Govern 2305 Test Questions Complete
Solutions Current Update (A+ Pass)
More demonstrations occurred in ______ than any other year during this time period. -
Answers -✔✔ 1965 (the year the Voting Rights Act was passed by Congress)
At the peak of the civil rights movement, there were about ______ demonstrations in the
United States. - Answers -✔✔ 400
Civil rights advocates shifted their focus away from public accommodations to voting
rights after 1964 because - Answers -✔✔ the Civil Rights Act was passed by
Congress.
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers -✔✔ Both "in the early 1960s, civil
rights advocates were focused on public accommodations" and "in the mid-1960s, civil
rights advocates were focused on voting" are true.
What core issues brought Americans together in Washington over 50 years ago? -
Answers -✔✔ concerns over equal pay and equal rights
The case involving the death of the Florida teen Trayvon Martin serves as an example
of __________ discrimination in modern America. - Answers -✔✔ de facto
Which national monument was the final destination of the March on Washington? -
Answers -✔✔ Lincoln Memorial
Which president was considered "bold" at the time for publicly supporting equality for all
Americans? - Answers -✔✔ Kennedy
Between 1960 and 2010, what was the increase in percentage of women who were
college students? - Answers -✔✔ 17 percent
Between 1979 and 2012, the wage gap was nearly - Answers -✔✔ cut in half.
In 1960, what was the percentage of female members in state legislatures? - Answers -
✔✔ 0 percent
Which demographic group had the largest wage gap between male and female
workers? - Answers -✔✔ Asian American
Which demographic group had the smallest wage gap between male and female
workers? - Answers -✔✔ Latino
,How did the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP change its strategy in 1948? - Answers
-✔✔ It began to attack the "separate but equal" rule directly.
Which of the following is true of the state of voter ID laws in the United States? -
Answers -✔✔ The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law requiring that
individuals produce proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote.
Which was the most important pre-1954 case because it addressed racial discrimination
in housing and property ownership? - Answers -✔✔ Shelley v. Kraemer
Under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, prior to 2013, what criteria was used for determining
which voting jurisdictions needed federal preclearance before changing their voting laws
or practices? - Answers -✔✔ past history of voting discrimination
Segregation or discriminatory practices that occur even when there is no explicit legal
enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today, is called
____ segregation. - Answers -✔✔ de facto
What organization is the major lobby for seniors and actively works for the adoption and
enforcement of laws that prohibit age discrimination in employment and public
accommodations? - Answers -✔✔ AARP
What level of scrutiny does the Supreme Court typically use in cases related to sex and
gender discrimination? - Answers -✔✔ intermediate scrutiny
What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875? - Answers -
✔✔ It declared the act unconstitutional because the Constitution protects only against
acts of private discrimination, not state discrimination.
In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that the University of Michigan
Law School's affirmative action policy was - Answers -✔✔ constitutional, since race
was used only as a plus factor and not a quota.
What was accomplished by the 1947 Mendez v. Westminster case? - Answers -✔✔ the
overturning of school segregation in Orange County
Which agency hears claims of discrimination brought under the Americans with
Disabilities Act? - Answers -✔✔ EEOC
The "separate but equal" doctrine - Answers -✔✔ permitted a system of segregated
social facilities.
What is the current status of school desegregation? - Answers -✔✔ The Court has
ruled that race cannot be a factor in assigning students to schools to achieve greater
, racial diversity, so one of the few strategies to promote racial integration has been
eliminated.
Laws passed in the 1970s make it more difficult for banks to engage in redlining, which
is the practice of - Answers -✔✔ refusing to lend money for housing mortgages for
entire neighborhoods.
Southern government officials used gerrymandering to - Answers -✔✔ dilute African
American voting power through the drawing of district lines.
Which constitutional amendment guaranteed voting rights for African American men? -
Answers -✔✔ fifteenth
The judicial test that places the burden of proof on government to show that a race-
based policy serves a compelling government interest and is narrowly tailored to
address identifiable past discrimination is called - Answers -✔✔ strict scrutiny.
More demonstrations occurred in __________ than any other year during this time
period. - Answers -✔✔ 1965 (The year the Voting Rights Act was passed by congress)
At the peak of the civil rights movement, there were about _______ demonstrations in
the United States. - Answers -✔✔ 400
Civil rights advocates shifted their focus away from public accommodations to voting
rights after 1964 because - Answers -✔✔ the Civil Rights Act was passed by
Congress.
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers -✔✔ Both "In the early 1960's civil
rights advocates were focused on public accommodations" and "in the mid-1960's, civil
rights advocates were focused on voting" are true.
The case involving the death of the Florida teen Trayvon Martin serves as an example
of ________ discrimination in modern America. - Answers -✔✔ *de facto*. (Unwritten,
non-legislated)
Which national monument was the final destination of the March on Washington? -
Answers -✔✔ Lincoln Memorial
Which president was considered "bold" at the time for publicly supporting equality for all
Americans? - Answers -✔✔ Kennedy
Between 1960 and 2010, what was the increase in percentage of women who were
college students? - Answers -✔✔ 17 percent
Between 1979 and 2012, the wage gap was nearly - Answers -✔✔ cut in half.
