What has the court ruled about affirmative action?

race can be used a factor in admissions, but not quotas, racial affirmative action must meet strict scrutiny

The African American Civil Rights Movement's success began

in the courts, with Brown v Bd of Ed

All of the following is true about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 EXCEPT

disabled Americans were helped by it

MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail is a defense of

civil disobedience/direct action

Civil Rights Laws were finally passed in the mid 1960s primarily because

Media coverage of civil rights mvment changed public opinion

The equal rights amendment

was never ratified by the states

The Brown v Bd of Ed decision relied on the

Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Am

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972

had the effect of increasing the # of women in college

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1
What has the court ruled about affirmative action?
all discrimination by race is illegal
race can be used a factor in admissions, but not quotas
affirmative action is illegal reverse discrimination
racial affirmative action must meet strict scrutiny
2
The African American Civil Rights Movement's success began
the public's strong backing of school desegregation
in the courts, with Brown v Bd of Ed
with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
the "Separate but Equal" ruling in Plessy v Ferguson
3
All of the following is true about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 EXCEPT
disabled Americans were helped by it
the commerce clause gave congress authority to make it
Businesses cannot deny service to people based on race
Women were protected from employment discrimination
4
MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail is a defense of
litigation
violent street protests
his arrest record
civil disobedience/direct action
5
Civil Rights Laws were finally passed in the mid 1960s primarily because
large numbers of Af. American representatives were elected
Media coverage of civil rights mvment changed public opinion
Courts ruled against de-facto segregation
Jim Crow laws had been struck down by the court in Plessy
6
The equal rights amendment
made segregation illegal
is the most recent amendment added to the Constitution
has given women equal wages to men
was never ratified by the states
7
Which test will be used by the courts to determine if discrimination by race is ok
rational basis test
strict scrutiny
intermediate scrutiny
reasonable basis
8
The Brown v Bd of Ed decision relied on the
Commerce Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Am
Due Process Clause of the 5th Am
9
The voting rights act originally did all of the following EXCEPT
some areas needed approval by govt when redistricting
sent federal registrars to areas with low voter registration
ban literacy tests
ban poll taxes
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Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972
allowed women to get equal pay for equal work in all sports
prohibited employers from discriminating based on sex
had the effect of increasing the # of women in college
allowed schools to discriminate by sex in admissions

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