9.4 Review

What does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 declare regarding public accommodations?

• Public accommodations are limited to certain age groups

• Everyone is free to use public accommodations regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin

• Public accommodations are only for religious purposes

• Only certain races can use public accommodations

What does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit in the workplace and in programs receiving federal funding?

• Discrimination based on national origin

• Discrimination based on race, color, or religion

• All of the above

• Discrimination based on physical disability, age, or gender

What does the Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibit in the selling or leasing of housing?

• Discrimination in the selling or leasing of housing

• Discrimination based on race only

• Discrimination based on religion only

• Discrimination based on gender only

What did Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 add to the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Prohibition of discrimination based on gender

• Prohibition of discrimination based on race

• Prohibition of discrimination based on religion

• Prohibition of discrimination based on national origin

What is affirmative action?

• A policy requiring employers to take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination

• A policy requiring employers to take negative steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination

• A policy requiring employers to ignore past discrimination

• A policy requiring employers to continue past discrimination

What does affirmative action require employers to do regarding their workforce?

• Ensure its workforce reflects only the majority group in its locale

• Ensure its workforce reflects a specific religious group in its locale

• Ensure its workforce reflects the general makeup of the population in its locale

• Ensure its workforce reflects only the minority group in its locale

What are rules that call for certain numbers of jobs or promotions to be kept for certain groups called?

• Reverse discrimination

• Affirmative action

• Quotas

• Discrimination

Who does affirmative action apply to?

• Only businesses that work with the government

• All government offices and all businesses that work with the government

• Only government offices

• Only private businesses

What has affirmative action been criticized for?

• Being ineffective

• Being reverse discrimination

• Being too lenient

• Being discriminatory against the minority group

Where have supporters and critics of affirmative action taken their arguments?

• To the government only

• To the media only

• To private discussions only

• To the Supreme Court, State legislatures, and the voting booth