Question 1

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed in large part at eliminating discrimination

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A)  by governments in their conduct of elections (e.g.,registration,placement of polling booths) .
B)  by private individuals in their social relations-bigoted statements and other acts of prejudice are unlawful under most circumstances.
C)  by governments in their job practices and provision of services (e.g.,schools,roads) .
D)  by private individuals in their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations (e.g.,hotels,restaurants) .
E)  against gays and lesbians.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 2

The focus of civil liberties is the ________ and the focus of civil rights is the _______.

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A)  individual; individual
B)  group; group
C)  individual; group
D)  group; individual
E)  Tenth Amendment; Twenty-seventh AmendmentF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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A)  brought about greater rights to the disabled.
B)  came in response to the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
C)  was conducted by women seeking fairer treatment in the workplace.
D)  was conducted by women seeking the right to vote.
E)  was conducted by African Americans seeking equality of rights.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Women in America obtained the right to vote in national elections in _______.

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A)  1790
B)  1865
C)  1890
D)  1920
E)  1974F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Today,the majority of African Americans in the nation

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A)  live in neighborhoods where whites are in the minority.
B)  send their children to schools that are predominantly white.
C)  have the same quality of health care as the majority of white Americans.
D)  are less likely than whites to be convicted of a crime if arrested.
E)  have incomes equal to that of the majority of white Americans.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Equality of result policies are primarily directed at ________ discriminatory effects.

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A)  de jure
B)  de facto
C)  religious
D)  gender
E)  due processF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

The Supreme Court's decision in the Regents of the University of California v.Bakke case

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A)  invalidated the principle of affirmative action.
B)  ruled that Bakke could not be admitted to medical school.
C)  established quota systems as a legitimate basis of affirmative action.
D)  upheld the principle of affirmative action.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Asian Americans account for about ________ percent of professionals and technicians in the United States.

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A)  1
B)  5
C)  10
D)  15
E)  25F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Housing in America

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A)  falls largely outside the scope of the law-people are free to rent or sell property to whomever they want.
B)  is an area where equality in practice is now nearly a reality; people of similar incomes,regardless of race or color,find it equally easy to qualify for home mortgages.
C)  is an unimportant civil rights issue,since housing patterns almost completely reflect the personal preferences of people and are not substantially influenced by past or present racial bias.
D)  continues to evidence a high degree of racial segregation.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following would be considered the worst setback by affirmative action proponents?

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A)  Adarand v.Pena
B)  Craig v.Boren
C)  Regents of the University of California v.Bakke
D)  Swann v.Charlotte-Mecklenberg Board of Education
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

What is equality of result? What relation does it have to de facto and de jure discrimination?

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Question 12

All of the following statements about Asian American rights are true EXCEPT that

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A)  they have not attained a proportionate share of top business positions.
B)  Asian Americans are an upwardly mobile group but are underrepresented in top positions in society due to past and present discrimination.
C)  Asian Americans have the highest percentage of two-parent families of any racial group.
D)  Asian Americans have made notable educational advancements.
E)  Asian Americans have the second highest median family income of any group.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 13

Culminating in a historic victory in 1954,black activists in the early twentieth century generally pursued civil rights through

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A)  legal action.
B)  legislative action.
C)  pressure for presidential decree.
D)  bureaucratic action.
E)  campaigning through mass media.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

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A)  government only.
B)  private parties only.
C)  both government and private parties.
D)  the president specifically.
E)  Congress specifically.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Since the height of the busing era,the trend in public schools has been

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A)  toward greater integration.
B)  toward greater segregation.
C)  to rely more and more on busing.
D)  to reinstate de jure racial segregation.
E)  to retain the gains in racial integration achieved through the 1970s,but not to further them.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

With regard to affirmative action,the Supreme Court in recent years has

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A)  moved to outlaw it.
B)  moved to narrow its application.
C)  asked Congress to clarify the policy.
D)  asked the president to clarify the policy.
E)  asked the state legislatures to clarify the policy.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Any law that attempts a racial or ethnic classification is subject to the

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A)  reasonable basis test.
B)  strict scrutiny test.
C)  intermediate scrutiny test.
D)  precedent basis test.
E)  suspect classification test.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

What was politically significant about Geraldine Ferraro in 1984?

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A)  She became the first woman to be elected governor of a state.
B)  She became the first woman to run on the national ticket of a major political party.
C)  She became the first woman to serve as attorney general of the United States.
D)  She was the first woman to hold the top position in the U.S.House of Representatives.
E)  She was the first person to hold the top position in the U.S.Senate.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Describe the provisions and impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

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The 1964 Civil Rights Act entitles all p...

Question 20

The policy of affirmative action arose when

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A)  it became apparent that disadvantaged Americans would not attain equal employment opportunities through lawsuits that benefited single individuals only.
B)  the Supreme Court declared in Bakke that the Fourteenth Amendment requires government and large firms to hire more women and minorities.
C)  the Supreme Court ruled that de facto discrimination is unlawful.
D)  private firms decided on their own that a more diverse workforce was actually a more productive and effective workforce.
E)  the Supreme Court rendered its Adarand v.Pena decision in 1995.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Exam 5: Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

The focus of civil liberties is the ________ and the focus of civil rights is the _______.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed in large part at eliminating discrimination

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The policy of affirmative action arose when

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Since the height of the busing era,the trend in public schools has been

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The Supreme Court's decision in the Regents of the University of California v.Bakke case

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Housing in America

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Describe the provisions and impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

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Asian Americans account for about ________ percent of professionals and technicians in the United States.

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Equality of result policies are primarily directed at ________ discriminatory effects.

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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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What is equality of result? What relation does it have to de facto and de jure discrimination?

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Today,the majority of African Americans in the nation

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The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

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With regard to affirmative action,the Supreme Court in recent years has

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Which of the following would be considered the worst setback by affirmative action proponents?

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All of the following statements about Asian American rights are true EXCEPT that

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