Ch.5 - Equal Rights: Struggling towards Fairness

Question 1

The Fifteenth Amendment gave African-Americans the vote in 1870 by law, but not so much in practice
….Would this be described as:

Answer 1

De Jure

A de jure law is legally on the books, but not necessarily enforced

Question 2

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave African-Americans the vote in 1965 by law and also in practice
….Was the Voting Rights Act…

Answer 2

De facto

A de facto law is legally on the books, and is also (in fact) enforced

Question 3

“Equal Protection under the Law” and “Equal Access” to society’s opportunities & public facilities would be the concern of:

Answer 3

Civil Rights

Question 4

By Law (but not so much by practice), the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868 African-Americans the right to citizenship and protection against the states
....Would this be....

Answer 4

De Jure

A de jure law is legally on the books, but not necessarily enforced

Question 5

Which Supreme Court decision is best known as “The Separate but Equal” Decision?

Answer 5

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

Question 6

The 14th Amendment prohibits discrimination by:

Answer 6

By the State Government

Question 7

The 14th Amendment (1868) guarantees equal rights to:

Answer 7

all male citizens

Question 8

Brown v Board of Education reversed which previous decision?

Answer 8

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

Question 9

The incident at Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas (1957) was due to the enforcement of which Supreme Court decision?

Answer 9

Brown v. Board of Education, 1954

Question 10

Suspect Classification Laws:

Answer 10

Treat people differently base on “race or ethnicity”.

Question 11

“Strict Scrutiny Test” for a law:

Answer 11

Need a compelling basis for it to exist.

Question 12

“Reasonable-Basis Test” for law:

Answer 12

Must show that the law is reasonable.

Question 13

Which one of the following Supreme Court Decisions best fits a “Strict Scrutiny Test”:

Answer 13

Loving v. Virginia, 1967

Question 14

By Law and practice, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave African-Americans the right to citizenship and protection against the states.
. . . Question: Would this be:

Answer 14

De facto

A de facto law is legally on the books, and is also (in fact) enforced

Question 15

Restaurant owner Lester Maddox, in 1966, protested the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by standing outside his restaurant with a gun to chase away African-Americans.
. . . . . My Question: What happened to Lester Maddox after such a racist display?

Answer 15

He was elected Governor of Georgia

Question 16

The 1968 Civil Rights Bill concerned ???

Answer 16

Fair Housing

Question 17

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination by:

Answer 17

By both the Government & Private Parties

Question 18

The decision in the Supreme Court Case of “University of California v. Allen Bakke” was:

Answer 18

a defeat for Affirmative Action advocates

Question 19

Martin Luther King launched his Civil Rights career in 1955 with:

Answer 19

Rosa Parks Incident

Question 20

The purpose of the “March on Washington” (1963) was to:

Answer 20

Support the Civil Rights Movement

Question 21

Title IX:

Answer 21

Prohibits sex discrimination in education

Question 22

Who was the “first woman” to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court?

Answer 22

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 23

Who was the “first Hispanic woman” to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court?

Answer 23

Sonia Sotomayor

Question 24

Who was the first woman to be elected “Speaker of the House of Representatives”?

Answer 24

Nancy Pelosi

Question 25

Who was the first woman to run on a major party ticket for “the office of Vice President”?

Answer 25

Geraldine Ferraro

Question 26

Who was the first woman to run on a major party ticket for the “office of president”?

Answer 26

Hillary Clinton

Question 27

Which Country “ranks #1” (at 47%)

Answer 27

Sweden

Question 28

Which country “comes in low” with only (24%)

Answer 28

US

Question 29

Which country “comes in super low” with a scant (10%)

Answer 29

Japan

Question 30

Which ethnic group was “not politically active” during the tumultuous 1960’s?

Answer 30

Asian

Question 31

This Supreme Court Case held that bans on “Same-Sex Marriage” violated the “Equal Protection clause” of the “14th Amendment”

Answer 31

Obergefell v. Hodges