AP US Government Civil Rights Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Affirmative action - ✔✔a policy designed to give special consideration to those
previously discriminated against.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ✔✔strengthened protections of individuals
with disabilities by requiring employers and public facilities to make "reasonable
accommodations" and prohibiting employment discrimination against people with
disabilities.
Civil rights - ✔✔extending citizenship rights to participate to those previously denied
them. Civil Rights Act of 1964: forbids discrimination in public accommodations and
facilities. Comparable worth: equal pay for equal worth.
Equal protection of the laws - ✔✔provided by the Fourteenth Amendment mandating
that all people be protected by the law.
Equal Rights Amendment - ✔✔proposal that equality of rights under the law not be
denied on the account of sex.
Fifteenth Amendment - ✔✔provides the right to vote for Blacks.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Affirmative action - ✔✔a policy designed to give special consideration to those
previously discriminated against.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ✔✔strengthened protections of individuals
with disabilities by requiring employers and public facilities to make "reasonable
accommodations" and prohibiting employment discrimination against people with
disabilities.
Civil rights - ✔✔extending citizenship rights to participate to those previously denied
them. Civil Rights Act of 1964: forbids discrimination in public accommodations and
facilities. Comparable worth: equal pay for equal worth.
Equal protection of the laws - ✔✔provided by the Fourteenth Amendment mandating
that all people be protected by the law.
Equal Rights Amendment - ✔✔proposal that equality of rights under the law not be
denied on the account of sex.
Fifteenth Amendment - ✔✔provides the right to vote for Blacks.
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