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| The Thirteenth Amendment makes it unconstitutional to ___________ . |
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| own slaves anywhere in the United States |
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| The Defense of Marriage Act ___________ . |
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| permits states to refuse to recognize gay marriages issued in other states |
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| The roots of affirmative action in the US can be found in ___________ . |
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| Great Society programs to fight poverty among African Americans |
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| In trying cases of gender equality, which standard of review would the Supreme Court use? |
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| What do the Constitution and the Bill of Rights say about equality? |
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| Which was the one political institution most responsible for putting civil rights goals on the nation's policy agenda? |
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| The Jim Crow system in the South led to a rigid social code that included which of the following? |
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| Blacks were expected to address whites with "ma'am" or "sir" |
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| Established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the agency responsible for monitoring affirmative action programs in private employment is the ___________ . |
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| equal employment opportunity commission |
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| The glass ceiling in major corporations in America refers to the fact that ___________ . |
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| relatively few women are in senior management posts |
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| The declaration of Sentiments and resolutions of the seneca falls convention on women's rights stated that "all men are created equal" and was patterned after ___________ . |
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| the declaration of independence |
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| The supreme court has been moving since the 1980s to narrow the scope of affirmative action programs using strict scrutiny. This means that the Court has been finding affirmative action laws unconstitutional if they ___________ . |
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| When it comes to classifications for making decisions about policies or programs, which of the following is considered a "suspect category" |
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| Which of the following implemented the separate but equal doctrine? |
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| Which of the following established separate hotel accommodations for whites and blacks in the South? |
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| The importance of the equal protection clause is demonstrated by its ___________ . |
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| widespread use by the civil-rights movement through the court pathway |
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| The ___________ Act prohibits discrimination against disabled people in private employment, government programs, public accommodations, and telecommunications. |
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| Americans with Disabilities |
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| Concern about civil rights protections for women and racial minorities ___________ . |
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| was comparatively late development in the US, and most major advances were not evident until well into the twentieth century |
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| What was the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was not passed? |
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| to provide full protection against gender discrimination |
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| What does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967) prevent? |
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| It prohibits employers from discriminating against employees over the age of 40 in pay, benefits, promotions, and working conditions |
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| The Jim Crow laws that were used in the South to impose segregation of public accommodations were outlawed by the ___________ . |
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| ___________ became the social instrument by which blacks in the South were restricted and "kept in their place" through the use of Jim Crow laws. |
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| A discrimination suit using intermediate scrutiny standards would be applied to which of these examples? |
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| a law using a gender-based classifcation |
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| One reason the women's rights movement lost strength over time, even after achieving so many goals, was ___________ . |
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| division among women with differing priorities |
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| Which of the following best describes the accessibility of colleges and universities to students with disabilities? |
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| According to the Supreme Court, classifications based on race are to be subject to ___________ . |
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| Current movements for greater civil rights for various groups have grown out of the expansion of civil rights protections won by ___________ . |
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| women and AFrican Americans |
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| Gay and Lesbian civil rights activists achieved a victory in 2011 when President Obama declared that his administration would no longer protect the ___________ in court. |
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| Which of the following questions is most relevant in establishing civil-rights laws and policies? |
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| How much should government do to make up for the nation's history of discrimination and its continuing effects? |
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| The Civil Rights movement appeared to have peaked in the ___________ . |
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| Initially, the strategy for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) focused on ___________ . |
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| legal actions to achieve more equality in relation to the separate but equal doctrine |
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| The most lasting result of the enactment of the voting Rights of 1965 has been ___________ . |
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| a significant increase in the number of African American candidates elected to public office in the South in the past 40 years |
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| in 1944, the supreme court finally declared that ___________ was a suspect classification that demanded strict judicial scrutiny. |
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| Ensuring equal access to voting and securing prohibitions against categorical discrimination became the central focus of the drive for civil rights in the ___________ . |
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| IN the 1990s, Supreme Court decisions regarding affirmative action ___________ . |
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| Arguably, which of the following groups has been the slowest in pursuing their civil rights claims? |
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| de facto discrimination is ___________ . |
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| unequal treatment by private individuals, groups, and organizations |
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| When the Supreme Court upheld a state law requiring police officers to retire, it meant that ___________ . |
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