Reed v.Reed,the Supreme Court established the strict scrutiny test for determining if a particular program that discriminates on the basis of gender is constitutionally permissible.

Describe the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.Why was it not enacted?

If a group of people were systematically discriminated against in the past,which of the following would constitute an affirmative action policy designed as a remedy to help the members of this group overcome this legacy of discrimination?

What provision of the Fourteenth Amendment served as a cornerstone of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v.Board of Education?

What was the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy? What was the penalty for a soldier who violated this policy? What is the current status of the policy?