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Citizenship And Civil Rights Ch 9 Magruder's Vol IV
Test Description: AP Gov
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Civil Rights Act of 1964
A
provided federal funds to discriminatory state and local programs.
B
guaranteed full voting rights to all legal U.S. residents.
C
prohibited discrimination in public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce.
D
prohibited employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
2) Where is one most likely to find de facto discrimination?
A
in Supreme Court decisions
B
in residential neighborhoods
C
in federal laws
D
in state laws
3) Racial discrimination that results from practice rather than law is called ________ discrimination.
A
in vino veritas
B
de jure
C
practical
D
de facto
4) Following the assassination of President Kennedy, what was President Lyndon B. Johnson's legislative priority?
A
civil rights reform
B
pacifying the demands of the South
C
equal rights for military veterans
D
restoring Jim Crow laws
5) What standard does the Supreme Court use to determine whether classification by sexual orientation violates the equal protection clause?
A
fundamental freedom standard
B
minimum rationality standard
C
strict scrutiny
D
intermediate standard
6) Which of the following best summarizes the current Supreme Court decisions regarding affirmative action?
A
Some racial preferences are acceptable, but race or ethnicity can not be the defining factor.
B
Affirmative action serves a legitimate state purpose as long as there is racial inequality in the United States.
C
Affirmative action is unconstitutional because the Constitution requires that all laws are colorblind.
D
Affirmative action is seldom permissible.
7) Why are Indian tribes permitted to run casinos?
A
because Native Americans are not American Citizens
B
because many Native Americans live in poverty
C
to compensate for decades of discrimination
D
because tribal lands are not subject to state and federal laws
8) What does Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibit?
A
discrimination against noncitizens
B
discrimination against gay and lesbian students
C
discrimination on the basis of weight
D
discrimination against female students
9) American citizens who are members of which of the following groups are not currently guaranteed the right to vote?
A
Everyone listed above is constitutionally guaranteed the right to vote.
B
convicted felons
C
twenty-year-olds
D
Hispanics
10) What was the immediate response of the South to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
A
The South immediately complied with the spirit of the Court decision because they were eager to put the whole affair behind t
B
The South did everything within its power to avoid implementing the Court's decision.
C
The South reluctantly complied with the Court's mandate, although they complained about it relentlessly.
D
The South complied with both the letter and the spirit of the Supreme Court's decision.
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