Chapter 9 Civil Rights

Which of the following currently disenfranchises minority voters disproportionately?

Which of the following forms of affirmative action is constitutionally permissible?

Which of the following protects groups against unequal treatment under the law?

Did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?

Does the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment prevent segregation in restaurants?

Which of the following is NOT a test applied to laws under the Equal Protection Clause

Which of the following were prohibited by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

What justified the Civil Rights Act of 1964's ban on segregation in public accommodations?

Brown v. Board of Education and Dred Scott v. Sandford center on which constitutional provision

Which of the following protects individuals against government interference with their rights?

Which of the following receives the greatest protection under the Equal Protection clause

Institutional efforts to promote diversity in hiring or enrollment is known as

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was a government policy that

Brown v. Board of Education overturned the doctrine of "Separate but equal" established in

The Defense of Marraige Act (DOMA)

King's idea of opposing laws that were unjust would be most supported by which of the following

Who was responsible for the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act?

Which amendment guarantees birthright citizenship?

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail was addressed to whom?

Which amendment granted black women the right to vote?

Equal Rights Amendment

Racial quotas in college admissions are

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prevents discrimination on the basis of what characteristic