POLS 102 EXAM 2 WVU QUESTIONS
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Civil Rights - ANSWER rights protected by the government for protected
classes (race, sex, sexual orientation, religion)
Jim Crow Laws - ANSWER State laws mandated racial separation in schools,
parks, playgrounds, public transportation, restrooms, etc.
Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER Separate but equal
School Segregation - ANSWER Marshall and NAACP challenged Plessy v.
Ferguson on the counts that separate could never be equal
Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWER 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled
Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently
unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
College Segregation - ANSWER James Meredith (an African American) applied
to Ole Miss, admissions blocked his application, a federal court ordered the
university to desegregate after filing suit.
Desegregation - ANSWER Civil rights act (1964) threatened loss of federal
funds to states that refused to desegregate.
, 1969- supreme court said every school district was obligated to end dual school
system
Fair Housing Act - ANSWER Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 that
prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, or national
origin.
Equal Rights Amendment - ANSWER constitutional amendment passed by
Congress but never ratified that would have banned discrimination on the basis of
gender
political participation - ANSWER Two Types:
1. Conventional (voting, letter writing, contact w/ representatives, work on
campaigns, joining groups, running for office)
2. Unconventional (boycotts, sit-ins, marches, demonstrations, violence)
Voting Trends - ANSWER -Initially, suffrage changes resulted in increased
participation
-Recently, voter turnout steadily on the decline = the vanishing electorate vote
Voting - ANSWER high of around 60% in presidential
50% in midterm
even lower in local
Why is public opinion important? - ANSWER Democratic governments rest on
the consent of the governed:
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT |
NEWLY UPDATED 2025
Civil Rights - ANSWER rights protected by the government for protected
classes (race, sex, sexual orientation, religion)
Jim Crow Laws - ANSWER State laws mandated racial separation in schools,
parks, playgrounds, public transportation, restrooms, etc.
Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER Separate but equal
School Segregation - ANSWER Marshall and NAACP challenged Plessy v.
Ferguson on the counts that separate could never be equal
Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWER 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled
Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently
unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
College Segregation - ANSWER James Meredith (an African American) applied
to Ole Miss, admissions blocked his application, a federal court ordered the
university to desegregate after filing suit.
Desegregation - ANSWER Civil rights act (1964) threatened loss of federal
funds to states that refused to desegregate.
, 1969- supreme court said every school district was obligated to end dual school
system
Fair Housing Act - ANSWER Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 that
prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, or national
origin.
Equal Rights Amendment - ANSWER constitutional amendment passed by
Congress but never ratified that would have banned discrimination on the basis of
gender
political participation - ANSWER Two Types:
1. Conventional (voting, letter writing, contact w/ representatives, work on
campaigns, joining groups, running for office)
2. Unconventional (boycotts, sit-ins, marches, demonstrations, violence)
Voting Trends - ANSWER -Initially, suffrage changes resulted in increased
participation
-Recently, voter turnout steadily on the decline = the vanishing electorate vote
Voting - ANSWER high of around 60% in presidential
50% in midterm
even lower in local
Why is public opinion important? - ANSWER Democratic governments rest on
the consent of the governed:
