POSI 2320 Part 1 (US Chapter 5 Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness)
which constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote
19th amendment
which groups have historically lacked equality?
Asian Americans Women Catholics
in which case did the supreme court rule that forced busing of children for the purpose of achieving segregated was constitutional?
Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg County
arrange the following in chronological order starting with the earliest challenge to segregation laws
The Supreme Court ends school segregation in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white rider in Montgomery, Alabama Dr. MLK Jr. delivers a speech before the participants of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
which clause of the US Constitution was at the center of the argument in the Brown v. the Board of Education
equal-protection clause
what policy required the federal government to begin implementing measures aimed at reinforcing equal access to employment by mandating recruitment procedures that gave qualified minority workers an equal opportunity to gain government jobs
affirmative action
although many Americans believe that the concept of _______ includes such things as access to jobs and healthcare, others argue that in only means that people are all treated the same under the law
equality
Civil Rights Act of 1964
barred racial discrimination in public accommodations and private employment
The landmark case of Lau v. Nichols (1974) resulted in many states offering a _________ education in their public schools
bilingual
Native Americans were not considered to be _______ until 1924
citizens
the type of discrimination in which traditionally disadvantaged groups have fewer opportunities because of prejudice despite legal protection is
de facto discrimination
which of the following is not a major civil rights issue being fought by many minority groups?
freedom of religion
in Rostker v. Goldberg (1980) the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of _________ classifications even though such classifications need to be scrutinized more closely than classification of age or income
gender
according to today's statistics, Asian Americans are underrepresented in which of the following areas?
holding high-level political office holding the top position in corporates
which of the following statements about affirmative action is true?
most Americans support programs to give equal treatment to groups who have been historically disadvantaged preference programs have greater support among African Americans than among whites
the 14th amendment
prohibits discrimination by government but not by private parties
which of the following best exemplifies the profound impact of the civil rights movement?
removing discrimination of voting requirements
which of the following were used by MLK Jr. in his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement?
sit-ins boycotts marches in nonviolent protests
any law that treats an individual differently because of race is subject to the ______-________ test
strict-scrutiny
which is an accurate representation of the Hispanic population in the US?
the majority are immigrants from Mexico and the Caribbean Islands their numbers have more than doubles in the past two decades
which of the following are included in the concept of equal rights, or civil rights?
the right of every person to equal protection under the law equal access to the opportunities society provides equal access to public facilities
which of the following are rights gays and lesbians had to fight for?
the right to have the same benefits as traditional couples the right to openly enlist in the military
despite the advances of the civil rights movement, which of the following statements about African Americans is true?
they are more likely to grow up in broken families they are more likely to be convicted of crimes they are more likely to receive a harsher sentence for a given criminal offense
what was the intention of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?
to maintain segregation while claiming equality
in 1892, Congress suspended Asian immigration to the US on the grounds that Asians:
were an inferior people