Ch. 21: Civil Rights - Equal Justice Under the Law Test

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?

• It quickly brought about integration of schools in this country.

• It reversed the earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

• It held that segregation by race in public education is unconstitutional.

• It struck down the separate-but-equal doctrine in education.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• does not apply to restaurants and eating places.

• outlaws discrimination in public accommodations and hiring practices.

• does not include voting rights provisions.

• defines the concept of reverse discrimination for the first time in US history.

Government must be able to discriminate—to draw distinctions between people and groups—

• in order to regulate human behavior.

• in order to keep the some races from power.

• in order to keep the same politicians in Congress.

• in order to budget for all of the social welfare programs.

According to _____, the state must show that some compelling interest justifies a distinction which is made between classes of people.

Group of answer choices

• strict scrutiny test

• separate but equal doctrine

• Jim Crow laws

• rational basis test

Which of the following, only recently, has become the largest minority group in the United States—numbering an estimated 50 million people?

• Asian Americans

• Hispanic Americans

• African Americans

• Native Americans

Which of the following has the exclusive power to regulate immigration?

• US President

• state government

• All of the choices are correct

• US Congress

Which is the MOST accurate description of the way minority groups historically have been treated in the United States?

• with a sincere recognition of their cultural differences.

• with willing acceptance of immigrants, but only forced acceptance of those minorities already residing in the United States.

• with reluctance to accept their equality.

• with complete equality.

Which of the following was the first major restriction on US immigration?

• Immigration and Nationality Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• National Origins Act

• Immigration Act of 1921

Present immigration policies take all of the following characteristics into account EXCEPT

• occupational skills.

• country of origin.

• relatives who are citizens.

• personal characteristics.

Laws that treat men and women differently

Group of answer choices

• are always unconstitutional.

• are always constitutional.

• may be passed by Congress, but not by states.

• may be upheld by the Supreme Court if they meet certain criteria.