In 1968, the Civil Rights Act was passed to prohibit discrimination in

housing.

 ____________________ appointed the first woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

President Reagan

__________ was the reason for the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case.

.The case was centered on a challenge to affirmative action policies in college admissions that allegedly discriminated against white applicants.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

was a pivotal event in the civil rights movement that took place in 1963, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, advocating for equality and economic rights.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed at eliminating discrimination by private individuals in their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations (e.g., hotels, restaurants). true or false

True; it prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

The Supreme Court ruled in the Brown v. Board of Education decision that racial segregation in schools violated the

equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Mandatory retirement ages for most jobs have been eliminated by law. trf

true

The first Asian immigrants to come to America in large numbers

were brought in as laborers in mines and railroad construction.

 In 1848, ____________________ was the site of the first well-organized attempt to promote women's rights.

seneca Falls, New York

The indigenous people of the United States

were not given citizenship status en masse until the 20th century.

In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of  ________________________, that state bans on same-sex marriage violated the Fourteenth Amendment.

Obergefell v. Hodges

Which type of household has the LOWEST percentage of families living in poverty?

Married-couple households

Women in America obtained the right to vote in 1890.

false 1920 This was granted by the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Native Americans (select all that apply)

can now teach children exclusively in their native language in schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

have a far higher infant mortality rate than the national average.

are less than half as likely to finish college as other Americans.

The policy of affirmative action arose when

Correct answer:

it became apparent that disadvantaged Americans would not attain equal employment through the 1964 Civil Rights Act alone or through individual lawsuits.

The women's suffrage movement was initially aligned with

the abolition movement.

t or f Housing in America continues to evidence a high degree of racial segregation.

true

African Americans voting increased significantly after which of the following?

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

The average annual income of Hispanic Americans is relatively close to the national average.

False

Which of the following is false about public opinion polling?

Polls have a 99.5% accuracy rating.

A properly drawn sample of one thousand individuals has a sampling error of roughly plus or minus

3%

A member of Congress who wants to act on what the majority of his or her constituency thinks on a particular issue would be advised to respond to which of the following indicators?

a poll based on a random selection sample of constituents

_____________________ is the process by which individuals acquire their political opinions.

political socialization

Which of the following is/are a primary socializing agent? (select all that apply)

family school church

Most conservatives resistant to government intervention

in the economic but not the social sphere.

Women are less likely than men to favor the use of force to settle international disputes.

True

Party identification refers to the percentage of polled individuals that claim membership in a particular party.

false Party identification refers to an individual’s psychological attachment or loyalty to a political party, not just the percentage of people who claim membership.

Political protests

are seen by most Americans as something to be accepted but not admired.

Women were granted the right to vote

early in the 20th century.

An ongoing effort by citizens who are unhappy with government in order to express their dissatisfaction and trying to change things social or political is a

political movement.

Which of the following beliefs is widespread among Americans, according to a poll conducted by Stanford University?

Governments routinely practice election fraud.

Voter registration began in the United States

as a way of preventing voters from casting more than one ballot on Election Day.

Because there are so many elections in the United States it tends to reduce voter turnout by

increasing the personal effort needed to participate in all elections.

It was only after the passage of the _________________ that African American men were permitted to vote.

Fifteenth

The "motor voter" law allowed you to drive-up to kiosk and cast your votes.

false The Motor Voter Law, officially known as the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, was a federal law passed to make it easier for Americans to register to vote.

Voting (

does not offer as full an opportunity for political participation as some other activities.

is a limited form of political participation.

provides citizens with a regular way to express themselves politically.

is the most widespread form of political participation.

It was not until the passage of the________ Amendment that 18-20 year-olds were granted the right to vote.

Correct answer:

Twenty-Sixth