Landmark legislation FCLE Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 -
correct answer ✅Passed in preparation for an anticipated war with
France, the Alien and Sedition Acts tightened restrictions on
foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the
government.
Civil Rights Act of 1975 -
correct answer ✅The bill guaranteed all citizens, regardless of
color, access to accommodations, theatres, public schools,
churches, and cemeteries.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
correct answer ✅The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination based on
sex, as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 -
correct answer ✅It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices
adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including
literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 -
correct answer ✅Passed in preparation for an anticipated war with
France, the Alien and Sedition Acts tightened restrictions on
foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the
government.
Civil Rights Act of 1975 -
correct answer ✅The bill guaranteed all citizens, regardless of
color, access to accommodations, theatres, public schools,
churches, and cemeteries.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
correct answer ✅The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination based on
sex, as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 -
correct answer ✅It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices
adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including
literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.
