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The primary source of civil rights is

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the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Twenty Sixth Amendments.

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All of the following statements concerning Hispanics are true EXCEPT this one:

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Issues surrounding their immigration to the United States are likely to fade in the near future.

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The text points out how Native Americans face the dilemma that they _______.

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are asked to make concessions that are incompatible with their culture, but they depend on the American government to get them out of poverty

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In 1971, the Supreme Court ruled that, by law, discrimination against aliens is ______.

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similar to racial and religious discrimination and requires application of the strict scrutiny test

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An important difference between the women's' rights movement and the black civil rights movement is that

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blacks agreed that they should have civil rights, but not all women agreed that they should have civil rights.

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The 1848 Convention in Seneca Falls represents

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the birth of the women's' rights movement

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Which of the following combinations is incorrect?

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Sexual orientation, quasisuspect class

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All of the following statements concerning discrimination on the basis of race or ethnic identity in the United States are true EXCEPT this one:

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Discrimination has driven most members of all discriminated-against groups to join the Democratic Party.

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Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans both have ______.

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population diversity

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Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning age discrimination?

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The Supreme Court has declared age to be a suspect classification.

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If a law treats women differently from the rest of the population, that law would be subject to what standard of review by the courts?

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intermediate standard of review

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The Lilly Ledbetter Act ______.

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extended the time period available to a woman claiming gender discrimination in the workplace

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The 2008 presidential election was important because it _______.

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demonstrated that women and African Americans can be serious contenders for the presidency

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Compared to other minorities, Asian Americans ___

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have lower levels of voter turnout and registration

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The American government has _______.

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deprived Native Americans of their ancestral lands, thus destroying their culture, while providing them with very little aid in order to \"make them independent\"

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The women's movement was most successful with a strategy of ______ in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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changing laws state by state

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Which of the following is NOT an important fact concerning Hispanic Americans?

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They are considered to be an insignificant voting bloc in elections

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The first Hispanic Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court _______.

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is Sonia Sotomayor

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The Americans With Disabilities Act was controversial because ______.

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many of the required changes in physical accommodations are extremely expensive to install

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Laws that treat men and women differently are subject to ______.

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an intermediate standard of review

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During World War II, Japanese Americans ______.

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were placed in internment camps for national security purposes

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Which of the following statements concerning age discrimination is NOT true?

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The government cannot discriminate on the basis of age even if a person's age is relevant to the job in question.

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Regarding the role of women in contemporary politics, which statement is false?

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Female candidates spend less money than do male candidates.

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Civil rights are best described as

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the extension of government action to secure citizenship rights to all members of society.

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Congressional policy toward Native Americans has historically varied between _______.

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assimilating Native Americans into a European-based culture and encouraging independence and self-government

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Which of the following statements regarding public opinion on gay and lesbian rights is NOT true?

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More people oppose same-sex adoption than same-sex marriage.

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Which of the following statements concerning the status of women in the early nineteenth-century America is NOT true?

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They were not permitted to give up their American citizenship if they married a man who was not a citizen.

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Women gained the right to vote by a strategy of ______.

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gaining the right to vote in states where they had support and expanding their support over time

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The concepts of strict scrutiny and suspect classification are used by the Supreme Court to answer what question?

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When can the law treat people differently?

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Native Americans face a particularly difficult task in winning battles in American politics for all of the following reasons EXCEPT this one:

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They do not have the right to vote.

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The Supreme Court designated race a suspect class in the _______.

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1950s

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The lack of immigration from Asia during much of the first half of the twentieth century can be attributed most directly to ______.

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legislation passed by Congress that restricted immigration from China and Japan

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In 2003, the Supreme Court of ______ declared that marriage was a civil right and that banning same-sex marriage violated the state's equal protection and due process clauses.

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Massachusetts

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Korematsu v. United States

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said national security was a compelling state interest for treating some people differently than others.

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Social and economic statistics tend to show that _______.

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inequality still pervades the American system

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All of the following statements concerning pay and price equity are true EXCEPT this one:

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The wage gap is growing wider.

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The significance of suspect classification is that it _______.

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is crucial in a group's struggle for civil rights

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Women are ______.

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the most underrepresented group in Congress and state legislatures

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A suspect classification is one that _______.

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treats people differently because of a classification such as race; laws that include suspect classifications are subject to strict scrutiny

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