Question 1

_____ Americans, those with more distinctive racial heritage, have increasingly called out a space for themselves in the discourse and policies surround race and identity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiethnic
B)  Multicultural
C)  Multisocietal
D)  MultiracialE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Why did Oliver Brown pursue his case against the Topeka Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to create a test case for the NAACP.
B)  He believed Plessey v. Ferguson was an unjust case and needed to be overturned.
C)  He was concerned for his daughter's daily safety as she made her way to and from school.
D)  He believed separate but equal facilities were inherently unequal and unfair.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Cases involving sexual harassment have generally been evaluated on the basis of the discrimination provisions found in

Accepted Answer

A)  Title IX of the Higher Education Act.
B)  the 14th Amendment.
C)  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D)  Title 42 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

In 1959, the Board of Supervisors of Prince Edward County, Virginia, did which of the following in order to get around the Brown decision without openly defying it?

Accepted Answer

A)  funded only segregated white public schools
B)  cut all funding to the county's public schools
C)  publicly funded segregated private schools
D)  privately funded desegregated private schoolsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Judith Heumann was refused entry to elementary school because she was a "______."

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Question 6

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court uphold the constitutionality of legalized racial segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scott v. Sandford
B)  Marbury v. Madison
C)  Brown v. Board of Education
D)  Plessey v. FergusonE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Southern states actively embraced the Court's order to desegregate their public schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

African Americans began to make their presence felt in Washington, DC, by

Accepted Answer

A)  violent action.
B)  nonviolent protest.
C)  calling for new legislation.
D)  voting in larger numbers.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Some experts argue that broadening the number of racial categories allowed in the census might

Accepted Answer

A)  increase the number of those protected by desegregation policies.
B)  take away from gains in equality and civil rights.
C)  have little to no impact on desegregation policy.
D)  have unforeseen consequences on desegregation policy.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

In December of 1860, the state of ______ made the threat of secession a reality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas
B)  Virginia
C)  South Carolina
D)  FloridaE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Compare and contrast the efforts, strategies, and actions of Judith Heumann and others seeking civil rights for the disabled with those of African American civil rights leaders, such as Thurgood Marshall, who desired desegregation in public schools and other public accommodations.

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Leaders such as Ms. Heumann and others w...

Question 12

Which of the following amendments prohibited slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  13th
B)  14th
C)  15th
D)  19thE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

In the 1950s, Judith Heumann was refused attendance at her local elementary school for

Accepted Answer

A)  protesting for civil rights.
B)  exercising her civil liberties.
C)  causing a potential fire hazard.
D)  causing a disruption to the school.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of the following magazines was founded by W.E.B.Du Bois and the NAACP?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Crisis
B)  The Radical
C)  The African-American
D)  The ProtesterE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Who argued the Brown v.Board or Education case for the NAACP before the Supreme Court in 1952?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thurgood Marshall
B)  Clarence Gideon
C)  Clarence Darrow
D)  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which second-wave women's rights leader impacted the movement through her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bella Abzug
B)  Cady Stanton
C)  Betty Friedan
D)  Maya AngelouE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The main worry of Thurgood Marshall and his team in the Brown v.Board case was that the Supreme Court might disagree with the argument that African American students had been treated unfairly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which Amendment to the Constitution allowed Congress to make laws necessary to affirm the voting rights of all freed men?

Accepted Answer

A)  13th
B)  14th
C)  15th
D)  19thE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

In an 1866 speech before the Eleventh Women's Rights Convention, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper argued white women's suffrage

Accepted Answer

A)  would also improve the situation of African Americans.
B)  was an independent issue from African American desegregation.
C)  had little impact on African American suffrage.
D)  was an elitist movement which deflected from African Americans.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The quest for women's rights was fully achieved once the 19th Amendment was passed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Securing Civil Rights

In an 1866 speech before the Eleventh Women's Rights Convention, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper argued white women's suffrage

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_____ Americans, those with more distinctive racial heritage, have increasingly called out a space for themselves in the discourse and policies surround race and identity.

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In 1959, the Board of Supervisors of Prince Edward County, Virginia, did which of the following in order to get around the Brown decision without openly defying it?

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Judith Heumann was refused entry to elementary school because she was a "______."

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The quest for women's rights was fully achieved once the 19th Amendment was passed.

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Which of the following amendments prohibited slavery in the United States?

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African Americans began to make their presence felt in Washington, DC, by

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Why did Oliver Brown pursue his case against the Topeka Board of Education?

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In December of 1860, the state of ______ made the threat of secession a reality.

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Cases involving sexual harassment have generally been evaluated on the basis of the discrimination provisions found in

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Some experts argue that broadening the number of racial categories allowed in the census might

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Who argued the Brown v.Board or Education case for the NAACP before the Supreme Court in 1952?

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Which of the following magazines was founded by W.E.B.Du Bois and the NAACP?

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In the 1950s, Judith Heumann was refused attendance at her local elementary school for

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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court uphold the constitutionality of legalized racial segregation?

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Which second-wave women's rights leader impacted the movement through her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique?

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Which Amendment to the Constitution allowed Congress to make laws necessary to affirm the voting rights of all freed men?

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Compare and contrast the efforts, strategies, and actions of Judith Heumann and others seeking civil rights for the disabled with those of African American civil rights leaders, such as Thurgood Marshall, who desired desegregation in public schools and other public accommodations.

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Southern states actively embraced the Court's order to desegregate their public schools.

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