In the case of United States v. Virginia, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg viewed the case using _____ when assessing official acts that deny individuals rights or responsibilities based on their sex.
A) skeptical scrutiny
B) de jure segregation
C) amicus brief
D) equal-but-separate
E) vetting
Title IX is an aspect of an amendment that prohibits sex discrimination in federally aided programs for
A) social security.
B) healthcare.
C) employee benefits.
D) education.
E) food stamps.
In what year did the Supreme Court extend the Constitution's equal protection guarantee by forbidding the exclusion of a potential juror on the basis of their sex or race?
A) 1920
B) 2014
C) 1994
D) 1979
E)
Despite coming into the labor force in large numbers during the 1940s, women were paid lower wages than the men they replaced because
A) of the economic burden that most industries were facing during that time.
B) of the large number of workers that entered into the workforce (supply and demand).
C) corporations faced large tax burdens during the wars.
D) of the Women's Working Wages legislation.
E) men were expected to be the principal financial providers.
What legislation did President Obama sign after becoming president that undid the 2007 Supreme Court decision making it more difficult for plaintiffs to bring lawsuits over pay discrimination?
A) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
B) Equal Pay Act
C) EEOC Pay Reform Act
D) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Act
E) Civil Rights Act of 1991
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