Where does Title IX apply?

Any educational institution with federal funding

What is the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?

a proposed amendment to grant women equal rights within the Constitution

What does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protect against?

Discrimination in the workplace

A Supreme Court case that protected a women's choice to have an abortion

Which of the statements below describe Phyllis Schlafly?

opposed the women's movement and fought to defeat the ERA

What is the meaning of Feminism?

A women should have economic, political, and social equality with men

What does the word radical mean?

Favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms ; extreme views

How did Phyllis Schlafly’s activism affect the women’s movement?

It strengthened conservative opposition and stopped the passage of the ERA.

What commission did President Kennedy create to investigate women's equality in education, workplace, and under the law?

Commission on the Status of Women

Which issues did the National Organization for Women (NOW) lobby and protest for?

Access to higher education, Equal pay in the workforce, Legalized abortion

The purpose of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is to

Enforce laws preventing job discrimination

Who is Betty Friedan?

One of the founders of the National Organization for Women

Discrimination is ...

The unjust treatment of people, based on age, race, or sex

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 end?

Segregation in public places or employment

What is a conservative?

social/political philosophy to promote and preserve traditional values

Sandra Day O'Connor is famous because...

she is the first female on the Supreme Court

Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974

Prevented discrimination in giving credit on the basis of gender, race,etc.

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1
Where does Title IX apply?
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Any educational institution with federal funding
Any educational institution
Only college campuses
2
Title IX protects who?
Everyone
Males only
Females only
3
What is the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
was introduced to Congress in 1906
created by Phyllis Schlafly
a proposed amendment to grant women equal rights within the Constitution
was passed into the Constitution in 1972
4
What does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protect against?
Discrimination in college admissions
Housing Discrimination
Stringent Voter ID Laws
Discrimination in the workplace
5
What is Title IX?
An amendment that prohibits sex based harassment/assault in schools
An amendment that protects trans athletes in schools
All of the above
An amendment that prohibits sex discrimination in schools
6
What is Roe v. Wade?
A Congressional debate over the right to allow women in the military
A Supreme Court case that protected a women's choice to have an abortion
A county court case about education rights
A Supreme Court case that outlawed abortion in 10 states
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Which of the statements below describe Phyllis Schlafly?
opposed the women's movement and fought to defeat the ERA
joined the womens mvmnt & fought to ratify the ERA
helped unite women & form the NOW
created a women's magazine, "Ms."
8
What is the meaning of Feminism?
A social movement for women's rights.
A social movement with two waves.
A social movement that tries to lessen men's rights.
A women should have economic, political, and social equality with men
9
What does the word radical mean?
Waiting for reform to happen in the court system.
Favoring little political and economic reform.
Favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms ; extreme views
10
How did Phyllis Schlafly’s activism affect the women’s movement?
It strengthened conservative opposition and stopped the passage of the ERA.
It strengthened feminist activism and helped the passage of the ERA
It encouraged women to reject the protests and demonstrations of feminist .
11
What commission did President Kennedy create to investigate women's equality in education, workplace, and under the law?
Commission on the Status of Women
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
NOW (National Organization for Women)
American Women in Society
12
Which issues did the National Organization for Women (NOW) lobby and protest for?
Access to higher education
Equal pay in the workforce
Entrance into the military
Legalized abortion
13
Name the Act that banned gender discriminatation in colleges and universities that receive federal funding ?
Secondary Education Act of 1960
Voting Rights Act of 1960
Federal Education Act of 1965
Higher Education Act of 1965
14
The purpose of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is to
Fire over qualified people from thier jobs
Enforce laws preventing job discrimination
Provide everyone with a job
Cut funding from social security to provide jobs
15
Who is Betty Friedan?
Founder of modern feminism
Organized Bay Area Civil Rights Movement
One of the founders of the National Organization for Women
Founder of Ms. Magazine
16
What is the name of the magazine Gloria Steinem created?
Newsweek
Mrs
Woman's World
Ms
17
Discrimination is ...
The unjust treatment of people, based on age, race, or sex
A just treatment for everyone
To make less
To treat everyone the same
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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 end?
Eliminated literacy tests
Ended all hatred EVER
Eliminated poll taxes
Segregation in public places or employment
19
What is a conservative?
social/political philosophy to promote and preserve traditional values
social/political movement that represent interests of ordinary people
philosophy based on rights of the individual, liberty, equality.
20
Sandra Day O'Connor is famous because...
she is the first female to enter space
she is the first female on the Supreme Court
she became a trusted advisor to multiple presidents
She is the first female secretary of state
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Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974
Prevented discrimination in giving credit on the basis of gender, race,etc.
Allowed White Americans to get loans hassle free
Prevented discrimination against young people wanting a loan
Allowed banks to charge more for people on welfare

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