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Chapter 5: Civil Rights and Public Policy

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

This activity contains 20 questions.

	After women received the right to vote, public policy toward women was dominated by the idea of   protectionism. equality. coverture. autonomy.

	American society tends to emphasize   equal results. equal rewards. equal opportunities. equal distributions.

	Civil rights   focus on property rights. can be divided into the great political freedoms and protections at the bar of justice. are policies that protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals. focus on the principles of criminal justice.

	Comparable worth is based on the idea that comparable wages should be paid to   blacks and whites. men and women. people performing jobs requiring comparable skill. people holding comparable job titles.

	Equal protection of the law   means that states have to make their laws promote equality among persons. provides a rigid standard for constitutional interpretation. allows states to treat citizens differently if the classification is reasonable. is guaranteed in the original Constitution.

	In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court   ordered the Topeka school district to spend more money on black schools. ruled that the visible signs of education were substantially equal between black schools and white schools. ruled that school segregation was inherently unequal. enunciated the principle of separate but equal.

	In the case of Korematsu v. United States (1944), the Supreme Court upheld   affirmative action programs for Asian Americans. the tribal system of government for native Americans. the internment of Americans of Japanese descent. the enforcement of immigration policies.

	Jim Crow laws   imposed legal segregation on African Americans in the South after the Civil War. were an attempt to reinstate slavery in the South after the Civil War. allowed African Americans to hold state and federal offices in the South after the Civil War. gave African Americans the right to vote in local elections in the South.

	Opposition to affirmative action is especially strong when people view it as   affecting only African Americans. a form of separate-but-equal. reverse discrimination. discrimination against women.

	Racial discrimination in public places became illegal under the   Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. Civil Rights Act of 1964. Voting Rights Act of 1965. Equality in Employment Act of 1991.

	Suffrage for women was achieved with the passage of the   Tenth Amendment. Fifteenth Amendment. Nineteenth Amendment. Twenty-fourth Amendment.

	The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990   strengthened previous protections against discrimination against the disabled. required employers and public facilities to make reasonable accommodations. prohibited employment discrimination against the disabled. all of the above

	The Civil Rights and Women's Equity in Employment Act of 1991   banned sex discrimination in employment. forbade sex discrimination in federally subsidized education programs. shifted the burden of proof in justifying hiring and promotion practices to employers. made it illegal for employers to exclude pregnancy and childbirth from their health-benefits plans.

	Which below listed group probably faces the toughest battle for equality?   The handicapped. The elderly. Young people. Gay people.

	The Supreme Court case of Craig v. Boren (1976)   ruled that arbitrary sex-based classification violated the Fourteenth Amendment. established a "medium scrutiny" standard for sex discrimination. forbade women from serving in combat duty. allowed women to attend all military academies.

	The Thirteenth Amendment   promoted equal protection of the laws. gave women the right to vote. abolished slavery. legalized segregation.

	The Voting Rights Act of 1965 resulted in   very little change, since African American voter turnout did not increase. riots and demonstrations in major American cities. a large increase in the number of African Americans holding public office in southern states. increased intimidation of African American voters by southern whites.

	Which of the following statements about affirmative action is FALSE?   Prior to 1995, the Supreme Court was deferential to Congress in upholding affirmative action programs. Affirmative action puts emphasis on equal results and not merely equal opportunities. Most Americans support affirmative action. The constitutional status of affirmative action has not been very clear.

	Which of the following statements is FALSE?   Native Americans comprise the oldest American minority. African Americans achieved citizenship before Native Americans. The Indian Claims Act was passed by Congress to settle disputes arising from lands taken from Indians. Native Americans are not protected by policy protections against discrimination.

	Which of the following statements is FALSE?   Equality is a basic principle of democracy. The principle of equality can invite the denial of minority rights. Civil rights laws and court decisions tell groups and individuals that there are certain things they may and may not do. Current civil rights policies conform to the eighteenth-century idea of limited government.

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