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