American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 5: Civil Rights

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Which of the following best describes the status of equality in the United States?
A)It means all people have equal opportunities to pursue happiness.
B)It bars all differential treatment by government and its officials.
C)It allows for situations in which it is acceptable for the government to treat people differently.
D)It remains a hotly debated topic.
2
Which of the following is true about civil rights in the United States?
A)They are guaranteed by the government to all people in the United States.
B)They are guaranteed by the government to all citizens of the United States.
C)They are guarantees against government interference with individual rights.
D)They are guarantees against private interference with individual rights.
3
Inherent characteristics include all of the following EXCEPT
A)disability.
B)sex.
C)national origin.
D)religion.
4
To determine whether a group's classification is "suspect," courts consider whether
A)the group has sufficient political power to change its status.
B)the group's classifying characteristic is incapable of being changed.
C)the group is currently largely free of discrimination.
D)the group has faced a history of discrimination.
5
Which of the following is true about the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
A)It established that slaves were property rather than citizens.
B)It established Congress's power to regulate slavery in the territories.
C)It granted a slave who had been living in a free state his freedom.
D)It severely damaged the abolitionist movement.
6
Amendments to the Constitution after the Civil War did which of the following?
A)prohibit slavery in the United States
B)guarantee the right of every male citizen to vote, regardless of color
C)define all people born or naturalized in the United States as citizens
D)All these answers are correct.
7
Tactics used in the Jim Crow voting laws developed by southern state and local governments included all of the following EXCEPT
A)gerrymandering.
B)the poll tax.
C)a grandfather clause.
D)the literacy test.
8
In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court claimed that separate but equal facilities did not violate
A)the Civil Rights Cases of 1883.
B)the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
C)the equal protection clause.
D)the Fifteenth Amendment.
9
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
A)was a closely divided decision among the justices.
B)was supported by a large majority of the American public.
C)implemented clear integration guidelines.
D)was unanimous.
10
Which of the following was one of the successes of the Montgomery bus boycott?
A)The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregated buses were unconstitutional.
B)Its opponents were widely vilified by the media.
C)The civil rights movement gained a motivational leader.
D)All these answers are correct.
11
Between 1865 and 1968, Congress passed laws barring racial discrimination in
A)voting.
B)public accomodations.
C)housing.
D)All these answers are correct.
12
The act of realtors leading white families to certain neighborhoods and black families to others is called
A)de jure segregation.
B)steering.
C)redlining.
D)redistricting.
13
As a result of the Voting Rights Act in Mississippi, the percentage of African Americans registered to vote rose from ________ in 1965 to ________ in 2006.
A)17; 46
B)11; 61
C)7; 72
D)3; 84
14
The first wave of the women's rights movement focused most strongly on
A)educational opportunities.
B)employment opportunities and fair pay.
C)the right of single women to own property.
D)the right to vote.
15
Which of the following is true about the Bradwell case?
A)The Supreme Court determined that Myra Bradwell should have the right to practice law in the state of Illinois.
B)The Supreme Court used an ordinary level of scrutiny in examining the state of Illinois' discrimination on the basis of sex.
C)The Supreme Court used a heightened level of scrutiny in examining the state of Illinois' discrimination on the basis of sex.
D)The Supreme Court determined that the state of Illinois had no rational basis for preventing Myra Bradwell from practicing law.
16
In the case of ________, the Supreme Court first used the equal protection clause to find a law that discriminated against women unconstitutional.
A)Craig v. Boren
B)U.S. v. Virginia
C)Minor v. Happersett
D)Reed v. Reed
17
During the 1970s, Native Americans began pressuring the federal government to honor treaties that granted Indians ________ on their lands.
A)hunting and fishing rights
B)gaming rights
C)hunting, fishing, and gaming rights
D)hunting, fishing, and natural resource rights
18
Mexican American citizens have been discriminated against in the U.S. since ________.
A)1787
B)1836
C)1848
D)1929
19
The group with the lowest voter turnout is
A)Hispanics.
B)Asian Americans.
C)African Americans.
D)None of these answers is correct.
20
A series of Supreme Court rulings in the late 1990s and early 2000s ________ the interpretation of disability.
A)narrowed
B)expanded
C)confused
D)None of these answers is correct.
21
In response to these Supreme Court rulings, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments in 2008, which ________ interpretation of disability.
A)narrowed the
B)broadened the
C)restored the previous
D)None of these answers is correct.
22
In 1982, ________ became the first state to ban biases based on sexual orientation.
A)Hawaii
B)Wisconsin
C)Colorado
D)Massachusetts
23
In the 2003 case of Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court overturned the state's
A)antisodomy law.
B)Defense of Marriage Act.
C)law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
D)civil unions law.
24
According to recent FBI data, hate crime victims are most often targeted for their
A)disability.
B)sexual orientation.
C)race.
D)gender.
25
Historically, the violation of a group's civil rights may begin with all EXCEPT
A)wage stagnation.
B)national security threats.
C)improved communication technology.
D)high unemployment.
Harrison:  American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition
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