US GOV CC #31-32 Discrimination and Affirmative Action

Question 1

Most AFFIRMATIVE ACTION programs are struck down.

Accepted Answer

TRUE b/c STRICT SCRUTINY applies

Question 2

The Court has ruled that DIVERSITY is a legitimate goal in admissions.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 3

The Court has held that a nondiscrimination policy cannot be hostile to religious freedom; it must be neutral.

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TRUE

Question 4

Lilly Ledbetter pushed Congress to pass

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the Fair Pay Act of 2009.

Question 5

Since they are viewed as keys to success, the courts general protect access to

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ed & emp, but not wealth

Question 6

A state pre-emption law

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prohibits cities & localities from passing certain ordinances.

Question 7

LEGAL STRATEGY: Recently, opponents of LGBT rights have

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both

Question 8

Which is NOT true about affirmative action?

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puts an end to some form of existing legal discrimination

Question 9

Why are the courts so concerned with rights of immigrants?

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b/c they can't vote, they can't seek change at the ballot box

Question 10

In Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), SCOTUS disallowed state statutes prohibiting

Accepted Answer

same sex marriages

Question 11

SCOTUS protected a woman's right to equal pay for equal work.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 12

Which of these can a university use for admissions?

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neither

Question 13

Illegals & CA's Prop 187:

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all of these

Question 14

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) guarantees equal rights for women.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 15

The Court left open the question whether or not states can compel businesses to serve same sex couples.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 16

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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made it easier to claim equal rights in court.

Question 17

In Ledbetter v. Goodyear, the NOTORIOUS RBG's dissent asserted that if the SUPREME COURT wouldn't guarantee this right,

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Congress should.

Question 18

Which later immigration policy had a SIMILAR effect as the CEA:

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both

Question 19

lllegal immigrants don't have the same protections, but they're entitled to medical care & social services

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FALSE

Question 20

The government can legally redistribute income.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 21

Which is NOT true about the disabled

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are protected only if the disability is permanent

Question 22

The Courts protect the 14th Amendment rights of everyone, but NOT

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YODA ANSWER: "NO NOT there IS!"

Question 23

Clearly protected the right to privacy in sexual relations for consenting adults:

Accepted Answer

Lawrence v. Texas (2003)

Question 24

Affirmative action case which outlawed use of RACIAL quotas, but NOT consideration of RACE in admissions:

Accepted Answer

Regents of Univ. of CA v. Bakke

Question 25

Opinions on AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

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generally depend on how you ask the question.

Question 26

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION deals with

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equality of opportunity

Question 27

Strict scrutiny applies in affirmative action cases.

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TRUE

Question 28

The federal Im. & Control Act

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all of these

Question 29

Are Native Americans U.S. citizens? WHICH ANSWER IS FALSE?

Accepted Answer

Yes; they were the first American citizens.

Question 30

Because it guarantees due process/equal protection, it's sometimes viewed as MOST important am:

Accepted Answer

14th

Question 31

SCOTUS addressed the broad question of balancing religious freedom & LGBT rights in Masterpiece Cake case.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 32

The Court has ruled that righting historical wrongs is the very definition of a COMPELLING GOV. INTEREST.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 33

Case which clarified that a person born in America is an American citizen:

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Wong Kim Ark v. U.S.

Question 34

SCOTUS struck down COLORADO constitutional amendment pre-empting LGBT protections:

Accepted Answer

Romer v. Evans (1996)

Question 35

People who EMIGRATE to the U.S. legally are generally entitled to the same RIGHTS as those born here.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 36

Established that barriers to public education (like discriminating by language) would have long term negative effects :

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LAU v. NICHOLS

Question 37

No federal civil rights laws specifically protect LGBT rights, but several local ordinances do.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 38

Opponents of abortion rights have attempted to effectively outlaw abortion through bills which ostensibly regulate it.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 39

In 1882, the_____ was passed to discriminate specifically denying _____ admission.

Accepted Answer

CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT, Chinese

US GOV CC #31-32 Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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US GOV CC #31-32 Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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