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15.5 - Equal Protection and Discrimination

Authored by William Willis

Social Studies

11th Grade

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15.5 - Equal Protection and Discrimination
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Martin Luther King, Jr., believed in advancing civil rights through

winning elections and reforming from within the system.

nonviolent protest.

educating the public with lectures and media advertising.

riots and distruction to gain media attention.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which landmark case did the Supreme Court rule that segregated schools were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional?

Hernandez v. Texas

Plyler v. Doe

Brown v. Board of Education

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which law prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, religion, and national origin in all forms of employment?

the Equal Pay Act of 1963

the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the case Plessy v. Ferguson set the United States on a path of unfair discrimination?

by estabilshing the separate but equal doctrine

by establishing the selective incorporation doctrine

by striking down Jim Crow laws

by ruling that African Americans are not citizens

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Supreme Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke do?

It struck down the use of racial quotas.

It struck down affirmative action.

It supported the use of racial quotas.

It supported the use of affirmative action.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that undocumented people are protected by the Fourteenth Amendment?

Plyler v. Doe

Hernandez v. Texas

Gratz v. Bollinger

Lemon v. Kurtzman

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these actions is constitutional, based on Supreme Court decisions?

A university can use a system that automatically gives a certain number of extra admission points to minorities.

Federal agencies can automatically favor minority-based companies for federal contracts.

A university can set racial quotas for admitting students.

A university can use race as a "plus factor" in admitting students.

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