POLS 2311 PRETEST 3 CHAPTERS 5-6
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
_______________ was the reason for the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case.
-comparable worth.
-affirmative action.
-Native Americans' civil rights.
-sexual harassment. - ANS -affirmative action.
In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of ________________________, that state bans
on same-sex marriage violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
-Shelby County v. Holder
-Loving v. Virginia
-Obergefell v. Hodges
-Lau v. Nichols - ANS -affirmative action.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
-was conducted by Black Americans seeking equality of rights.
-brought about greater rights for the disabled.
-came in response to the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
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, -was conducted by women seeking the right to vote. - ANS -was conducted by Black
Americans seeking equality of rights.
The women's suffrage movement was initially aligned with
-the abolition movement.
-the modern environmental movement.
-the Progressive movement.
-the modern civil rights movement. - ANS -the abolition movement.
T/F The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed at eliminating discrimination by private individuals in
their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations (e.g., hotels,
restaurants). - ANS True
____________________ appointed the first woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
-President Clinton
-President Reagan
-President Truman
-President Obama - ANS -President Reagan
African Americans voting increased significantly after which of the following?
-the Voting Rights Act of 1965
-the Nineteenth Amendment
-the Civil Rights Act of 1964
-the Twenty-Fourth Amendment - ANS -the Voting Rights Act of 1965
T/F Housing in America continues to evidence a high degree of racial segregation. - ANS True
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
_______________ was the reason for the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case.
-comparable worth.
-affirmative action.
-Native Americans' civil rights.
-sexual harassment. - ANS -affirmative action.
In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of ________________________, that state bans
on same-sex marriage violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
-Shelby County v. Holder
-Loving v. Virginia
-Obergefell v. Hodges
-Lau v. Nichols - ANS -affirmative action.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
-was conducted by Black Americans seeking equality of rights.
-brought about greater rights for the disabled.
-came in response to the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
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, -was conducted by women seeking the right to vote. - ANS -was conducted by Black
Americans seeking equality of rights.
The women's suffrage movement was initially aligned with
-the abolition movement.
-the modern environmental movement.
-the Progressive movement.
-the modern civil rights movement. - ANS -the abolition movement.
T/F The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed at eliminating discrimination by private individuals in
their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations (e.g., hotels,
restaurants). - ANS True
____________________ appointed the first woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
-President Clinton
-President Reagan
-President Truman
-President Obama - ANS -President Reagan
African Americans voting increased significantly after which of the following?
-the Voting Rights Act of 1965
-the Nineteenth Amendment
-the Civil Rights Act of 1964
-the Twenty-Fourth Amendment - ANS -the Voting Rights Act of 1965
T/F Housing in America continues to evidence a high degree of racial segregation. - ANS True
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