HUMANITIES 101 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Don't Ask, Don't Tell - ANS Prohibited LGBT people from serving in military, but if admitted,
"don't ask don't tell"
Marriage rights - ANS Recognition of same sex marriages, in 1993, Clinton signed the defense
of marriage act in 1996.
Lawrence v. Texas (2003) - ANS Struct down laws of sodomy, decriminalizing homosexual
relations nationwide.
Matthew Shepard Act (2009) - ANS A law that made a hate crime include any crime that was
motivated by gender, sexual orientation, or race.
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) - ANS A Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage
nationwide in the United States.
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado (2018) - ANS A supreme court case: gay couple refused
service at cakeshop because of religious owner. Deemed that this was constitutional because of
1st amendment rights
Social Classes - ANS Divisions in society based on socio-economic status, often influencing
access to resources and opportunities.
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, Social Mobility - ANS The ability of individuals or families to move up or down the social
hierarchy.
American Dream - ANS Term coined by James Truslaw Adams, the belief that anyone
regardless of orgin can attain their own version of success.
Horatio Alger - ANS An author known for his work about penniless boys who make it up the
ladder of American Commerce through hard work.
Karl Marx - ANS Defined social classes by their distinc relationships to the means of
production
Bourgeoise - ANS Coined by Marx: Owns means of production
Prolateriat - ANS Coined by Marx: Sells their labor
Class consciousness - ANS Awareness of one's social class and its implications for social and
political action.
Antonio Gramsci - ANS Argued that Americans has been indoctrinated in a belief system that
praised work as a moral good and veiwed the gaining of wealth as a refelection of that work.
Max Weber - ANS Argues that class membership is defined by the individuals strength in
economic markets. This divided society into those owning property and those not
Educational attainment - ANS The highest level of education an individual has completed.
Identity politics - ANS Political positions based on the interests and perspectives of social
groups with which people identify.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Don't Ask, Don't Tell - ANS Prohibited LGBT people from serving in military, but if admitted,
"don't ask don't tell"
Marriage rights - ANS Recognition of same sex marriages, in 1993, Clinton signed the defense
of marriage act in 1996.
Lawrence v. Texas (2003) - ANS Struct down laws of sodomy, decriminalizing homosexual
relations nationwide.
Matthew Shepard Act (2009) - ANS A law that made a hate crime include any crime that was
motivated by gender, sexual orientation, or race.
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) - ANS A Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage
nationwide in the United States.
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado (2018) - ANS A supreme court case: gay couple refused
service at cakeshop because of religious owner. Deemed that this was constitutional because of
1st amendment rights
Social Classes - ANS Divisions in society based on socio-economic status, often influencing
access to resources and opportunities.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Social Mobility - ANS The ability of individuals or families to move up or down the social
hierarchy.
American Dream - ANS Term coined by James Truslaw Adams, the belief that anyone
regardless of orgin can attain their own version of success.
Horatio Alger - ANS An author known for his work about penniless boys who make it up the
ladder of American Commerce through hard work.
Karl Marx - ANS Defined social classes by their distinc relationships to the means of
production
Bourgeoise - ANS Coined by Marx: Owns means of production
Prolateriat - ANS Coined by Marx: Sells their labor
Class consciousness - ANS Awareness of one's social class and its implications for social and
political action.
Antonio Gramsci - ANS Argued that Americans has been indoctrinated in a belief system that
praised work as a moral good and veiwed the gaining of wealth as a refelection of that work.
Max Weber - ANS Argues that class membership is defined by the individuals strength in
economic markets. This divided society into those owning property and those not
Educational attainment - ANS The highest level of education an individual has completed.
Identity politics - ANS Political positions based on the interests and perspectives of social
groups with which people identify.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
