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Govern 2305 Test Questions Complete
Solutions Current Update (A+ Pass)

More demonstrations occurred in ______ than any other year during this time period. - ✔✔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. -

✔✔400


Civil rights advocates shifted their focus away from public accommodations to voting rights after 1964

because - ✔✔the Civil Rights Act was passed by Congress.


Which of the following statements is true? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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. - ✔✔de facto


Which national monument was the final destination of the March on Washington? - ✔✔Lincoln Memorial


Which president was considered "bold" at the time for publicly supporting equality for all Americans? -

✔✔Kennedy




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Between 1960 and 2010, what was the increase in percentage of women who were college students? -

✔✔17 percent


Between 1979 and 2012, the wage gap was nearly - ✔✔cut in half.


In 1960, what was the percentage of female members in state legislatures? - ✔✔0 percent


Which demographic group had the largest wage gap between male and female workers? - ✔✔Asian

American


Which demographic group had the smallest wage gap between male and female workers? - ✔✔Latino


How did the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP change its strategy in 1948? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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? - ✔✔AARP




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What level of scrutiny does the Supreme Court typically use in cases related to sex and gender

discrimination? - ✔✔intermediate scrutiny


What was the Supreme Court's response to the Civil Rights Act of 1875? - ✔✔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 - ✔✔constitutional, since race was used only as a plus factor and not a

quota.


What was accomplished by the 1947 Mendez v. Westminster case? - ✔✔the overturning of school

segregation in Orange County


Which agency hears claims of discrimination brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act? -

✔✔EEOC


The "separate but equal" doctrine - ✔✔permitted a system of segregated social facilities.


What is the current status of school desegregation? - ✔✔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 -

✔✔refusing to lend money for housing mortgages for entire neighborhoods.


Southern government officials used gerrymandering to - ✔✔dilute African American voting power

through the drawing of district lines.


Which constitutional amendment guaranteed voting rights for African American men? - ✔✔fifteenth




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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 - ✔✔strict scrutiny.


More demonstrations occurred in __________ than any other year during this time period. - ✔✔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. -

✔✔400


Civil rights advocates shifted their focus away from public accommodations to voting rights after 1964

because - ✔✔the Civil Rights Act was passed by Congress.


Which of the following statements is true? - ✔✔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. - ✔✔*de facto*. (Unwritten, non-legislated)


Which national monument was the final destination of the March on Washington? - ✔✔Lincoln Memorial


Which president was considered "bold" at the time for publicly supporting equality for all Americans? -

✔✔Kennedy


Between 1960 and 2010, what was the increase in percentage of women who were college students? -

✔✔17 percent


Between 1979 and 2012, the wage gap was nearly - ✔✔cut in half.


In 1960, what was the percentage of female members in state legislatures? - ✔✔0%




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