Question 1

Which of the following is true of discrimination against the disabled in the United States?

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A)  The Americans with Disabilities Act grants protections to the disabled only in the employment sphere.
B)  Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1975.
C)  Before 1975,four million children with disabilities were getting either no education or an inappropriate one.
D)  Through the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975,Congress required that schools receiving federal funding provide all children,however severe their disability,with a free and appropriate education.
E)  Discrimination against the disabled is among the forms of discrimination prohibited by the Constitution,but has also been strengthened through statutes.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

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A)  the Brown decision (de jure) ,and affirmative action (de facto) .
B)  affirmative action (de jure) ,and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de facto) .
C)  the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de jure) ,and the Brown decision (de facto) .
D)  the Supreme Court's busing decisions (de jure) ,and affirmative action decisions (de facto) .
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

How many states ratified the Equal Rights Amendment?

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A)  none of them
B)  only a few
C)  about half
D)  nearly three-fourths
E)  all but three of themF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

When the United States first came into being,married women were not permitted to

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A)  vote.
B)  hold office.
C)  serve on juries.
D)  own and dispense property without the husband's consent.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The demand that women should receive equal pay relative to men for work that is similarly demanding,involves similar responsibilities,and requires similar levels of education and training is the basis of the concept of

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A)  equality of opportunity.
B)  affirmative action.
C)  comparable worth.
D)  de jure discrimination.
E)  reverse discrimination.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 6

What event occurred in 1877 in the South that brought about rapid legal discrimination against blacks?

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A)  a backlash against the civil rights movement
B)  the religious revival movement
C)  the removal of federal troops
D)  several state legislature elections that brought racist leadership into power
E)  a severe depression that reduced the economic power of the black populationF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

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A)  Public schools are becoming more segregated nationally.
B)  Many urban public school districts have ended the use of busing for desegregation purposes.
C)  White flight to suburban schools has made it more difficult to desegregate urban schools.
D)  The Supreme Court,after ordering cutbacks in busing,said that communities were free to use alternatives,such as increased spending on schools in poor neighborhoods.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

A peak moment in the modern civil rights movement occurred with the March on Washington in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  1954
B)  1960
C)  1963
D)  1968
E)  1973F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Native Americans were made "official" citizens of the United States in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  1789
B)  1856
C)  1924
D)  1972
E)  1998F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Of the following states,which tends to have larger numbers of Caribbean Hispanics?

Accepted Answer

A)  California
B)  Texas
C)  New Jersey
D)  New Mexico
E)  ArizonaF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Which region of the world has the highest proportion of women serving in its national legislatures?

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A)  Scandinavia
B)  Latin America
C)  North America
D)  East Asia
E)  Central EuropeF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

One reason that affirmative action is so controversial is that

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A)  since the 1980s the Supreme Court has imposed it on the American public despite congressional attempts to end it.
B)  most Americans admit that they oppose programs that ensure equal treatment for minorities.
C)  it is applied only to private businesses and schools,not to government programs and institutions.
D)  the Supreme Court has repeatedly declared it unconstitutional both in principle and in practice.
E)  it is viewed as giving preferential treatment,which is unpopular,instead of simply ensuring equal treatment.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 13

One example of a policy that aimed chiefly to overcome de facto discrimination is

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A)  the Equal Rights Amendment.
B)  the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
C)  busing to achieve racial integration in the schools.
D)  the Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka,Kansas ruling.
E)  the Fourteenth Amendment.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The first woman ever to serve on the U.S.Supreme Court was appointed by

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A)  President Truman.
B)  President Eisenhower.
C)  President Kennedy.
D)  President Reagan.
E)  President Carter.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

Native Americans

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A)  have always been legal citizens of the United States.
B)  were not given citizenship status en masse until the twentieth century.
C)  do not today have the full legal rights of other U.S.citizens.
D)  are U.S.citizens unless they choose to live on a reservation.
E)  have numbered roughly ten million in the United States since the 1700s.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The first women's rights convention in the United States was held in 1848 in

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A)  Boston,Massachusetts.
B)  San Francisco,California.
C)  Minneapolis,Minnesota.
D)  Seneca Falls,New York.
E)  Madison,Wisconsin.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

In 2004,by order of the state's Supreme Court,________ instituted same-sex marriage.

Accepted Answer

A)  California
B)  Texas
C)  Vermont
D)  Massachusetts
E)  AlabamaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The average pay for full-time female employees is about ________ percent of that for full-time male employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  93
B)  50
C)  65
D)  80
E)  70F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Which one of the following occurred after the Brown decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil Rights Act of 1964
B)  Voting Rights Act of 1965
C)  1957 Little Rock riots
D)  "I have a dream" speech
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

In 2007 the Supreme Court ruled that the pursuit of racial integration in public schools through busing

Accepted Answer

A)  was a practice that should be left to state governments to adopt or reject.
B)  should be enacted and monitored by the federal government to ensure full compliance.
C)  was as necessary to ensure racial justice as was the ending of de facto segregation in 1954.
D)  was a permanent solution to an intractable problem.
E)  deprived white students of their Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Exam 5: Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

The first woman ever to serve on the U.S.Supreme Court was appointed by

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One reason that affirmative action is so controversial is that

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The average pay for full-time female employees is about ________ percent of that for full-time male employees.

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Which of the following is true of discrimination against the disabled in the United States?

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Native Americans

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Which of the following is true?

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The demand that women should receive equal pay relative to men for work that is similarly demanding,involves similar responsibilities,and requires similar levels of education and training is the basis of the concept of

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One example of a policy that aimed chiefly to overcome de facto discrimination is

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What event occurred in 1877 in the South that brought about rapid legal discrimination against blacks?

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In 2004,by order of the state's Supreme Court,________ instituted same-sex marriage.

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When the United States first came into being,married women were not permitted to

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In 2007 the Supreme Court ruled that the pursuit of racial integration in public schools through busing

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The first women's rights convention in the United States was held in 1848 in

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Native Americans were made "official" citizens of the United States in _______.

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De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

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How many states ratified the Equal Rights Amendment?

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Of the following states,which tends to have larger numbers of Caribbean Hispanics?

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A peak moment in the modern civil rights movement occurred with the March on Washington in _______.

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Which one of the following occurred after the Brown decision?

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Which region of the world has the highest proportion of women serving in its national legislatures?

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