LAW 342 Ch 3

Which of the following landmark cases, decided in 1954, outlawed segregation in schools?

Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

Which of the following acts further strengthened Title VII?

Equal Employment Opportunity Act

Undocumented workers are not protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

False

With the passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts were no longer available as a means to pursue a claim of discrimination based on race.

False

Which of the following is not true of the Jim Crow laws?

Jim Crow laws remain on the books today in many jurisdictions.

A court can only hear a discrimination case under Title VII under which of the following circumstances?

The EEOC has disposed of the case and the federal court handles the case as if were an entirely new case.

After a discrimination charge is filed by the employee and notice of the charge is given to the employer, the EEOC screens the charge to see whether it is one that is appropriate for mediation. If it is appropriate for mediation, the EEOC will offer that option to the parties. In this case, each side has __________ days to respond to the offer to mediate.

10

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers all of the following except

Age

For employers, passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant that virtually any employment decision could be challenged by an employee or applicant who falls within the Title VII categories.

True

The 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed the year after the historic march on Washington, which was led by the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

True

An employee filing a discrimination claim with the EEOC is called:

a claimant

The term "under color of state law" refers to:

a government employee illegally discriminating against another during performance of his or her official duties.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all but the following:

independent contractors

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all of the following except:

private employers employing fewer than 15 employees.

In Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court:

struck down the doctrine of separate but equal educational facilities.