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We the People: A Concise Introduction to American Politics, 4/e
Thomas E. Patterson, Harvard University

Equal Rights

True/False Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

The reasonable basis test applies to all laws except those which prescribe differential treatment on the basis of suspect classifications.
A)True
B)False
2

Passage of the Fourteenth Amendment did not immediately affect the right of private employers to discriminate in their hiring practices.
A)True
B)False
3

All forms of discrimination on the basis of gender are unconstitutional.
A)True
B)False
4

Since passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, segregation of neighborhood housing has all but disappeared in the United States.
A)True
B)False
5

In the Bakke case, the Supreme Court did not invalidate affirmative action.
A)True
B)False
6

In terms of incomes, jobs and similar economic indicators, the gap between African Americans and white Americans has diminished steadily since the 1960s.
A)True
B)False
7

Affirmative Action is intended to help achieve equality of result for African Americans, women, Hispanic Americans, and other disadvantaged groups.
A)True
B)False
8

The Simpson-Mizzoli Act took citizenship away from legal aliens who had lived continuously in the U.S. for five years.
A)True
B)False
9

Civil rights and civil liberties mean the same thing regarding legal protection.
A)True
B)False
10

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 as amended and extended, was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
A)True
B)False