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Which is the most accurate descrition minority groupd historically have been treated in the us?
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W reluctance to accept their equality
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In regard to the issue of equality, the constitution states that
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No person can b denied equal protection of the laws
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A person can become a citizen of the us by all the following except
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Illegally crossing the Mexican border into Texas
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Over time the makeup if the american population has become
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More diverse
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In the past, women have been denied which of the following?
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All of the above
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Laws that treat men and women differently
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May be upheld by the Supreme Court if they meet certain criteria
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De jure segrgation
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Was the result of laws or other gov actions
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The civil rights acts of 1964
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Outlaws discrimination in public accommodations and hiring practices
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An amnesty progran was established by the immigratuin and reform act of 1864 to address which of ghe following problems?
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Undocumented aliens had troubled and divided many groups
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The continuing theme of immigration policy in yhe us has been to
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Adapt regulations to fit changing conditions at a particular time
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Citizens by birth is determined by the rules
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Of ju Solís and jus sanguinis
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One readin that women earn 80 cents for every dollar earned by men is that
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On average only low paying occupations were open to women
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The first major aupreme court case that challenged affirmative action was
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Uni of California v bakke
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In an earlier part of the us history, congress
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Helped further the discrimination of minorities by inaction
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The action of the supreme court in regard to job quitas has been to
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Uphold quotas when they help overcome effects of long standing biased
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Undocumented aliens are thise who enter the us
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W/out following proper legal procedures
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Which fact could not be used as an example of hiw minority groups have been treated in the us?
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Cuban Americans fled the Castro dictatorship
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One test that the supreme court used to determine the validity of laws that discriminate between groups of people is the
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Rational basis test
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Which of the following statements does not accuralty describe tge suoreme court decision in brown v broad of education of topeka?
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It quickly brought about integration of schools in this country
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Congress did not pass civil rights legistlation from the 1870s to the late 1950s mainly bc
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Those in power were unaware, unconcerned, or strongly opposed
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The responsr of the suprene court to affirmative action programs today can best be described as
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Conservative in rendering decisions
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Which part of the consititution declardd that a person can become an american citized either by birth or naturalization?
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14th amendment
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The constitutions statement regarding the equality of all persons can b found in both
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The 14th amendment and the due process clause
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Consequences of the historical bias against native americans in thjs counrty includr all of the following except
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The growth of the Native American population in the us
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Th epercentage if hispanic americans in the is has overtaken that of african americans bc
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The number of both groups has grown, but the number of Hispanic Americans has grown more
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Much if the descrimination if aganist asian anericans in the mid 1800s can b traced to
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Competition for jobs
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The reason the women who wrote the declaration of sentiments in 1848 deliberately paraphased the declaration of independence was
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To point out that women had been excluded from the rights set forth in the Declaration of Independence
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The strict scrutiny test?
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Would not have passed either test
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Which of the following paved the way for nearly 60 years of continued segregation in the us?
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The separate but equal doctrine
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In addition to the courts decision in Brown versus Board of Education desegregation also needed the support of
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Congress
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Civil rights act of 1968
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The courts
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Affirmative action programs would no longer be needed in a society in which
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No one alive has experience past discrimiation
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According to congrdd thd courts misreading of title vii centered on
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Whether the burden of proof rested w the employer or the employee
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Present immigration policies take all the following characteristics into account except
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Country of origin
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By making it illegal for undocumented aliens to claim Social Security or welfare benefits Congress tried to
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All of the above
