Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unsuccessful?
a. Congress did not have the authority to enact legislation in the South during the Civil War.
b. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was only concerned with discrimination in government employment.
c. The Supreme Court said that private citizens could choose not to provide public accommodations on account of race.
d. The Supreme Court said that government institutions could choose not to provide public accommodations on account of race.--
Question -2-Which of the following arguments would most likely be made by an opponent of affirmative action policies?
a. Unaddressed past discrimination causes perpetual inequality.--
b. Discrimination is a natural part of the human experience.
c. Affirmative action discriminates on the basis of race.
d. Diversity helps Americans better understand each other.
Question -3-What was the Supreme Court's justification for overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine?
a. The Supreme Court did not have all of the facts when it adopted the separate-but-equal doctrine.--
b. The separate-but-equal doctrine was never intended to apply to people.
c. The quality of life for African Americans in the South had deteriorated considerably since the adoption of the separate-but-equal doctrine.
d. Segregated schools stigmatize minority children.
Question -4-How do the rational basis and the intermediate standard of review differ?
a. The rational basis standard requires an important governmental objective for classification; the intermediate standard requires the classification to be necessary.
b. The rational basis standard applies only to racial classifications; the intermediate standard applies to gender and sexual orientation classifications.
c. Those who dislike a law will have an easier time getting it overturned if the Supreme Court applies the intermediate standard instead of the rational basis test.--
d. It is easier for the government to demonstrate that there is a rational basis for a law than to meet the requirements of the intermediate standard.
Question -5-How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?
a. They both were enacted quickly and easily.
b. They both passed the strict scrutiny test administered by the Supreme Court.--
c. They both sought equal rights for African Americans.
d. They both sought equal rights for women.
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