GOVT 2305 Civil Rights

In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court

(A) rejected all affirmative action policies in university admissions (B) asserted that affirmative action policies are subject to strict scrutiny (C) rejected mechanical point systems for university admissions but upheld highly individualized affirmative action policies that were designed to promote diversity Wrong. (D) upheld mechanical point systems for university admissions but rejected highly individualized affirmative action policies

Which statement about the Reconstruction era is correct?

African American voters supported the Republican party

Which of the following is true of Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

The Court outlawed de jure segregation

President _____ appointed the first President's Commission on Civil Rights in _______

Truman;1946

Under the "rational basis test,"

Wrong. (D)courts determine whether to uphold government policies based on a "rational" interpretation of the Constitution. (A) courts use a points-based formula for calculating whether the plaintiff or the government bears the burden of proof (B) government classification schemes are enacted only when a cost-benefit analysis proves that they will help more people than they will hurt (C) the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that there is no rational basis, whatsoever, for the government's rules

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

ended some of the most blatant forms of discrimination across the country

The Supreme Court ruled in Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) that

racially restrictive covenants on housing could not be enforced by courts

President Harry S. Truman was moved to bring the problem of racial discrimination to the nation's attention by

revelation of Nazi racial atrocities during WWII

Desegregating schools in the northern states proved to be difficult because

segregation in the north was generally de facto and hard to prove

During the late nineteenth century, the equal protection clause was

severely limited in scope by the Supreme Court

In Shelby County v. Holder (2014), the Supreme Court

struck down the 1965 Voting Rights Act's formula for determining whether a jurisdiction needed federal preclearance before making any changes to its voting laws or practices