POLS 102 Exam 2 WVU Questions and Answers 2025

POLS 102 Exam 2 WVU Questions and
Answers 2025
CivilARightsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
rightsAprotectedAbyAtheAgovernmentAforAprotectedAclassesA(race,Asex,AsexualAorientation,A
religion)
JimACrowALawsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
StateAlawsAmandatedAracialAseparationAinAschools,Aparks,Aplaygrounds,ApublicAtransportat
ion,Arestrooms,Aetc.
PlessyAv.AFergusonA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SeparateAbutAequal
SchoolASegregationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarshallAandANAACPAchallengedAPlessyAv.AFergusonAonAtheAcountsAthatAseparateAcouldA
neverAbeAequal
BrownAv.ABoardAofAEducationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1954A-
ATheASupremeACourtAoverruledAPlessyAv.AFerguson,AdeclaredAthatAraciallyAsegregatedAfac

ilitiesAareAinherentlyAunequalAandAorderedAallApublicAschoolsAdesegregated.
CollegeASegregationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
JamesAMeredithA(anAAfricanAAmerican)AappliedAtoAOleAMiss,AadmissionsAblockedAhisAappl
ication,AaAfederalAcourtAorderedAtheAuniversityAtoAdesegregateAafterAfilingAsuit.
DesegregationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CivilArightsAactA(1964)AthreatenedAlossAofAfederalAfundsAtoAstatesAthatArefusedAtoAdesegreg
ate.A
1969-AsupremeAcourtAsaidAeveryAschoolAdistrictAwasAobligatedAtoAendAdualAschoolAsystem
FairAHousingAActA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TitleAVIIIAofAtheACivilARightsAActAofA1968AthatAprohibitsAdiscriminationAinAhousingAbasedAonA
race,Acolor,Areligion,AorAnationalAorigin.
EqualARightsAAmendmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
constitutionalAamendmentApassedAbyACongressAbutAneverAratifiedAthatAwouldAhaveAbanne
dAdiscriminationAonAtheAbasisAofAgender
politicalAparticipationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TwoATypes:A
1.AConventionalA(voting,AletterAwriting,AcontactAw/Arepresentatives,AworkAonAcampaigns,Ajo
iningAgroups,ArunningAforAoffice)
2.AUnconventionalA(boycotts,Asit-ins,Amarches,Ademonstrations,Aviolence)
VotingATrendsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
Initially,AsuffrageAchangesAresultedAinAincreasedAparticipationA
-Recently,AvoterAturnoutAsteadilyAonAtheAdeclineA=AtheAvanishingAelectorateAvote
VotingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-highAofAaroundA60%AinApresidential
50%AinAmidterm
evenAlowerAinAlocal
WhyAisApublicAopinionAimportant?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DemocraticAgovernmentsArestAonAtheAconsentAofAtheAgoverned:
-shiftsAinAPOAtriggerAshiftsAinApublicApolicy
-POAisAunstable