American Government and Politics Today Essentials 2015 - 2016 Edition 18th Edition by Barbara A. Bardes - Test Bank Instant Download - Complete Test Bank With Answers Sample Questions Are Posted Below 1. Today, there are approximately __________ unauthorized immigrants living in the United States. a. 11 million b. 111 …
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1. Today, there are approximately __________ unauthorized immigrants living in the United States.
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2. If the United States deported most of the unauthorized immigrants
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3. The impact of illegal immigrant labor on the economy is
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4. Which of the following regarding immigration is true?
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5. The term civil rights refers to
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6. The Thirteenth Amendment
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7. The Civil Rights Acts passed by Congress between 1865 and1875
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8. The Fifteenth Amendment
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9. After the Civil War, civil rights legislation was passed by Congress
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10. In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court
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11. The white primary in southern states allowed
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12. The tests commonly administered as a precondition for voting were called
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13. A poll tax was used to
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14. In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court held that
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15. De facto segregation means
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16. In an attempt to achieve integration
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17. The civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was based on the philosophy of
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18. The use of __________ was instrumental in bringing about the integration of lunch counters, buses, and trains.
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19. African American leader Malcolm X
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20. All of the following are true of the 1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Acts except
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21. A major consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was
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22. Laws that potentially interfere with fundamental rights or classify people based on race have to pass which test employed by the courts?
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23. In order to pass strict scrutiny, a law must do all of the following except
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24. The policy in admissions or hiring that gives special consideration to traditionally disadvantaged groups to overcome the present effects of past discrimination is known as
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25. The charge that some affirmative action programs discriminate against non-minorities is called
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26. Which of the following are among the limitations imposed by the Supreme Court on affirmative action?
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27. In the Bakke case, the Supreme Court ruled that
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28. In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court considered two different admissions policies adopted at the University of Michigan Law School and
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29. A century ago, most immigrants came to the United States from __________, while today most come from ___________.
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30. Though the civil rights movement focused primarily on the rights of ___________, it had the effect of ____________.
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31. One thing holding back political participation by Latinos is that
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32. The population of unauthorized immigrants in the United States is
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33. The American Indian population experienced a _________, largely due to __________.
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34. Today, there are __________ Native Americans living in the United States.
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35. Compared to other racial minorities, Asian Americans are
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36. All of the following are true of the history of Asian Americans except
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37. With regard to disparities between racial groups, which of the following is/are true?
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38. Which of the following is true about women’s rights?
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39. Feminism is
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40. The amending of the Constitution to include an Equal Rights Amendment for women
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41. In the 1960s and 1970s, women’s groups became divided over issues including
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42. Any practice, policy, or procedure that denies equality of treatment to an individual or to a group because of gender
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43. On the issue of sexual harassment, the Supreme Court has ruled that
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44. Which of the following statements about women’s rights is true?
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45. All of the following are true of women in the workplace today except
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46. The Equal Pay Act of 1963
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47. The riot at Stonewall Inn that began the modern movement for equality for gay males and lesbians was sparked by
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48. The Supreme Court’s decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, which _______________, was later overturned in ____________.
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49. In the 2003 decision of Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court
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50. “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” the policy of requiring gay men and lesbians in the U.S. military to hide their sexual orientation
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51. The repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” came
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52. The Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 was passed in response to
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53. Since 1999, the number of states allowing same-sex marriages has _________, through actions by _________.
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54. The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned as unconstitutional __________, but has not overturned ___________.
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55. The Supreme Court case, In re Gault, provided that
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56. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution
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57. Since the Twenty-Sixth Amendment expanded the right to vote to all citizens over eighteen years, turnout rates among young voters have
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58. In cases involving juveniles, courts have
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59. When reaching the age of majority
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60. The law has given children certain defenses against criminal prosecution because
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61. Describe the significance of the Dred Scott Case and the legal status of slaves in the United States prior to the Civil War.
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62. Explain the significance of the constitutional amendments enacted in the five years following the end of the Civil War.
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63. Describe the barriers to voting faced by African Americans after the Civil War.
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64. Explain the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education and the impact it had on education and the new problems it created.
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65. Explain the arguments both for and against affirmative action.
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66. Define the concept of strict scrutiny and discuss how and why it is used, making sure to note cases where it has been used to both help and harm racial minorities.
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67. Using the concepts of de jure and de facto discrimination, compare the experiences of two of the following racial minority groups: African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians.
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68. Explain the consequences of a policy that required the deportation of all unauthorized immigrants.
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69. How have courts and legislative bodies at both the federal and the state level attempted to address issues concerning the rights and status of homosexuals?
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70. Discuss the ways in which juvenile interaction with the justice system is different than that of adults, being sure to note the ways that these differences may at times be a help and also a hindrance to the rights of minors.
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