PLSC 001 Midterm Exam Ch. 5 (Post-Test)

Some civil liberties are rooted in the ___________ clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; the grounding for civil rights is found in the ______________ clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. A) due process, equal protection B) privileges and immunities; due process C) equal protection; privileges and immunities D) citizenship; equal protection

a

Which group formally received the right to vote in 1924? A) Women B) Blacks C) Asian-Americans D) Native Americans

d

What did the Separate but Equal doctrine do? A) required public facilities be shared by whites and blacks B) permitted a system of segregated social facilities C) maintained integrated private facilities D) made sure that black schools got equal funding

b

In _________________, the Supreme Court ruled that homosexual behavior was not protected by the Constitution, but overruled this decision nearly twenty years later. A) Lawrence v. Texas B) Boy Scouts v. Dale C) Bowers v. Hardwick D) Romer v. Evans

c

NAACP litigation leading up to Brown v. Board of Education challenged and weakened the __________ doctrine. A) Three-Fifths B) Grandfather Clause C) Separate but Equal D) One Man, One Vote

c

What act prevented Chinese immigrants already in the United States from becoming citizens and halted almost all immigration from China? A) Alien Exception Act B) Asian Immigration and Citizenship Act C) Chinese Exclusion Act D) Taft Immigration Act

c

Why was the Brown v. Board of Education case filed? A) To draw attention to lack of funding for urban public schools. B) To contest busing plans designed to achieve racial integration. C) To challenge the separate but equal doctrine. D) To change affirmative action admissions plans at University of Michigan.

c

As a condition of admitting California to the United States as a free state, representatives from southern states demanded Congress pass what law? A) The Missouri Compromise B) The Compromise of 1840 C) The Underground Railroad Act D) The Fugitive Slave Act

d

Under the strict scrutiny standard, a law that discriminates based on race must be shown to serve some _____ in order to be upheld. A) higher purpose B) reasonable social end C) greater moral good D) compelling state interest

d