Question 1

The central issue in the Bakke case was

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A)   school desegregation.
B)   sexual harassment.
C)   affirmative action.
D)   Native Americans' civil rights.
E)   comparable worth.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Identify the three tests used by the federal government to determine the legality of suspect classifications.

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Because civil rights are not absolute, t...

Question 3

In 1848, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the first meeting of the U.S. women's rights movement at

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A)   Seneca Falls, New York.
B)   Chicago, Illinois.
C)   St. Louis, Missouri.
D)   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
E)   Charleston, South Carolina.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 4

In which year did Congress pass the Missouri Compromise, which sought to regulate slavery in the western territories?

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A)   1810
B)   1820
C)   1830
D)   1840
E)   1850F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Which Court ruling created the separate but equal doctrine, which upheld state laws that mandated racial separation in schools and all public accommodations?

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A)   Dred Scott v. Sandford
B)   Plessy v. Ferguson
C)   Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
D)   Craig v. Boren
E)   Bowers v. HardwickF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Which test is applied by the courts in cases related to suspect classifications?

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A)   ordinary scrutiny test
B)   imminent lawless action test
C)   heightened scrutiny test
D)   strict scrutiny test
E)   incitement testF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage violated the Fourteenth Amendment in which case?

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A)   Obergefell v. Hodges
B)   Loving v. Virginia
C)   Grutter v. Bollinger
D)   Shelby County v. Holder
E)   Lau v. NicholsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

When did the second wave of the women's movement begin?

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A)   1930s
B)   1940s
C)   1950s
D)   1960s
E)   1970sF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Colleges and universities use affirmative action policies to ensure a student body that is diverse in

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A)   race.
B)   color.
C)   economic status.
D)   place of origin.
E)   race, color, economic status, and place of origin.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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