APPS Gov Chapter 5 - Civil Rights and Public Policy Concepts
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Belief in equal rights has led to what?
A belief in the equality of opportunity
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The Constitution creates a plan for the government but does not guarantee...
Individual rights
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What does the Bill of Rights not mention?
Equality
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Where is the only place equality appears?
The fourteenth amendment
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What does the fourteenth amendment forbid?
Denying anyone "equal protection of the laws"
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Supreme Court has developed three levels of scrutiny, or analysis, called what?
Standards of review
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What ended slavery?
The union victory in the Civil War and the ratification of the thirteenth amendment
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What was the most important civil rights law in nearly a century?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Who relied most on poll taxes?
The southern states
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What percentage of the US population is 65+?
16%
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What was the chosen retirement age in the 1930s?
65
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What is the basic principle of democracy?
Equality
