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PSCI 2306 EXAM 3 CIVIL RIGHTS (UNT-COX) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSCI 2306 EXAM 3 CIVIL RIGHTS (UNT-COX) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name: Score:60 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 60
· How did the poll tax in Texas work?
Legally inferior
Pay tax to vote. Abolished by Congress and for state elections by Supreme Court
Many did not integrated, and federal government withheld highway funds unless they
desegregated
In the 14thAmendment grants citizenships to those born or naturalized in the U.S and
former slaves.
Definition 2 of 60
· Be able to list some of the continuing concerns of women in the United States.
In high office, childcare, poverty in single mom families
Gender discrimination, domestic violence, maternity leave
Stem education, retirement benefits, environmental protection
Equal pay, reproductive rights, healthcare access
Definition 3 of 60
· What is the Equal Protection Clauseand where is it found? To whom does it apply?
In the 14thAmendment grants citizenships to those born or naturalized in the U.S and
former slaves.
A clause in the 10th amendment that guarantees the right to bear Arms for all citizens.
An article in the 1st amendment that ensures freedom of speech and religion.
A provision in the 5th amendment that protects against self-incrimination in criminal
cases.
,Definition 4 of 60
· What is the meaning of the term Hispanic?
Language spoken at home
Place of origin rather than race or ethnicity
Year of immigration to the country
Religious beliefs
Definition 5 of 60
· How did the legal question in Brown v. Board of Educationdiffer from the legal questions in
earlier rulings such as Sweatt v. Painter?
· Brown was testing "separate but equal" and Sweatt was testing building higher facilities
for black students
Overturned the case and granted citizenship to those born in the U.S, no matter the race
In Greensboro, North Carolina college students sat a segregated diner counter
Equal protection clause requires admissions to black students and UT created new
school for black students but was not as nice
Definition 6 of 60
· What is patriarchy? What are some facts that show our society is patriarchal? What are the
origins of patriarchy?
Democrat
Regulate interstate commerce
Filibuster for 14 hours and got required votes for the first time in history to pass the act
Social organization in which the man is recognizes as the head of the family. Rooted in
Judeo-Christian Heritage and the English Common Law
,Definition 7 of 60
· When was the equal protection clause applied to women by the Supreme Court?
1977
1500
1971
1973
Definition 8 of 60
· What did the Supreme Court say about the new separate law school that Texas created for
black students (Sweatt v. Painter).
Equal protection clause allows segregation in education for black students
Equal protection clause only applies to housing for black students
Equal protection clause requires admissions to black students and UT created new
school for black students but was not as nice
Equal protection clause does not apply to admissions for black students
Definition 9 of 60
· Why are Hispanics such an important and powerful group in the United States?
Fair housing act
Work in the factories
Largest growing minority
Place of origin rather than race or ethnicity
, Definition 10 of 60
· Who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Largest growing minority
Civil rights activist
Politician
Fair housing act
Definition 11 of 60
· What were Jim Crowlaws?
To segregate society with facilities and other
Social organization in which the man is recognizes as the head of the family. Rooted in
Judeo-Christian Heritage and the English Common Law
Regulate interstate commerce
Participated in peaceful protests
Definition 12 of 60
· What power did Congress use to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Acquire territory
Regulate morality
Regulate interstate commerce
Punish crimes
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