Question 1

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.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes the number of peaceful civil rights demonstrations during the 1950s and 1960s?

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A)   The most demonstrations were held in the mid-1950s,and the number of demonstrations declined throughout the 1960s.
B)   There were almost no demonstrations prior to 1968.
C)   The number of demonstrations grew in the early 1960s and peaked in 1965.
D)   There were many demonstrations in the mid-1950s and many demonstrations in the late 1960s but none in between.
E)   There were almost no demonstrations during the 1950s and 1960s.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

What best explains the increased attention the federal government paid to the problem of racial discrimination during the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)   The NAACP had successfully lobbied members of Congress for better federal legislation against disenfranchisement.
B)   Northern migration of African Americans increased their voting strength.
C)   In a 1942 decision,the Supreme Court required desegregation in the armed forces.
D)   The fight against the Nazis challenged the assumptions of white supremacy.
E)   The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment forced the federal government to act on racial discrimination.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 4

One step taken toward the desegregation of public schools was

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A)   busing children from poor urban school districts to wealthier suburban ones.
B)   outlawing of all forms of de facto segregation.
C)   opening numerous private schools and academies.
D)   providing white parents with valuable tax credits if they enrolled their children in all-black schools.
E)   attracting more black students to white schools by hiring only black teachers.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

After Brown v.Board of Education,schools in the South quickly desegregated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

After World War II,which government institution first began drawing attention to the problem of racism in America?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Supreme Court
B)   the White House
C)   Congress
D)   state governments
E)   the State DepartmentF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

During the late nineteenth century,the equal protection clause was

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A)   used as a strong tool for engineering racial equality.
B)   severely limited in scope by the Supreme Court.
C)   ruled to be unconstitutional.
D)   more strongly defended by individual states than by the federal government.
E)   not implemented because of a lack of tax revenue.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

What does the term redlining refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)   the practice of banks refusing to make loans to people living in certain neighborhoods
B)   the practice of drawing electoral districts that are biased against minority groups
C)   denying someone the right to vote by drawing a red line across a citizen's name in the voter registry
D)   the practice of denying someone rights by labeling him or her a communist
E)   the practice of drawing school district boundaries in a way that ensures segregated schoolsF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 9

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 XF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

What are the goals of affirmative action? Why has it been so controversial? Where has affirmative action been practiced? Describe some of the Supreme Court decisions that have been taken in connection with affirmative action.

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Question 11

In Lawrence v.Texas,the Supreme Court

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A)   upheld a state law banning private homosexual activity.
B)   granted gays and lesbians status under the equal protection clause.
C)   struck down a state law criminalizing homosexual conduct.
D)   denied that homosexuals were a protected class under the Fourteenth Amendment.
E)   ruled that gays and lesbians should be allowed to legally marry.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Who said,"Your denial of my citizen's right to vote is the denial of my right of consent as one of the governed,the denial of my right of representation as one of the taxed,the denial of my right to a trial of my peers as an offender against the law"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Harriet Tubman
B)   SusanB.Anthony
C)   A.Philip Randolph
D)   W.E.B.Du Bois
E)   Elizabeth Cady StantonF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to pass?

Accepted Answer

A)   It won approval in the House but not in the Senate.
B)   It won approval in the Senate but not in the House.
C)   It was not ratified by the necessary thirty-eight states.
D)   The Supreme Court had declared the amendment unconstitutionally vague before it could be submitted to the states.
E)   It was vetoed by President Gerald Ford.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

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.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Legally enforced segregation in public schools is a form of ______ discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A)   de facto
B)   de jure
C)   stare decisis
D)   ex post facto
E)   habeas corpusF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The Equal Rights Amendment failed because it did not secure support from the required number of states necessary for ratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Voting Rights Act on voter registration in southern states?

Accepted Answer

A)   A smaller percentage of blacks registered to vote in Southern states after passage of the Voting Rights Act.
B)   A much larger percentage of whites registered to vote in Southern states after passage of the Voting Rights Act.
C)   The percentage of blacks registering to vote did not change at all after passage of the Voting Rights Act.
D)   The gap between the percentage of whites registering to vote and the percentage of blacks registering to vote declined significantly after passage of the Voting Rights Act.
E)   The gap between the percentage of whites registering to vote and the percentage of blacks registering to vote increased significantly after passage of the Voting Rights Act.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 18

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.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

How many civil rights acts were passed during the first decade after the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v.Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

A)   0
B)   1
C)   3
D)   10
E)   20F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

What happened to California's Proposition 187?

Accepted Answer

A)   A federal court declared it constitutional.
B)   A federal court declared most of it a violation of the U.S.Constitution.
C)   It was ruled a violation of the state constitution but not the U.S.Constitution.
D)   It was negated by a law passed by the California state legislature.
E)   There was never a court challenge to its legality and it remains in effect.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Exam 5: Civil Rights

What does the term redlining refer to?

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During the late nineteenth century,the equal protection clause was

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After World War II,which government institution first began drawing attention to the problem of racism in America?

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What best explains the increased attention the federal government paid to the problem of racial discrimination during the 1940s?

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After Brown v.Board of Education,schools in the South quickly desegregated.

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Which of the following statements best describes the number of peaceful civil rights demonstrations during the 1950s and 1960s?

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

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

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Who said,"Your denial of my citizen's right to vote is the denial of my right of consent as one of the governed,the denial of my right of representation as one of the taxed,the denial of my right to a trial of my peers as an offender against the law"?

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

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The Equal Rights Amendment failed because it did not secure support from the required number of states necessary for ratification.

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Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to pass?

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In Lawrence v.Texas,the Supreme Court

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What happened to California's Proposition 187?

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

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Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Voting Rights Act on voter registration in southern states?

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One step taken toward the desegregation of public schools was

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Legally enforced segregation in public schools is a form of ______ discrimination.

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What are the goals of affirmative action? Why has it been so controversial? Where has affirmative action been practiced? Describe some of the Supreme Court decisions that have been taken in connection with affirmative action.

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