Question 1

Since the 1980s, the number of states affirming the civil liberties of LGBT citizens

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A)   has reached all 50.
B)   is more than half.
C)   is more than 40.
D)   is about 20.
E)   is less than 15.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Women were provided equal protection under the law by

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A)   the Equal Pay Act.
B)   Title VII.
C)   Title IX.
D)   the Equal Rights Amendment.
E)   Title VII, Title IX, and the Equal Pay Act.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits businesses from making discriminatory hiring decisions based on which inherent characteristic(s) ?

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A)   age and disability
B)   race, color, and sex
C)   religion and national origin
D)   sexual orientation
E)   race, color, sex, religion, and national originF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 4

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)  is part of what federal department?

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A)   Department of Justice
B)   Department of Homeland Security
C)   Department of Education
D)   Department of Agriculture
E)   Department of DefenseF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

Which year saw the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which enhances the federal prohibition of discrimination against people with disabilities?

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A)   1968
B)   1973
C)   1988
D)   1990
E)   2008F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following was used in southern states during the Jim Crow era to deny African Americans their voting rights?

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A)   white primaries
B)   literacy tests
C)   poll taxes
D)   grandfather clauses
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Which constitutional amendments were passed in the aftermath of the Civil War and codified the victory of the North?

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A)   Twelfth and Thirteenth
B)   Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth
C)   Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth
D)   Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth
E)   Fifteenth and SixteenthF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Where did most of the initial battles for women's rights take place?

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A)   at the federal level
B)   in the courts
C)   in the home
D)   with the president
E)   at the state levelF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Which aspect of racial discrimination became the primary target of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)  in its first decades of existence?

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A)   Black Codes
B)   Jim Crow laws
C)   separate but equal doctrine
D)   de jure segregation
E)   standing to sueF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Discuss the development and impact of the Chicano Movement on the process of achieving equal rights for Hispanic Americans.

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Question 11

Which African American writer, scholar, and social activist is considered the father of social science?

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A)   Oswald Garrison Villard
B)   William Lloyd Garrison
C)   Richard Wright
D)   Ralph Ellison
E)   W. E. B. Du BoisF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Discuss the origins and features of Jim Crow laws.

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Jim Crow laws appeared in the South as a...

Question 13

Which of the following is true about affirmative action policies?

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A)   require an educational organization to admit minority students over qualified white applicants
B)   require employers to hire females over qualified male applicants
C)   require an intentional effort by an organization to diversify by providing equal opportunities to minorities
D)   require an organization to remedy racial imbalance caused by economic inequalities
E)   guarantee discriminatory treatment of minority populationsF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 14

The active yet nonviolent refusal to comply with morally-objectionable laws, used by abolitionist organizations like the American Anti-Slavery Society and civil rights activists like Martin Luther King, Jr., is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)   affirmative action
B)   intersectionality
C)   strict scrutiny
D)   affirmative disobedience
E)   civil disobedienceF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

Which tests do the courts apply to determine when unequal treatment is legal?

Accepted Answer

A)   imminent lawless action test and incitement test
B)   strict scrutiny test and ordinary scrutiny test
C)   strict scrutiny test, heightened scrutiny test, and ordinary scrutiny test
D)   imminent lawless action test and strict scrutiny test
E)   incitement test and heightened scrutiny testF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 16

Which Native American movement, formed in 1968, pursued aggressive tactics in an attempt to gain full legal equality?

Accepted Answer

A)   American Indian Movement
B)   American Indian Defense Association
C)   Indian Rights Association
D)   Society of American Indians
E)   Native Americans for JusticeF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Laws passed immediately after the Civil War by southern states that limited the rights of "freemen," or former slaves, were known as

Accepted Answer

A)   Reconstruction laws.
B)   Jim Crow laws.
C)   voting rights laws.
D)   Black Codes.
E)   freedmen's regulations.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Which organization was formed in 1970 to fight for full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT citizens?

Accepted Answer

A)   Human Rights Campaign
B)   National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
C)   Stonewall Rebellion
D)   Lambda Legal
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 19

Discuss the role played by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in developing effective strategies against racial discrimination.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a key i...

Question 20

Outline the important provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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The government reacted to the civil righ...

Exam 5: Civil Rights

Discuss the origins and features of Jim Crow laws.

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Discuss the role played by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in developing effective strategies against racial discrimination.

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Which of the following is true about affirmative action policies?

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Since the 1980s, the number of states affirming the civil liberties of LGBT citizens

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The active yet nonviolent refusal to comply with morally-objectionable laws, used by abolitionist organizations like the American Anti-Slavery Society and civil rights activists like Martin Luther King, Jr., is known as what?

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Which of the following was used in southern states during the Jim Crow era to deny African Americans their voting rights?

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Which constitutional amendments were passed in the aftermath of the Civil War and codified the victory of the North?

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Outline the important provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Where did most of the initial battles for women's rights take place?

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Discuss the development and impact of the Chicano Movement on the process of achieving equal rights for Hispanic Americans.

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Which tests do the courts apply to determine when unequal treatment is legal?

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Which year saw the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which enhances the federal prohibition of discrimination against people with disabilities?

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits businesses from making discriminatory hiring decisions based on which inherent characteristic(s) ?

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Which aspect of racial discrimination became the primary target of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in its first decades of existence?

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Laws passed immediately after the Civil War by southern states that limited the rights of "freemen," or former slaves, were known as

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is part of what federal department?

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