Question 1

With regard to affirmative action,the Supreme Court in recent years has

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A)  moved to outlaw it.
B)  moved to narrow its application.
C)  asked Congress to clarify the policy.
D)  asked the president to clarify the policy.
E)  asked the state legislatures to clarify the policy.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

The average pay for full-time female employees is about ________ percent of that for full-time male employees.

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A)  93
B)  50
C)  65
D)  80
E)  70F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

In 2004,by order of the state's Supreme Court,________ instituted same-sex marriage.

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A)  California
B)  Texas
C)  Vermont
D)  Massachusetts
E)  AlabamaF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 4

In the 1967 decision of Loving v.Virginia,the Supreme Court

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A)  first explicitly applied the strict scrutiny test.
B)  ruled that Virginia could restrict marriage between adults.
C)  held that interracial marriage did not have constitutional protection.
D)  countered judicial reasoning it had used thirteen years earlier in its Brown decision.
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Asian Americans account for about ________ percent of professionals and technicians in the United States.

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A)  1
B)  5
C)  10
D)  15
E)  25F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is true of discrimination against the disabled in the United States?

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A)  The Americans with Disabilities Act grants protections to the disabled only in the employment sphere.
B)  Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1975.
C)  Before 1975,four million children with disabilities were getting either no education or an inappropriate one.
D)  Through the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975,Congress required that schools receiving federal funding provide all children,however severe their disability,with a free and appropriate education.
E)  Discrimination against the disabled is among the forms of discrimination prohibited by the Constitution,but has also been strengthened through statutes.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

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A)  Public schools are becoming more segregated nationally.
B)  Many urban public school districts have ended the use of busing for desegregation purposes.
C)  White flight to suburban schools has made it more difficult to desegregate urban schools.
D)  The Supreme Court,after ordering cutbacks in busing,said that communities were free to use alternatives,such as increased spending on schools in poor neighborhoods.
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Any law that includes a gender classification is subject to the

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A)  reasonable basis test.
B)  strict scrutiny test.
C)  intermediate scrutiny test.
D)  precedent basis test.
E)  suspect classification test.F) All of the above
G) C) and D) C

Question 9

Housing in America

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A)  falls largely outside the scope of the law-people are free to rent or sell property to whomever they want.
B)  is an area where equality in practice is now nearly a reality;people of similar incomes,regardless of race or color,find it equally easy to qualify for home mortgages.
C)  is an unimportant civil rights issue,since housing patterns almost completely reflect the personal preferences of people and are not substantially influenced by past or present racial bias.
D)  continues to evidence a high degree of racial segregation.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 10

All of the following statements about Asian American rights are true EXCEPT that

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A)  they have not attained a proportionate share of top business positions.
B)  Asian Americans are an upwardly mobile group but are underrepresented in top positions in society due to past and present discrimination.
C)  Asian Americans have the highest percentage of two-parent families of any racial group.
D)  Asian Americans have made notable educational advancements.
E)  Asian Americans have the second highest median family income of any group.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

In 2010,the greatest percentage of immigrants to America came from

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A)  Europe.
B)  Asia.
C)  Latin America.
D)  Africa.
E)  Australia.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Women in America obtained the right to vote in national elections in ________.

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A)  1790
B)  1865
C)  1890
D)  1920
E)  1974F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

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A)  the Brown decision (de jure) ,and affirmative action (de facto) .
B)  affirmative action (de jure) ,and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de facto) .
C)  the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de jure) ,and the Brown decision (de facto) .
D)  the Supreme Court's busing decisions (de jure) ,and affirmative action decisions (de facto) .
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Equality of result policies are primarily directed at ________ discriminatory effects.

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A)  de jure
B)  de facto
C)  religious
D)  gender
E)  due processF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

One example of a policy that aimed chiefly to overcome de facto discrimination is

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A)  the Equal Rights Amendment.
B)  the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
C)  busing to achieve racial integration in the schools.
D)  the Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka,Kansas ruling.
E)  the Fourteenth Amendment.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The demand that women should receive equal pay relative to men for work that is similarly demanding,involves similar responsibilities,and requires similar levels of education and training is the basis of the concept of

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A)  equality of opportunity.
B)  affirmative action.
C)  comparable worth.
D)  de jure discrimination.
E)  reverse discrimination.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B) C

Question 17

Today,women currently hold about ________ of the seats in the House of Representatives.

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A)  7 percent
B)  18 percent
C)  26 percent
D)  34 percent
E)  43 percentF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 18

What is the equal protection clause? What three tests are associated with discrimination in law?

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Question 19

A law that placed restrictions on courses girls could take in high school would be evaluated by the courts using the

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A)  reasonable basis test.
B)  strict scrutiny test.
C)  intermediate scrutiny test.
D)  precedent basis test.
E)  suspect classification test.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Which age group is LEAST likely to approve of same-sex marriage?

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A)  18-29
B)  30-49
C)  50-64
D)  65+
E)  All age groups have about the same approval rate of same-sex marriage.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C) D

Exam 5: Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

With regard to affirmative action,the Supreme Court in recent years has

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The average pay for full-time female employees is about ________ percent of that for full-time male employees.

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In 2004,by order of the state's Supreme Court,________ instituted same-sex marriage.

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In the 1967 decision of Loving v.Virginia,the Supreme Court

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Asian Americans account for about ________ percent of professionals and technicians in the United States.

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Which of the following is true of discrimination against the disabled in the United States?

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Which of the following is true?

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Any law that includes a gender classification is subject to the

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Housing in America

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All of the following statements about Asian American rights are true EXCEPT that

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In 2010,the greatest percentage of immigrants to America came from

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Women in America obtained the right to vote in national elections in ________.

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De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

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Equality of result policies are primarily directed at ________ discriminatory effects.

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One example of a policy that aimed chiefly to overcome de facto discrimination is

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The demand that women should receive equal pay relative to men for work that is similarly demanding,involves similar responsibilities,and requires similar levels of education and training is the basis of the concept of

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Today,women currently hold about ________ of the seats in the House of Representatives.

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What is the equal protection clause? What three tests are associated with discrimination in law?

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