A disability is defined as:

mental/physical impairment limits major life activities

All of the following are true with regard to county government except:

freeholders must be residents of a different county

Affirmative Action is defined as:

preferential treatment to minorities in college ad.

IDEA is a federal act relating to:

individual students with disabilities in school

Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned by:

Brown vs. The Board of Education

Title IX of the Education Act of 1972:

forbade gender discrimination in federal ed. programs

Mount Laurel Housing is:

low/moderate income housing for those living in NJ

The glass ceiling is:

artificial barrier preventing women from advancing in work

All of the following are associated with gender discrimination except:

Individuals with Disabilities Act

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1
In 1963, Betty Freidan wrote, The Feminine Mystique," which
all of the above
believed women were 2nd class citizens
glorified menial tasks
inspired the womens' rights movement
2
A disability is defined as:
mental/physical impairment limits major life activities
a mental IQ below 100
a person with 2 or more physical limitations
completing difficult tasks
3
All of the following are true with regard to county government except:
There are 7 freeholders
freeholders ensure delivery of goods/services for the county
freeholders must be residents of a different county
freeholders have a staggered 3 year term
4
Affirmative Action is defined as:
Hiring minorities using a point based system for jobs
Giving preferential treatment only to women in college ad.
preferential treatment to minorities in college ad.
none of the above
5
Middlesex Borough has this type of local government
city manager
town council/mayor
commission
ward system
6
IDEA is a federal act relating to:
sexual harassment in the workplace
age discrimination
individual students with disabilities in school
Title IX
7
Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned by:
Brown vs. The Board of Education
the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Proposition 209
the ERA
8
New Jersey's Supreme Court has a mandatory retirement age of:
85
no retirement age
70
50
9
Title IX of the Education Act of 1972:
led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott
forbade gender discrimination in federal ed. programs
involved equal pay for equal work
led to the Americans with Disabilities Act
10
The local government of Middlesex has the following types of procedures:
proclamation
ordinance
all of the above
resolution
11
There are __members of the Senate and __ members of the Assembly in NJ
100, 50
25, 50
50, 535
40, 80
12
The ERA proposed in 1923,
will be ratified as of 2018
was passed in 1985
was passed in 2016
was never ratified
13
With the passage of the ADA in 1990:
an employee must request the accommodation
the employee can't cause an "undue hardship" on the employer
employers must "reasonably accommodate" an employee
all of the above
14
The Sheriff of Middlesex County:
Elaine Flynn
Chris Christie
Kevin Hoagland
Mildred Scott
15
Mount Laurel Housing is:
similar to District Factor Group in schools
low/moderate income housing for those living in NJ
none of the above
a court decision with regard to education
16
Age Discrimination legislation:
only protects minors
was outlawed in 1995
protects people aged 40-70
protects senior citizens
17
The glass ceiling is:
similar to Jim Crow Laws after the Civil War
a college meeting place to talk politics
artificial barrier preventing women from advancing in work
created by Betty Freidan
18
All of the following were a part of the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s-60s except:
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Summer Sit Ins
Little Rock Nine
19
The 13, 14, 15 th Amendments are known as the:
Title VII
Glass Ceiling Amendments
Civil War Amendments
Civil Rights Amendments
20
Sexual harassment involves behavior that is:
all of the above
unwanted physical/verbal conduct
pervasive or severe
generally of a sexual nature
21
California outlawed all Affirmative Action policies with the passage of:
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Proposition 209
Jim Crow Laws
Plessy V. Ferguson
22
The Senator for the 22nd District (includes Middlesex Borough) is:
Nicholas Scutari
John Kennedy
Kevin Hoagland
Elaine Flynn
23
Courts use which test(s) to decide if a law meets the equal protection clause:
Strict Scrutiny
all of the above
Substantial Relationship
Rational Basis
24
The term "quid pro quo" means"
this for that
let it be
the same as equal pay for equal work
an artificial barrier
25
All of the following are associated with gender discrimination except:
Individuals with Disabilities Act
Court outlawed forced maternity leave for employees
Court outlawed refusing of jobs to mothers w/preschoolers
male only admissions at VA Military Institute overturned

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