Citizenship is determined by place of birth, by where one is born.

Citizenship at birth may also be determined by parentage, to whom one is born.

The legal process by which a person can become a citizen of another country at some time after birth.

A citizen of a foreign state who lives in this country.

The “separate but equal” doctrine established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld the legality of:

The separation of one group from another on the basis of race.

Which civil rights law forbids anyone to refuse to sell rent a dwelling to any person on grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or having children?

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." — 14th amendment, Section 1, United States Constitution - This amendment was adopted in 1868 primarily to:

The process of desegregation.

Affirmative action programs primarily seek to:

To make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age.

What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution?

Declares that “no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of laws.”

Segregation authorized by law.

The process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another.

States that any person born in the U.S. is a citizen, that they cannot be denied due process of law, and that everyone is equal under the law.

Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude (not including the draft or imprisonment).

The minority population has surpassed the white population in the states of New Mexico, California, Hawaii, and Texas. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this shift in population?

The primary objective of the women’s movement during the first two decades of the 20th century was to:

What is the central legal reason for why gender discrimination cases are different from racial discrimination?

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court held that:

Aliens legally admitted as permanent residents.

Which of the following says that the federal government may not draw unreasonable distinctions between any classes of people?

After 1877, racial segregation became widespread in the South primarily as a result of the:

Requires that most employers take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discriminations.

A legal process by which aliens are legally required to leave the country.

Segregation that exists in fact, even if no law requires it.

Citizenship at birth may also be determined by parentage, to whom one is born.

Which of the following is the best reason for why the Civil War did not completely end racial segregation in America?

What was one result of the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

Affirmative action programs were begun in the mid-1960s primarily as a way to:

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

The legal process by which loss of citizenship occurs.

Required segregation by race in the use of both public and private facilities.

Which of the following is true about Title IX?

Which civil rights law provides that no person may be denied access to or refused service in various public accommodations, that no person may be discriminated against in any program that receives federal funding, and forbids both employers and labor unions to discriminate because of race, color, religion, national origin, or physical disability?

Which civil rights law Forbids discrimination on the basis of gender in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance?

A goal of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to:

Who makes up the largest minority group in the U.S.?

Which minority group experienced the following acts of discrimination? - denied right to vote, own property, divorce; cult of domesticity; unequal pay; etc.

Which minority group experienced the following acts of discrimination? - immigration exclusion/quotas, forced assimilation, hired for worst jobs, internment camps, etc.

Which minority group experienced the following acts of discrimination? - white settlement in the west, forced removal, reservations, forced assimilation, wars with white settlers, etc.

Which minority group experienced the following acts of discrimination? - white settlement in the west, denied right to vote, immigration quotas, segregation, hiring undocumented workers, etc.

Which minority group experienced the following acts of discrimination? - Slavery, black codes, Jim Crow laws, denial of citizenship and right to vote, segregation, etc.

"'The only good Indian is a dead Indian' is not simply a hackneyed expression from cowboy movies." The author is using the quote to make the point that:

"When the University of Texas Law School is compared with...the law school for Negroes, we cannot find substantial equality in the educational opportunities offered white and Negro law students by the state...we hold that the _____________ requires that petitioner be admitted to the University of Texas Law School." Analyze the quotation and then select the phrase that correctly fills in the blank.

"Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other 'tangible' factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe it does...to separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone...separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Justice Warren's quotation reflects the Supreme Court's belief that:

"Today, thanks in no small part to the confidence and determination they developed through competitive sports and the work ethic they learned with their teammates, girls who play sports are more likely to excel in school. In fact, more women as a whole now graduate from college than men. This is a great accomplishment--not just for one sport or one college or even just for women but for America." Which federal civil rights law is President Obama praising in this quotation?