WorksheetsAP GoPo Ch 5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which Court ruling created the separate but equal doctrine, which upheld state laws that
mandated racial separation in schools and all public accommodations?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Craig v. Boren
Bowers v. Hardwick
Which aspect of racial discrimination became the primary target of the NAACP (National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in its first decades of existence?
Black Codes
Jim Crow laws
separate but equal doctrine
de jure segregation
standing to sue
In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) the Supreme Court ruled that in making admissions
decisions universities could consider race
not at all
as long as it was rationally related to a reasonable university policy.
as a factor, but not an overriding factor
as its sole consideration
only if the university could show a lack of diversity
Which Supreme Court decision ended the federal government's support for separate but
equal practices in the southern states?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Loving v. Virginia
Miller v. California
Minor v. Happersett
_______, part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, establishes a standard of equality in
employment opportunity, and establishes a body of law that regulates legal employment
practices.
Title III
Title IV
Title V
Title VI
Title VII
In its 2013 Shelby v. Alabama decision about voting rights, the Supreme Court
found unconstitutional a portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
found unconstitutional the entirety of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
ordered the Justice Department to send more voting monitors to several
southern states.
determined that no citizen shall be required to produce identification in order
to vote.
determined that all House of Representatives district boundaries must be
approved by a federal judge.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits businesses from making discriminatory hiring
decisions based on which inherent characteristics?
age and disability
race, color, and sex
religion and national origin
sexual orientation
race, color, sex, religion, and national origin
Which civil rights legislation banned discriminatory voter registration practices, and
mandated federal intervention in any county with less than 50 percent of those eligible
registered to vote?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Voting Rights Act of 1968
Which amendment to the Constitution prohibits the federal government from abridging
or denying citizens the right to vote on account of sex?
20th
21st
19th
18th
14th
Which test is applied by the courts in cases related to suspect classifications?
ordinary scrutiny test
imminent lawless action test
heightened scrutiny test
strict scrutiny test
incitement test
Sex-based discrimination cases are subject to which legal treatment test?
incitement test
strict scrutiny test
heightened scrutiny test
imminent lawless action test
ordinary scrutiny test
The central issue in the Bakke case was
school desegregation
sexual harassment
affirmative action
Native American civil rights
comparable worth
In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage violated the
Fourteenth Amendment in which case?
Obergefell v. Hodges
Loving v. Virginia
Grutter v. Bollinger
Shelby County v. Holder
Lau v. Nichols
What was the main purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments,
passed in 2008?
To decrease the amount of benefits the federal government paid to disabled
people
To broaden the meaning and scope of the term "disability"
To give states greater leeway in how they treated the disabled
To replace the Americans with Disabilities Act
To narrow the list of conditions considered disabilities
In what year did 18-year-olds get the right to vote?
1828
1868
1919
1948
1971
