CH 5

Question 1

A group of African American students believes a college admissions test that is used by a public university discriminates against them. What legal standard would the courts use in deciding their case?

Question 2

The equal protection clause became part of the Constitution as a result of ________.

Question 3

Which of the following types of discrimination would be subject to the rational basis test?

Question 4

What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?

Question 5

The Supreme Court decision ruling that “separate but equal” was constitutional and allowed racial segregation to take place was ________.

Question 6

The 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march was an important milestone in the civil rights movement because it ________.

Question 7

What were the key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Question 8

At the world’s first women’s rights convention in 1848, the most contentious issue proved to be _________.

Question 9

How did NAWSA differ from the NWP?

Question 10

The doctrine that people who do jobs that require the same level of skill, training, or education are thus entitled to equal pay is known as ________.

Question 11

The Trail of Tears is the name given to the forced removal of this tribe from Georgia to Oklahoma.

Question 12

AIM was ________.

Question 13

Briefly describe the similarities and differences between the experiences of Native Americans and Native Hawaiians.

Question 14

Mexican American farm workers in California organized ________ to demand higher pay from their employers.

Question 15

Which of the following best describes attitudes toward Asian immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

Question 16

Why did it take so long for an active civil rights movement to begin in the LGBTQ community?

Question 17

What is the better approach to civil rights—a peaceful, gradual one that focuses on passing laws and winning cases in court, or a radical one that includes direct action and acts of civil disobedience? Why do you consider this to be the better solution?

Question 18

Should public funds be used to provide programs for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians even though no one living today was responsible for depriving them of their lands? Why or why not?

Question 19

Although some Native Hawaiians want the right to govern themselves, others want to secede from Hawaii and become an independent nation. If this is what the majority of Native Hawaiians want, should they be allowed to do so? Why or why not?

Question 20

If a person’s religious beliefs conflict with the law or lead to bias against other groups, should the government protect the exercise of those beliefs? Why or why not?

Question 21

In 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the authority of the U.S. government to order the internment of a minority group in the interest of national security, even though there was no evidence that any members of this group were disloyal to the United States. Should the same policy be applied today against U.S. Muslims or Muslim immigrants? Why or why not?