Question 1

Disadvantaged Americans have generally gained their rights

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A)  through the enlightened policies of advantaged Americans.
B)  through judicial action only.
C)  through a continual struggle for greater equality.
D)  mainly through action by the states rather than the federal government.
E)  by waiting patiently for public opinion to back their cause.

Question 2

Of the following states,which one has the LOWEST percentage of Hispanics in its population?

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A)  Washington
B)  New Mexico
C)  California
D)  Arizona
E)  Texas

Question 3

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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A)  brought about greater rights to the disabled.
B)  came in response to the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
C)  was conducted by women seeking fairer treatment in the workplace.
D)  was conducted by women seeking the right to vote.
E)  was conducted by African Americans seeking equality of rights.

Question 4

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 it has also been strengthened through various statutes.

Question 5

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others.Examples of governmental actions or 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.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

Which of the following had the greatest impact on increasing voting rates by African Americans?

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A)  Nineteenth Amendment
B)  Twenty-Fourth Amendment
C)  the ending of whites-only primaries
D)  the Civil Rights Act of 1964
E)  the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 8

Which of the following is true?

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A)  Public schools are more racially segregated now than they were at the beginning of forced busing programs.
B)  Busing was found to improve student's racial attitudes and minority students' performance on standardized tests.
C)  White flight to suburban schools has made it more difficult to desegregate urban schools.
D)  The Supreme Court prohibited forced busing across school district lines in cases where those lines were not drawn deliberately to keep races apart.
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

Which type of household has the LOWEST percentage of families living in poverty?

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A)  two-parent family
B)  single-parent family
C)  male-headed family
D)  female-headed family
E)  All of these household types have about the same percentage living in poverty.

Question 10

When the United States first came into being,married women were permitted to

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A)  vote.
B)  hold office.
C)  serve on juries.
D)  own and dispense property without the husband's consent.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

During the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,the important speech about the dream of an America where people are judged by character and not skin color was delivered by

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesse Jackson.
B)  Martin Luther King Jr.
C)  Thurgood Marshall.
D)  John F.Kennedy.
E)  Robert F.Kennedy.

Question 12

Regarding same-sex marriage,it is true that

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A)  the marriage issue has been the primary focus of the LGBTQ community until recently.
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 13

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.

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 16

In which of the following measures are Asian Americans underrepresented compared to whites and even other minorities like Hispanics and African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  holding top business positions
B)  managerial jobs in the tech sector
C)  higher-income families
D)  political representation
E)  placement in higher education

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