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Citizenship And Civil Rights Copy 1
Test Description: GOVT 11 Magruders
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which law ended the country-based quota system that had originally been established by the National Origins Act of 1929?
A
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
B
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
C
Immigration Act of 1990
D
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
2) The efforts of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his fellow civil rights workers resulted in
A
the creation of a multiracial American society.
B
a break in historical continuity that began in the years after the Civil War.
C
little change for African Americans.
D
great political change, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
3) In Hernandez v. Texas, the Supreme Court's decision
A
narrowly defined the 14th Amendment for future cases.
B
ended the segregation of public recreational facilities by race.
C
opened the door to extend equal protection to racial and ethnic groups.
D
directly led to gays and lesbians serving in the armed forces.
4) Complete the following...The Indian Education Act of 1972 was designed to combat the cycle of ______________ by ______________.
A
alcoholism; providing monetary grants to State substance abuse centers
B
poverty; issuing financial assistance to local educational agencies
C
racism; introducing a Native American curriculum into schools
D
joblessness; placing job-training experts on Native American reservations
5) In Hernandez v. Texas, the Supreme Court's decision
A
ended the segregation of public recreational facilities by race.
B
narrowly defined the 14th Amendment for future cases.
C
directly led to gays and lesbians serving in the armed forces.
D
opened the door to extend equal protection to racial and ethnic groups.
6) The decision in Reed v. Reed, which held that States may not choose the executor of an estate based solely on gender, was important in that it
A
was intended to protect women as the weaker sex.
B
challenged the assumption that women are always legally the head of a household.
C
allowed women to sue for custody over property in other situations, such as divorce.
D
was the beginning of a series of decisions that marked a shift in how the Court looks at sex discrimination.
7) Affirmative action programs primarily seek to
A
remedy the effects of past discrimination.
B
prevent the causes of discrimination today.
C
correct errors in the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968.
D
balance inequalities that occur in collegiate-level sports.
8) In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court held that
A
quotas were legal in certain industries as a remedy for past discrimination.
B
race could be used as one of many factors in considering academic admissions.
C
affirmative action was protected by the Equal Protection Clause.
D
it was constitutional for race to be the only factor in affirmative action decisions.
9) Regarding affirmative action programs, the Supreme Court has held through its decisions that
A
race must be considered when assigning students to public schools.
B
they must undergo strict scrutiny.
C
all such programs should be eliminated from public agencies.
D
racial quotas are not subject to the rational basis test.
10) Which of the following says that the Federal Government may not draw unreasonable distinctions between any classes of people?
A
the rational basis test
B
the Due Process Clause of the 5th Amendment
C
the strict scrutiny test
D
the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
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