POLI 1090 – AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT IN A MULTICULTURAL
WORLD EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is affirmative action?(5) - Answer-A policy designed to address the consequences
of previous discrimination by providing advantages to individuals based upon their
identities.
In matters of creating a hostile working environment, courts generally only hold
employers liable if the ______.(5) - Answer-employer knew of it and did nothing to stop
it
Compared to similar protests in Washington, D.C., the Section 504 protest in San
Francisco in 1977 was different because it ______.(5) - Answer-lasted for twenty-four
days
What is Intersectionality?(5) - Answer-the presence of multiple and overlapping
identities and inequalities
In the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), enslaved African
Americans were declared ______.(5) - Answer-property
Which option lists, in order from least stringent (most relaxed) to most stringent (least
relaxed), the judicial standards by which courts decide if a law or policy is allowed to
treat people differently?(5) - Answer-reasonableness standard; intermediate scrutiny;
strict scrutiny
Match each post-World War II civil rights act with its provisions.(5) - Answer-Civil Rights
Act of 1957: gave federal legal support , Civil Rights Act of 1964: outlawed racial
segregation , Voting Rights Act of 1965: made literacy tests illegal
In the immediate term, why were the protests at the San Francisco regional office of the
Department of Housing, Education, and Welfare in 1977 carried out?(5) - Answer-to
force President Carter to adhere to his campaign promises about rights for people with
disabilities
Which statement about the emerging multiracial nature of the United States is
accurate?(5) - Answer-Only slightly more than 2 percent of Americans chose to identify
as multiracial when first allowed to do so by the U.S. census.
, The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) legally ______.(5) - Answer-upheld Southern
segregation laws
In 1964 what did segregation in public schools look like in Mississippi?(5) - Answer-
Desegregation was moving at a very slow pace.
Why were the Section 504 protests in 1977 particularly dangerous?(5) - Answer-The
protesters had particular medical needs.
Which of the following was one of the juridical foundations of the second-wave feminist
movement, as applied by both litigants and the courts?(5) - Answer-the Higher
Education Act of 1972
Currently, Latinos are one of the fastest growing groups in the United States.(5) -
Answer-True
Given political scientist Russell J. Dalton's assertions about millennial voting patterns,
which of the following would he argue increases millennial political participation?(6) -
Answer-a development of comprehensive solutions on millennial concerns, such as
student debt
When compared to the Carol Hanisch's conclusions in 1969, published in "The Personal
Is Political," the #MeToo movement ______.(6) - Answer-shows women's problems
have remained the same, albeit expressed through different media
Roger has been a registered Republican for the last thirty years. In that period, he has
never voted for a Democrat, preferring to cast a blank ballot than select the Democrat.
Miranda has for most of the last thirty years been a Democrat, except for a period in the
1990s when she deregistered and was technically independent. She votes
overwhelmingly for Democrats, but she supports some Republicans, usually in local
races. Based on these facts, the elections worker in Roger's and Miranda's district is
_____ likely to see Roger on election day compared to seeing Miranda.(6) - Answer-
more
Which of the following statements is true about civic engagement?(6) - Answer-It is very
fluid, including formal means of activity and informal means of activity.
Emma Sulkowicz's protest and senior project were designed to call attention to
______.(6) - Answer-the handling of sexual assault claims by university officials
Where is one most likely to find a millennial engaging with the political process?(6) -
Answer-marching down Main Street in a protest
Anthony Downs's research on voter turnout and the actual numbers of turnout every
four years articulate what irony about U.S. elections?(6) - Answer-Although Downs
argues that people don't turn out because they feel their vote will be decisive, the
GOVERNMENT IN A MULTICULTURAL
WORLD EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is affirmative action?(5) - Answer-A policy designed to address the consequences
of previous discrimination by providing advantages to individuals based upon their
identities.
In matters of creating a hostile working environment, courts generally only hold
employers liable if the ______.(5) - Answer-employer knew of it and did nothing to stop
it
Compared to similar protests in Washington, D.C., the Section 504 protest in San
Francisco in 1977 was different because it ______.(5) - Answer-lasted for twenty-four
days
What is Intersectionality?(5) - Answer-the presence of multiple and overlapping
identities and inequalities
In the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), enslaved African
Americans were declared ______.(5) - Answer-property
Which option lists, in order from least stringent (most relaxed) to most stringent (least
relaxed), the judicial standards by which courts decide if a law or policy is allowed to
treat people differently?(5) - Answer-reasonableness standard; intermediate scrutiny;
strict scrutiny
Match each post-World War II civil rights act with its provisions.(5) - Answer-Civil Rights
Act of 1957: gave federal legal support , Civil Rights Act of 1964: outlawed racial
segregation , Voting Rights Act of 1965: made literacy tests illegal
In the immediate term, why were the protests at the San Francisco regional office of the
Department of Housing, Education, and Welfare in 1977 carried out?(5) - Answer-to
force President Carter to adhere to his campaign promises about rights for people with
disabilities
Which statement about the emerging multiracial nature of the United States is
accurate?(5) - Answer-Only slightly more than 2 percent of Americans chose to identify
as multiracial when first allowed to do so by the U.S. census.
, The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) legally ______.(5) - Answer-upheld Southern
segregation laws
In 1964 what did segregation in public schools look like in Mississippi?(5) - Answer-
Desegregation was moving at a very slow pace.
Why were the Section 504 protests in 1977 particularly dangerous?(5) - Answer-The
protesters had particular medical needs.
Which of the following was one of the juridical foundations of the second-wave feminist
movement, as applied by both litigants and the courts?(5) - Answer-the Higher
Education Act of 1972
Currently, Latinos are one of the fastest growing groups in the United States.(5) -
Answer-True
Given political scientist Russell J. Dalton's assertions about millennial voting patterns,
which of the following would he argue increases millennial political participation?(6) -
Answer-a development of comprehensive solutions on millennial concerns, such as
student debt
When compared to the Carol Hanisch's conclusions in 1969, published in "The Personal
Is Political," the #MeToo movement ______.(6) - Answer-shows women's problems
have remained the same, albeit expressed through different media
Roger has been a registered Republican for the last thirty years. In that period, he has
never voted for a Democrat, preferring to cast a blank ballot than select the Democrat.
Miranda has for most of the last thirty years been a Democrat, except for a period in the
1990s when she deregistered and was technically independent. She votes
overwhelmingly for Democrats, but she supports some Republicans, usually in local
races. Based on these facts, the elections worker in Roger's and Miranda's district is
_____ likely to see Roger on election day compared to seeing Miranda.(6) - Answer-
more
Which of the following statements is true about civic engagement?(6) - Answer-It is very
fluid, including formal means of activity and informal means of activity.
Emma Sulkowicz's protest and senior project were designed to call attention to
______.(6) - Answer-the handling of sexual assault claims by university officials
Where is one most likely to find a millennial engaging with the political process?(6) -
Answer-marching down Main Street in a protest
Anthony Downs's research on voter turnout and the actual numbers of turnout every
four years articulate what irony about U.S. elections?(6) - Answer-Although Downs
argues that people don't turn out because they feel their vote will be decisive, the
