WGU C181 EXAM 2 OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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Equality of opportunity - ANSWER ✓ Equal chance to succeed/develope talents
Equality of outcome - ANSWER ✓ Greater uniformity in social,economic, and
political power among different social groups
3 major ideas of the 14th amendment - ANSWER ✓ Freed slaves are citizens,
prohibits the states from abridging the "privileges or immunities of citizents of the
US or depriving "any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of
law" and no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws
what are black codes / jim crow laws - ANSWER ✓ laws enacted by the former
slave states to restrict the freedom of blacks
ex: vagrancy and apprenticeship
laws forced blacks to work and denied them a choice of employers
racial segregation in the US - ANSWER ✓ from before the civil war, racial
segregation had been a way of life in the south, blacks lived and worked separately
from whites. after the war, southern states began to enact Jim crow laws to
reinforce segregation. they required blacks to live in separate areas and restricted
them to separate sections of hospitals, separate drinking and toilet facilities,
separate schools and separate sections of trains, jails and parks
separate but equal doctrine - ANSWER ✓ separate facilities for blacks and whites
satisfied the 14th amendment as long as they were equal
,how did the court apply the 14th amendment in plessy vs ferguson - ANSWER ✓
plessy was 7/8 Caucasian, sat in a whites only car and was arrested for refusing to
move to a "blacks only" car. He argued the 14th amendment and the supreme court
disagreed - their decision became known as the separate but equal doctrine
14th amendment applied to brown v board of education - ANSWER ✓ brown was
a black child denied entry into a white college. They appealed the case and it
reached the supreme court in 1952. it merged with 4 similar cases into a class
action case. they challenged the separate but equal doctrine.
chief justice earl Warren declared that "in the field of public education the doctrine
of "separate but equal" has NO place, separate education facilities are inherently
unequal.
the nations highest court found that state-imposed public school segregation
violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.
the court deferred implementation of the school desegregation until 1955 and then
in Brown v Board of education II, it ruled the school system must desegregate.
de facto segregation - ANSWER ✓ not the result of government action
de jure segregation - ANSWER ✓ government imposed segregation
de jure segregation was upheld in the Plessy case but dismantled in the brown v
board case
civil rights movement - ANSWER ✓ the civil rights movement were steps taken
to desegregate in other areas then just schools
Rosa Parks - ANSWER ✓ she was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus (white
spot) and the black community responded with a boycott on the bus system
montgomery bus boycott - ANSWER ✓ bus company moved close to bankruptcy,
downtown merchants last black business. the leader of the group, martin luther
king, encouraged the blacks not to give in - a year later the federal court ruled
segregation on transportation illegal
, 24th amendment - ANSWER ✓ banned poll taxes in primary and general elections
for national office
civil rights act of 1964 - ANSWER ✓ most comprehensive legislative attempt
ever to erase racial discrimination in the US
-entitled all persons to the full and equal implement of goods, services, and
privileges in places of public accommodation
-established the right to equality in employment opportunities
-strengthened voting rights legislation
-created the EEOC (equal employment opportunity commission) and charged it
with hearing and investigating job discrimination complaints
-provided that funds could be withheld from federally assisted programs
administered in a discriminatory manner
voting rights act of 1965 - ANSWER ✓ empowered the attorney general to send
voter registration supervisors to areas in which fewer than half the eligible
minority voters had been registered
doubled black voter registration
fair housing act of 1968 - ANSWER ✓ banned discrimination in the rental and
sale of most housing
regents of university California Davis vs Bakke - ANSWER ✓ while male (alan
bakke) was denied entry into college because the spots were being "saved" for
minorities. court managed to minimize white opposition to the goal of equality
how did affirmative action laws change with the supreme courts ruling in the
regents case - ANSWER ✓ the court said that because of equality we can extend
gains for racial matters
when did native Americans receive citizenship - ANSWER ✓ 1924
native Americans have been coerced to assimilate into the mainstream of white
society
, event that gave Hispanics national recognition for more rights - ANSWER ✓ the
united farm workers union
resulted in better pay, working conditions, and housing for farm workers
what does the ADA (americans with disabilities act) guarantee to individuals with
disabilities - ANSWER ✓ access to employment, transportation, public
accommodations and communication services
ending the "dont ask, dont tell" policy in the military led to what result -
ANSWER ✓ the policy enables gays and lesbians to serve openly in the US
military
protectionism - ANSWER ✓ the notion that women must be sheltered from lifes
harsh realities (the root of laws that affected women's civil rights)
19th amendment - ANSWER ✓ gave women the right to vote
how did title IX of the education amendments of 1972 pressed for womens rights -
ANSWER ✓ it prohibited sex discrimination in federally aided educational
programs
what was the purpose of the ERA (equal rights amendment) - ANSWER ✓
declared that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by
the US or any state on account of sex"
why did the ERA fail to be ratified by the states - ANSWER ✓ supporting the
amendment "involved risk" - some women wanted to maintain their traditional
role, not make husband and wife financially responsible. even though it failed, it
still produced some benefits. awareness etc
Maintaining Order - ANSWER ✓ Establishing the rule of law to preserve life and
protect property
Providing public goods - ANSWER ✓ Benefits and services available to
everyone. Such as, education, sanitation, and parks. They benefit all citizens, but
not likely to be voluntarily paid.
ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS|UPDATED 2025
NEW SYLLABUS UPGRADED
VERSION||100% GUARANTEED
PASS!!!<<BRAND NEW VERSION>>
Equality of opportunity - ANSWER ✓ Equal chance to succeed/develope talents
Equality of outcome - ANSWER ✓ Greater uniformity in social,economic, and
political power among different social groups
3 major ideas of the 14th amendment - ANSWER ✓ Freed slaves are citizens,
prohibits the states from abridging the "privileges or immunities of citizents of the
US or depriving "any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of
law" and no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws
what are black codes / jim crow laws - ANSWER ✓ laws enacted by the former
slave states to restrict the freedom of blacks
ex: vagrancy and apprenticeship
laws forced blacks to work and denied them a choice of employers
racial segregation in the US - ANSWER ✓ from before the civil war, racial
segregation had been a way of life in the south, blacks lived and worked separately
from whites. after the war, southern states began to enact Jim crow laws to
reinforce segregation. they required blacks to live in separate areas and restricted
them to separate sections of hospitals, separate drinking and toilet facilities,
separate schools and separate sections of trains, jails and parks
separate but equal doctrine - ANSWER ✓ separate facilities for blacks and whites
satisfied the 14th amendment as long as they were equal
,how did the court apply the 14th amendment in plessy vs ferguson - ANSWER ✓
plessy was 7/8 Caucasian, sat in a whites only car and was arrested for refusing to
move to a "blacks only" car. He argued the 14th amendment and the supreme court
disagreed - their decision became known as the separate but equal doctrine
14th amendment applied to brown v board of education - ANSWER ✓ brown was
a black child denied entry into a white college. They appealed the case and it
reached the supreme court in 1952. it merged with 4 similar cases into a class
action case. they challenged the separate but equal doctrine.
chief justice earl Warren declared that "in the field of public education the doctrine
of "separate but equal" has NO place, separate education facilities are inherently
unequal.
the nations highest court found that state-imposed public school segregation
violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.
the court deferred implementation of the school desegregation until 1955 and then
in Brown v Board of education II, it ruled the school system must desegregate.
de facto segregation - ANSWER ✓ not the result of government action
de jure segregation - ANSWER ✓ government imposed segregation
de jure segregation was upheld in the Plessy case but dismantled in the brown v
board case
civil rights movement - ANSWER ✓ the civil rights movement were steps taken
to desegregate in other areas then just schools
Rosa Parks - ANSWER ✓ she was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus (white
spot) and the black community responded with a boycott on the bus system
montgomery bus boycott - ANSWER ✓ bus company moved close to bankruptcy,
downtown merchants last black business. the leader of the group, martin luther
king, encouraged the blacks not to give in - a year later the federal court ruled
segregation on transportation illegal
, 24th amendment - ANSWER ✓ banned poll taxes in primary and general elections
for national office
civil rights act of 1964 - ANSWER ✓ most comprehensive legislative attempt
ever to erase racial discrimination in the US
-entitled all persons to the full and equal implement of goods, services, and
privileges in places of public accommodation
-established the right to equality in employment opportunities
-strengthened voting rights legislation
-created the EEOC (equal employment opportunity commission) and charged it
with hearing and investigating job discrimination complaints
-provided that funds could be withheld from federally assisted programs
administered in a discriminatory manner
voting rights act of 1965 - ANSWER ✓ empowered the attorney general to send
voter registration supervisors to areas in which fewer than half the eligible
minority voters had been registered
doubled black voter registration
fair housing act of 1968 - ANSWER ✓ banned discrimination in the rental and
sale of most housing
regents of university California Davis vs Bakke - ANSWER ✓ while male (alan
bakke) was denied entry into college because the spots were being "saved" for
minorities. court managed to minimize white opposition to the goal of equality
how did affirmative action laws change with the supreme courts ruling in the
regents case - ANSWER ✓ the court said that because of equality we can extend
gains for racial matters
when did native Americans receive citizenship - ANSWER ✓ 1924
native Americans have been coerced to assimilate into the mainstream of white
society
, event that gave Hispanics national recognition for more rights - ANSWER ✓ the
united farm workers union
resulted in better pay, working conditions, and housing for farm workers
what does the ADA (americans with disabilities act) guarantee to individuals with
disabilities - ANSWER ✓ access to employment, transportation, public
accommodations and communication services
ending the "dont ask, dont tell" policy in the military led to what result -
ANSWER ✓ the policy enables gays and lesbians to serve openly in the US
military
protectionism - ANSWER ✓ the notion that women must be sheltered from lifes
harsh realities (the root of laws that affected women's civil rights)
19th amendment - ANSWER ✓ gave women the right to vote
how did title IX of the education amendments of 1972 pressed for womens rights -
ANSWER ✓ it prohibited sex discrimination in federally aided educational
programs
what was the purpose of the ERA (equal rights amendment) - ANSWER ✓
declared that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by
the US or any state on account of sex"
why did the ERA fail to be ratified by the states - ANSWER ✓ supporting the
amendment "involved risk" - some women wanted to maintain their traditional
role, not make husband and wife financially responsible. even though it failed, it
still produced some benefits. awareness etc
Maintaining Order - ANSWER ✓ Establishing the rule of law to preserve life and
protect property
Providing public goods - ANSWER ✓ Benefits and services available to
everyone. Such as, education, sanitation, and parks. They benefit all citizens, but
not likely to be voluntarily paid.
