Civil Right Review

The 19th Amendment guarantees

• animals the right to vote
• children the right to vote
• men the right to vote
• women the right to vote

De jure segregation was outlawed by which of the following?

• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Declaration of Independence

The concept of affirmative action allows....

• colleges to consider race as part of admissions policies

• colleges to restrict free speech rights on campus

• colleges to offer courses to improve diversity

• colleges to promote diversity through scholarship programs

The idea of civil rights can best be explained in which of the following statements?

• Equality of opportunity and outcome

• The liberties individuals have that are protected from governmental action, as opposed to private action

• Some rights may be limited in times of crisis

• The rights of individuals to be free of discriminatory treatment, both public and private, based on such characteristics as race, national origin, religion, or gender.

Which of the following civil rights laws requires public buildings to meet accessibility standards for Americans with a disability?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Environmental Protection Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

This act expanded the rights of African Americans to vote and required government oversight of regions in the United States with a history of discriminating against African Americans.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Declaration of Independence
• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which of the following Supreme Court cases helped improve equal opportunity in America?  Select ALL that apply.

• "We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place."(Brown v. Board of Education)

• "Gauged by this standard, we cannot say that a law which authorizes or even requires the separation of the two races in public conveyances [places/areas/situations] is unreasonable." (Plessy v. Ferguson)

• "But when, under conditions of modern warfare, our shores are threatened by hostile forces, the power to protect must be commensurate with the threatened danger." (Korematsu v. United States)

• "Not only these precedents, but also reason and reflection, require us to recognize that, in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." (Gideon v. Wainwright)

In which Supreme Court decision did the Court rule that the US Congress could only prohibit local and state governments from discrimination, not private individuals, businesses, or institutions.  This ruling severely restricted the Civil Rights Act of 1875.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Roe v. Wade
• Civil Rights Cases of 1883

In 1960, a group of African American students defied the segregation rules at the W. Woolworth department store by sitting at segregated lunch counters and refusing to leave.  This is an example of which of the following?

• Public apology
• March for equality
• Boycott movement
• civil disobedience

The Civil Rights Act passed by Congress in 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as

• Freedom Laws
• Jim Crow laws
• Equality Acts
• Segregation Statutes