Government: Lesson 9 - Equal Justice Under the Law

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did more to advance civil rights than any other piece of legislation. Which of the following statements were part of the law?

It made discrimination in public facilities, such as motel and restaurants, illegal. It created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The _________________ based immigration on percentages of each ethnic group in the United States.

National Origins Quota System

___________________ dealt with an African-American sitting in the "White Only" section of a train.

Plessy v. Ferguson

With the women's movement and influence of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Congress passed legislation to reduce discrimination between the sexes. Which of the following laws were passed to provide guaranteed civil liberties to women?

Title IX of the Higher Education Act Equal Opportunity Credit Act of 1974 The Equal Pay Act of 1963

The NAACP was formed to end both racial discrimination and legal discrimination. What is meant by the term legal discrimination?

Unfair treatment of people based on race, creed, color, or gender by the courts through interpretation of the laws.

The ___________________________ outlawed literacy tests and other registration prerequisites.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

The National Origins Quota Act prevented _________________.

discrimination against Asian-Americans

Answer true or false. Jus sanguinis means citizenship is determined by the location of your birth.

false

Answer true or false. Suffrage is the term that refers to the renouncing of one's citizenship.

false

Which branch of the national government guards the rights of the people?

judicial

Answer true or false. An alien may become a citizen by birth or naturalization.

true

Answer true or false. Jus soli means citizenship is determined by the location of your birth.

true

Answer true or false. Suffrage is the right to vote.

true

Which court case is described in the list below? 1856 Court Case Slaves who entered a free territory considered free Slaves could not sue because they were not citizens Due process extended to slave owners but not slaves

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which amendment abolished slavery?

13th Amendment

Which amendment gave citizenship to all persons born in the United States?

14th Amendment

Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote?

15th Amendment

Which amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision?

15th Amendment

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

19th Amendment

The Constitution contains two due-process clauses, which are the ______________________.

5th and 14th Amendments

__________________ was a court case that state-maintained racial segregation was unconstitutional.

Brown v. Board of Education

The ___________________ prohibited Chinese immigration for a period of ten years.

Chinese Exclusion Act