14th amendment review quiz

The 14th amendment was ratified during Reconstruction to correct which of the following?

• African-Americans not being able to vote in the South
• African-Americans being denied their rights as American citizens in some states
• Some Southern states wanted to re-establish slavery
• African-American men had been permanently denied rights under the Constitution

What was the outcome of the University of California v Bakke case?

• The Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas in university admissions was acceptable
• The Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot deny a woman the right to an abortion
• The Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas in university admissions was a violation of the 14th amendment
• The Supreme Court ruled that the Japanese Internment camps did not violate the 14th amendment

The Southern states attempted to marginalize (take away) the political power of African-Americans by using all of the following EXCEPT:

• grandfather clauses
• poll taxes
• literacy tests
• passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which of the following laws ended racial discrimination in public places?

• Voting Rights Act
• Civil Rights Act
• Title IX
• Equal Pay Act

The Equal Pay Act targeted wage gaps between which of the following?

• men and women
• old and young workers
• different races
• sexual orientation

Which of the following is NOT an action taken by the Supreme Court during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Declaring school segregation unconstitutional
• Calling out the National Guard to help desegregate schools
• Overturning laws that banned interracial marriage
• Ordering the desegregation of public universities and law schools

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 15
• 19
• 24
• 26

Which of the following voting rights amendments was passed during the Civil Rights Era?

• 15
• 19
• 24
• 26

Which of the following is NOT a suspect classification?

• race
• ethnicity
• gender
• 1st Amendment freedoms

Which test would the court apply to an age discrimination case?

• strict scrutiny test
• rational basis test