Ch. 5 Civil Rights

A group of African American students believes a college admissions test that is used by a public university discriminates against them. What legal standard would the courts use in deciding their case?

• rationale basis test

• intermediate scrutiny

• strict scrutiny

• equal protection

The equal protection clause became part of the Constitution as a result of ________.

• affirmative action

• the 14th Amendment

• intermediate scrutiny

• strict scrutiny

Which of the following types of discrimination would be subject to the rational basis test?

• A law that treats men differently from women

• An action by a state governor that treats Asian Americans differently from other citizens

• A law that treats whites differently from other citizens

• A law that treats 10-year-olds differently from 28-year-olds

The Supreme Court decision ruling that “separate but equal” was constitutional and allowed racial segregation to take place was ________.

• Brown v. Board of Eduction

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Loving v. Virginia

• Shelly v . Kraemer

The Selma-to-Montgomery march was an important milestone in the civil rights movement because it ________.

• vividly illustrated the continued resistance to black civil rights in the Deep South

• did not encounter any violent resistance

• led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• was the first major protest after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

What were the key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Gave African Americans the Right to Vote

• Literacy and understanding tests, and other devices used to discriminate against voters on the basis of race, were banned.

• Gave women the right to vote

• Banned and outlawed protesting and marches

At the world’s first women’s rights convention in 1848, the most contentious issue proved to be _________.

• the right to education for women

• suffrage for women

• access to the professions for women

• greater property rights for women

The Supreme Court decision ruling that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional and desegregated public schools.

• Brown v. Board of Eduction

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Loving v. Virginia

• Shelly v . Kraemer

The doctrine that people who do jobs that require the same level of skill, training, or education are thus entitled to equal pay is known as ________.

• the glass cieling

• substantial compensation

• comparable worth

• affirmative action

An invisible barrier caused by discrimination that prevents women from rising to the highest levels of an organization including corporations, governments, academic institutions, and religious organizations

• the glass cieling

• substantial compensation

• comparable worth

• affirmative action