Question 1

Regarding same-sex marriage,it is true that

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A)  the Supreme Court upheld the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013.
B)  several states have recently reversed earlier legal approval of the practice.
C)  younger people are more likely to approve of it than older people are.
D)  it first became legal in New York.
E)  it is a state issue that is beyond federal control or influence.

Question 2

The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

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A)  government only.
B)  private parties only.
C)  both government and private parties.
D)  the president specifically.
E)  Congress specifically.

Question 3

The Supreme Court concept of suspect classifications suggests that

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A)  it is impossible to impose quotas fairly because they require classifications of merit based on race.
B)  it is inherently suspect to classify one school district or public facility reserved for a particular race as inferior or superior to another.
C)  laws that classify people differently on the basis of their race or ethnicity are presumed to have discrimination as their purpose.
D)  any form of classification of people based on race or gender is not a sufficient basis for which to overturn an established federal law.
E)  any law designed to specifically affect members of different genders in different ways is inherently discriminatory.

Question 4

held that racial segregation in schools violated the

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A)  due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.
B)  due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
C)  equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
D)  Civil Rights Act.
E)  establishment clause of the First Amendment.

Question 5

Any law that attempts a racial or ethnic 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.

Question 6

Which of the following groups is LEAST likely to identify with the Democratic Party?

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A)  Hispanics
B)  African Americans
C)  white women
D)  white southerners
E)  white liberals

Question 7

The movement for women's rights was initially aligned with

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A)  the abolition movement.
B)  the Progressive movement.
C)  the labor movement.
D)  the modern civil rights movement.
E)  the modern environmental movement.

Question 8

Native Americans

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A)  today number more than 2 million.
B)  have a far higher infant mortality rate than the national average.
C)  have in recent years filed suit to reclaim their ancestral lands.
D)  are less than half as likely to finish college as other Americans.
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

Since the height of the busing era,the trend in public schools has been

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A)  toward greater integration.
B)  toward greater segregation.
C)  to rely more and more on busing.
D)  to reinstate de jure racial segregation.
E)  to retain the gains in racial integration achieved through the 1970s,but not to further them.

Question 10

In 1960,the greatest percentage of immigrants to America came from

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

Question 11

In its 2014 Schwette v.Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action decision,the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)  the United States Congress can pass affirmative action laws that are binding on both public institutions and private businesses.
B)  affirmative action is a form of reverse discrimination and is therefore unconstitutional.
C)  taking race into account when deciding who to admit to college is unconstitutional.
D)  states can pass laws that ban affirmative action at public education institutions.
E)  states must follow the same affirmative action guidelines as the federal government does.

Question 12

What was politically significant about Geraldine Ferraro in 1984?

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A)  She became the first woman to be elected governor of a state.
B)  She became the first woman to run on the national ticket of a major political party.
C)  She became the first woman to serve as attorney general of the United States.
D)  She was the first woman to hold the top position in the U.S.House of Representatives.
E)  She was the first person to hold the top position in the U.S.Senate.

Question 13

The first woman ever to serve on the U.S.Supreme Court was appointed by

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A)  President Truman.
B)  President Eisenhower.
C)  President Kennedy.
D)  President Reagan.
E)  President Carter.

Question 14

In 2007 the Supreme Court ruled that the pursuit of racial integration in public schools through busing

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A)  was a practice that should be left to state governments to adopt or reject.
B)  should be enacted and monitored by the federal government to ensure full compliance.
C)  was as necessary to ensure racial justice as was the ending of de facto segregation in 1954.
D)  was a permanent solution to an intractable problem.
E)  deprived students of their Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection.

Exam 5: Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Which of the following groups is LEAST likely to identify with the Democratic Party?

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In 1960,the greatest percentage of immigrants to America came from

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In 2007 the Supreme Court ruled that the pursuit of racial integration in public schools through busing

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The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

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In its 2014 Schwette v.Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action decision,the Supreme Court ruled that

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What was politically significant about Geraldine Ferraro in 1984?

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Since the height of the busing era,the trend in public schools has been

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Any law that attempts a racial or ethnic classification is subject to the

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The first woman ever to serve on the U.S.Supreme Court was appointed by

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The Supreme Court concept of suspect classifications suggests that

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Native Americans

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