Question 1

To what extent were the civil rights of African Americans protected during the decades following Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their civil rights increased in the immediate aftermath of Reconstruction and have continued to increase steadily ever since.
B)   The civil rights of southern African Americans were considerably greater than their northern counterparts.
C)   It was two decades after Reconstruction before African Americans had civil rights that were comparable to those of whites.
D)   Attempts to protect the civil rights of African Americans after Reconstruction were largely unsuccessful for decades.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the issues at stake in Dred Scott v.Sandford?

Accepted Answer

A)   the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise and whether slaves were U.S. citizens
B)   whether Missouri could remain part of the Union and whether women could bring suits in federal court
C)   the constitutionality of the Emancipation Proclamation and whether slaves were U.S. citizens
D)   whether women were U.S. citizens who should be allowed to vote and whether slavery in Missouri was legalE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   integration
B)   Jim Crow laws
C)   nonviolent direct action
D)   ReconstructionE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It prohibited all soldiers from discussing their sexual activities.
B)   It prevented gays and lesbians from serving in the military.
C)   It required gay and lesbian soldiers to keep quiet about their sexual orientation.
D)   It prevented the military from discharging gay and lesbian soldiers.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Under the Supreme Court's review standards,a law that classifies people according to __________ will be given strict scrutiny by the Supreme Court to determine its constitutionality.

Accepted Answer

A)   race
B)   age
C)   disability
D)   genderE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

What precipitated the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech
B)   the Greensboro, North Carolina, lunch counter sit-in
C)   the arrest of Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama
D)   the assassination of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   race
B)   gender
C)   age
D)   involvement in insurrectionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Describe the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).Why were some opposed to the ERA? Compare and contrast the ERA and the Nineteenth Amendment.How has the ERA impacted civil rights in the United States?

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1.Describe the E...

Question 9

Rosa Parks was arrested for challenging which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   integration
B)   grandfather clauses
C)   Jim Crow laws
D)   slaveryE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the Supreme Court decisions in the two cases involving the University of Michigan,Gratz v.Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v.Bollinger (2003) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Affirmative action policies are generally permissible, but they cannot involve race-based quotas or numerical point systems.
B)   Affirmative action policies are assumed to be unconstitutional unless the university can demonstrate the need to promote racial tolerance.
C)   Affirmative action policies must ensure that all racial and ethnic groups are represented in accordance with the population of the nation as a whole.
D)   All forms of affirmative action are unconstitutional because they unfairly favor some people over others based on the color of their skin.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

What is the source of de facto discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)   practice
B)   law
C)   the Constitution
D)   affirmative actionE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.championed the use of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to advance civil rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

A)   Congress did not have the authority to enact legislation in the South during the Civil War.
B)   The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was only concerned with discrimination in government employment.
C)   The Supreme Court said that private citizens could choose not to provide public accommodations on account of race.
D)   The Supreme Court said that governments could choose not to provide public accommodations on account of race.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Black Codes were passed by many of the former Confederate states in order to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   segregate blacks and whites
B)   deny newly freed slaves legal rights, such as voting and sitting on juries
C)   keep newly freed slaves from being hired for work, so they would have to remain slaves
D)   deny newly freed slaves the right to attend churchE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The passage of the Equal Rights Amendment has helped ensure women's equality in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What kinds of gains have been made in the struggle for gay rights,and what setbacks have been experienced? How has public opinion opened the door for greater legal and constitutional protection?

Accepted Answer

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1.List some of t...

Question 17

Since the 1950s,the Supreme Court has gradually eliminated virtually all de facto discrimination in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Women were guaranteed the right to vote by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Korematsu v. U.S.
B)   the 1965 Voting Rights Act
C)   the Nineteenth Amendment
D)   the 1964 Civil Rights ActE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

In order to make it hard for poor blacks to vote without falling afoul of the Fifteenth Amendment,many southern states required citizens to pay __________,which disproportionately disenfranchised African Americans.

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Question 20

Jim Crow laws required __________ of African Americans and whites.

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Exam 5: Civil Rights

In order to make it hard for poor blacks to vote without falling afoul of the Fifteenth Amendment,many southern states required citizens to pay __________,which disproportionately disenfranchised African Americans.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?

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Under the Supreme Court's review standards,a law that classifies people according to __________ will be given strict scrutiny by the Supreme Court to determine its constitutionality.

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Which of the following best describes the issues at stake in Dred Scott v.Sandford?

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What precipitated the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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Women were guaranteed the right to vote by __________.

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The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to vote regardless of __________.

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What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the Supreme Court decisions in the two cases involving the University of Michigan,Gratz v.Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v.Bollinger (2003) ?

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Describe the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).Why were some opposed to the ERA? Compare and contrast the ERA and the Nineteenth Amendment.How has the ERA impacted civil rights in the United States?

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Since the 1950s,the Supreme Court has gradually eliminated virtually all de facto discrimination in the United States.

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To what extent were the civil rights of African Americans protected during the decades following Reconstruction?

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