Solutions Current Update (A+ Pass)
More demonstrations occurred in ______ than any other year during this time period. -
Answers -✔✔ 1965 (the year the Voting Rights Act was passed by Congress)
At the peak of the civil rights movement, there were about ______ demonstrations in the
United States. - Answers -✔✔ 400
Civil rights advocates shifted their focus away from public accommodations to voting
rights after 1964 because - Answers -✔✔ the Civil Rights Act was passed by
Congress.
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers -✔✔ Both "in the early 1960s, civil
rights advocates were focused on public accommodations" and "in the mid-1960s, civil
rights advocates were focused on voting" are true.
What core issues brought Americans together in Washington over 50 years ago? -
Answers -✔✔ concerns over equal pay and equal rights
The case involving the death of the Florida teen Trayvon Martin serves as an example
of __________ discrimination in modern America. - Answers -✔✔ de facto
Which national monument was the final destination of the March on Washington? -
Answers -✔✔ Lincoln Memorial
Which president was considered "bold" at the time for publicly supporting equality for all
Americans? - Answers -✔✔ Kennedy
Between 1960 and 2010, what was the increase in percentage of women who were
college students? - Answers -✔✔ 17 percent
Between 1979 and 2012, the wage gap was nearly - Answers -✔✔ cut in half.
In 1960, what was the percentage of female members in state legislatures? - Answers -
✔✔ 0 percent
Which demographic group had the largest wage gap between male and female
workers? - Answers -✔✔ Asian American
Which demographic group had the smallest wage gap between male and female
workers? - Answers -✔✔ Latino
,How did the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP change its strategy in 1948? - Answers
-✔✔ It began to attack the "separate but equal" rule directly.
Which of the following is true of the state of voter ID laws in the United States? -
Answers -✔✔ The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law requiring that
individuals produce proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote.
Which was the most important pre-1954 case because it addressed racial discrimination
in housing and property ownership? - Answers -✔✔ Shelley v. Kraemer
Under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, prior to 2013, what criteria was used for determining
which voting jurisdictions needed federal preclearance before changing their voting laws
or practices? - Answers -✔✔ past history of voting discrimination
Segregation or discriminatory practices that occur even when there is no explicit legal
enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today, is called
____ segregation. - Answers -✔✔ de facto
What organization is the major lobby for seniors and actively works for the adoption and
enforcement of laws that prohibit age discrimination in employment and public
accommodations? - Answers -✔✔ AARP
What level of scrutiny does the Supreme Court typically use in cases related to sex and
gender discrimination? - Answers -✔✔ intermediate scrutiny
What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875? - Answers -
✔✔ It declared the act unconstitutional because the Constitution protects only against
acts of private discrimination, not state discrimination.
In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that the University of Michigan
Law School's affirmative action policy was - Answers -✔✔ constitutional, since race
was used only as a plus factor and not a quota.
What was accomplished by the 1947 Mendez v. Westminster case? - Answers -✔✔ the
overturning of school segregation in Orange County
Which agency hears claims of discrimination brought under the Americans with
Disabilities Act? - Answers -✔✔ EEOC
The "separate but equal" doctrine - Answers -✔✔ permitted a system of segregated
social facilities.
What is the current status of school desegregation? - Answers -✔✔ The Court has
ruled that race cannot be a factor in assigning students to schools to achieve greater
, racial diversity, so one of the few strategies to promote racial integration has been
eliminated.
Laws passed in the 1970s make it more difficult for banks to engage in redlining, which
is the practice of - Answers -✔✔ refusing to lend money for housing mortgages for
entire neighborhoods.
Southern government officials used gerrymandering to - Answers -✔✔ dilute African
American voting power through the drawing of district lines.
Which constitutional amendment guaranteed voting rights for African American men? -
Answers -✔✔ fifteenth
The judicial test that places the burden of proof on government to show that a race-
based policy serves a compelling government interest and is narrowly tailored to
address identifiable past discrimination is called - Answers -✔✔ strict scrutiny.
More demonstrations occurred in __________ than any other year during this time
period. - Answers -✔✔ 1965 (The year the Voting Rights Act was passed by congress)
At the peak of the civil rights movement, there were about _______ demonstrations in
the United States. - Answers -✔✔ 400
Civil rights advocates shifted their focus away from public accommodations to voting
rights after 1964 because - Answers -✔✔ the Civil Rights Act was passed by
Congress.
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers -✔✔ Both "In the early 1960's civil
rights advocates were focused on public accommodations" and "in the mid-1960's, civil
rights advocates were focused on voting" are true.
The case involving the death of the Florida teen Trayvon Martin serves as an example
of ________ discrimination in modern America. - Answers -✔✔ *de facto*. (Unwritten,
non-legislated)
Which national monument was the final destination of the March on Washington? -
Answers -✔✔ Lincoln Memorial
Which president was considered "bold" at the time for publicly supporting equality for all
Americans? - Answers -✔✔ Kennedy
Between 1960 and 2010, what was the increase in percentage of women who were
college students? - Answers -✔✔ 17 percent
Between 1979 and 2012, the wage gap was nearly - Answers -✔✔ cut in half.
