Civil Rights in the Courts

Civil Rights in the Courts

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Multiple Choice

What issue was dividing the country in the 1850s?

• high tariffs

• manifest destiny

• slavery

Multiple Choice

Why did the slave Dred Scott believe he was entitled to his freedom?

• he was of mix race

• his master had taken him to live in a free state

• he had raised enough money to buy his freedom

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In his majority opinion, Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that

• the Missouri Compromise should be upheld

• Dred Scott should be granted his freedom

• slaves were not citizens and slavery could not be prohibited

Multiple Choice

How is the Dred Scott decision viewed today?

• as one of the contributing factors to the Civil War

• as one of the worst Court decisions ever made

• Both of these

Multiple Choice

What law was Homer Plessy accused of violating?

• The Separate Car Law

• The Poll Tax Law

• The Grandfather CLause

Multiple Choice

Homer Plessy believed the Louisiana law violated his 14th Amendment Right to

• Freedom of Assembly

• Right to Privacy

• Equal Protection

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of

• Equality Before the Law

• Separate but Equal

• Disparate Impact

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In his dissent, Justice John Marshall Harlan argued that

• segregation laws should be stricter

• African Americans had no right to sue

• the Constitution should be "color blind"

Multiple Choice

Thurgood Marshall, the lawyer who argued this case, was part of what organization

• CORE

• NAACP

• SNCC

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE, the African American schools in Topeka, Kansas were poorly funded compared to White schools.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

In his opinion, Chief Justice Warren stated that segregated schools

• had to receive equal funding

• did not violate the 14th Amendment

• were inherently unequal

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education

• led to the integration of more public facilities

• was met with resistance by many Southern states

• both of these

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Programs designed to provide preferential treatment to minorities who faced past discrimination are called

• Direct Action

• Affirmative Action

• Equal Opportunity

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Some people believe that affirmative action programs violate

• The 1st Amendment

• The 10th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke found all affirmative action policies to be unconstitutional

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

True or False: After the Bakke decision the Supreme Court has continued to hear cases involving affirmative action.

• TRUE

• FALSE