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WorksheetsCivil Rights Unit Test Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
How has the interpretation of equality for American women changed over time?
Constitution has been amended to forbid unequal treatment of the sexes
Women have many more civil rights than they originally did
Men and women are treated equally in all aspects of American life
Women have lost civil rights they once enjoyed because of prejudice
Which statement about interest groups is true?
Interest groups are funded by the House of Representatives.
Interest groups are organized by Congress.
Interest groups provide a representation of the majority.
Interest groups provide public awareness about an issue.
If the Supreme Court heard a case about African Americans being denied the right to vote, what would the justices use to determine if the discrimination was justified?
The strict scrutiny test
The rational bias test
The litmus test
The Lemon test
Statement 1 – Immigrants should make every effort to adapt to their new country, including adopting cultural norms and traditions.
Statement 2 – Diversity in backgrounds and experience creates a society that teaches tolerance and respect.
Statement 3 – The government should establish programs that require new immigrants to pass language proficiency exams.
Statement 4 – When immigrants refuse to adopt the cultural norms of their new country, it can lead to conflict.
Which of the four statements is the strongest argument against assimilation?
Statement 1
Statement 2
Statement 3
Statement 4
Which of the following is an example of an affirmative action policy?
building wheelchair ramps on all public buildings
requiring high schools to add female sports teams
asking for voter identification at polls
providing minority students with additional college scholarships
Who is a lobbyist?
Someone who tries to persuade public officials
Someone who researches the media
A type of politician
A citizen who ignores public opinion
This dynamic also applies to same-sex marriage. The challenged laws burden the liberty of same-sex couples, and they abridge central precepts of equality. The marriage laws at issue are in essence unequal: Same-sex couples are denied benefits afforded opposite-sex couples and are barred from exercising a fundamental right.–excerpt from Supreme Court syllabus Obergefell v. Hodges
According to the excerpt, the ruling on the case did what? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
extended and continued the protections of the Equal Protection Clause to same-sex couple
applied the Fourteenth Amendment to race
rendered the Elastic Clause exempt from the debate
applied the Due Process Clause to situations of discrimination based on sexual orientation
continued the protections of Title IX
The "big three" immediate post-war civil rights legislation are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
True
False
The Title IX of Education Amendments were a large piece of anti-discrimination legislation. What did this prohibit?
Sex (pregnancy, orientation, identity) discrimination in any educational program
Asian American discrimination in federal funded programs
Transgender students receiving federal funds
What was the most likely reason this poster was produced by the Federal War Manpower Commission?
To convince women that they were not needed in the wartime workforce
To convince men not to enlist as long as there were plenty of jobs
To encourage African Americans to get better-paying jobs
To discourage discrimination in the workplace during wartime
