POS 2 Ch 5

Which of these is not a leader for equal rights for African Americans

Dred Scott

Which statement about women's rights is correct?

Women have made clear gains in the areas of appointive and elective offices.

One example of a policy that aimed chiefly to overcome de facto discrimination is

busing to achieve racial integration in the schools.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed at eliminating discrimination

by private individuals in their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations (e.g., hotels, restaurants).

The demand that women should receive equal pay relative to men for work that is similarly demanding, involves similar responsibilities, and requires similar levels of education and training is the basis of the concept of

comparable worth.

The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas ruling (1954) held that racial segregation in schools violated the

equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

government only.

The focus of civil liberties is the ________ and the focus of civil rights is the ________.

individual; group

One reason that affirmative action is so controversial is that

it is viewed as giving preferential treatment, which is unpopular, instead of simply ensuring equal treatment.

Culminating in a historic victory in 1954, black activists in the early twentieth century generally pursued civil rights through

legal action.

With regard to affirmative action, the Supreme Court in recent years has

moved to narrow its application.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

prohibits discrimination in voting and voter registration.

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others. Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are

the Brown decision (de jure), and affirmative action (de facto).

The movement for women's rights was initially aligned with

the abolition movement.

All of the following statements about Latino Americans are true EXCEPT that

their average annual income is relatively close to the national average.

Disadvantaged Americans have generally gained their rights

through struggle against entrenched interests.