GOVT 2305 Equal Rights: Struggling toward Fairness
Which amendment passed at the end of the war granted African American men the right to vote?
15th
Which constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote?
19th
Which statement best describes the political engagement of most Asian Americans in the 1960s?
Asian Americans were not politically active to any great extent.
Which of the following was the 1954 landmark case that ended segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
What sociologist authored the book An American Dilemma?
Gunnar Myrdal
How did Thomas Jefferson define the meaning of "all men are created equal"?
He did not believe there was a precise meaning.
Which 2015 Supreme Court decision removed the ban on same-sex marriage, citing it violated the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection and due process clauses?
Obergefell v. Hodges
What Sioux village has been the site of both a U.S. cavalry massacre of Native Americans and a modern protest?
Wounded Knee
Which policy required the federal government to begin implementing measures aimed at reinforcing equal access to employment by mandating recruitment procedures that gave qualified minority workers an equal opportunity to gain government jobs?
affirmative action
What is "America's curse," according to the author of An American Dilemma?
discrimination
The 1964 Civil Rights Act banned
discrimination in public accommodations.
In order to ensure equal employment opportunity for all, the federal government in the 1960s began to require agencies and businesses to
establish policies aimed at giving minority-group members equal opportunities to obtain jobs.
The promise made by the phrase "all men are created equal" has done which of the following?
inspired a hope for eventual equality been foundational in legal decisions given moral strength to diverse movements
At one time, banks engaged in a practice known as ______, refusing to grant mortgage loans to people who lived in certain neighborhoods, especially those neighborhoods with large black populations.
redlining
In 1892, Congress suspended Asian immigration to the United States on the grounds that Asians
were an inferior people.
Since the 1950s, how has the federal government responded to demands for equal rights for African Americans?
It passed a series of laws that secured fundamental rights for African Americans.
Which is an accurate representation of the Hispanic population in the United States?
Their numbers have more than doubled in the past twenty years. The majority are immigrants from Mexico and the Caribbean islands.
In 1972, Native Americans organized a caravan titled the ______ that journeyed from California to Washington, D.C., to protest federal policy.
Trail of Broken Treaties
As part of what movement did advocates for women's suffrage (voting rights) become active on a large scale?
abolitionist movement
Which practices were banned as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
discriminatory practices in mortgage lending discriminatory practices in housing discriminatory real estate practices such as steering African American families to certain neighborhoods
The law refers to the rights of individuals; however,
groups more often fight for civil rights.
In a 1947 case, the Supreme Court ruled that because they had no law school for black students, the University of Oklahoma was ______ to admit Ada Sipuel to its law school.
required
Despite the persisting issues of institutional racism, one area in which African Americans have made significant gains is in
winning elective office.
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 entail?
It allowed federal intervention in voter registration in states with a history of discriminating against black voters. It banned discriminatory voter registration practices.
What demographic group is most likely to support same-sex marriage?
younger adults
Which of the following are among redlining's legacies?
Hispanics and African Americans still have difficulty obtaining mortgages (compared to whites). Segregated neighborhoods still exist.
Which groups have historically lacked equality in the United States?
women, catholics, and asian americans
