Chapter 5 Quiz
Culminating in a historic victory in 1954, black activists in the early twentieth century generally pursued civil rights through a. legal action. b. pressure for presidential decree. c. legislative action. d. bureaucratic action. e. campaigning through mass media.
A
Disadvantaged Americans have generally gained their rights a. through the enlightened policies of advantaged Americans. b. through struggle against entrenched interests. c. by waiting patiently for public opinion to back their cause. d. mainly through action by the states rather than the federal government. e. through judicial action only.
B
The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by a. both government and private parties. b. government only. c. the president specifically. d. Congress specifically. e. private parties only.
B
The focus of civil liberties is the ________ and the focus of civil rights is the ________. a. group; group b. individual; group c. individual; individual d. group; individual e. Tenth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment
B
The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas ruling (1954) held that racial segregation in schools violated the a. due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. b. Civil Rights Act. c. equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. d. due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. e. establishment clause of the First Amendment.
C
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed at eliminating discrimination a. by governments in their conduct of elections (e.g., registration, placement of polling booths). b. by governments in their job practices and provision of services (e.g., schools, roads). c. by private individuals in their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations (e.g., hotels, restaurants). d. All of these answers are correct. e. by private individuals in their social relations—bigoted statements and other acts of prejudice are unlawful under most circumstances.
C
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 a. affirmative action. b. equality of opportunity. c. de jure discrimination. d. comparable worth. e. reverse discrimination.
D
All of the following statements about Latino Americans are true EXCEPT that a. they are the fastest-growing minority in the United States. b. they have made major political gains in terms of electing local officials, particularly in the southwestern states. c. Hispanics are healthier and have a longer life expectancy than would be expected from their education and income levels. d. they are one of the nation's oldest ethnic groups. e. their average annual income is relatively close to the national average.
E
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 a. affirmative action (de jure), and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de facto). b. the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (de jure), and the Brown decision (de facto). c. the Supreme Court's busing decisions (de jure), and affirmative action decisions (de facto). d. None of these answers is correct. e. the Brown decision (de jure), and affirmative action (de facto).
E
Which of these is not a leader for equal rights for African Americans a. Martin Luther King b. Booker T. Washington c. Malcolm X d. W.E.B. DuBois e. Dred Scott
E
