Question

1. the civil rights act did all of the following except

a. create the equal employment opportunity commission.
b. deny federal funding to businesses and schools that practiced racial
discrimination.
c. prevent racial discrimination in housing.
d. prohibit racial discrimination in hotels, in restaurants, and on public
transportation.
e. outlaw job discrimination.

1. opponents of affirmative action claim that it

a. violates the first amendment freedom of speech.
b. fails to sufficiently compensate minorities for past discrimination.
c. encourages reverse discrimination.
d. excuses the federal government from having to enforce civil rights.
e. favors certain minority groups over other minority groups.

1. which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between plessy

v. ferguson and brown v. board of education?
a. plessy reinforced the advancement of civil rights begun by the supreme court
in brown.
b. the supreme court overturned its decision in plessy with its brown ruling.
c. both plessy and brown extended voting rights to disenfranchised african
americans in the south.
d. both plessy and brown made desegregation in public schools compulsory.
e. the supreme court extended the precedent established in plessy with its
brown decision.

1. all of the following were methods used by southern states to reduce the electoral voice

of african americans except
a. tests about the constitution.
b. white primaries.
c. literacy tests.
d. poll taxes.
e. the fifteenth amendment.

1. affirmative action laws are designed to remedy which kind of discrimination?

a. de facto
b. ex post facto
c. de solis
d. habeas corpus
e. de jure

Explanation:

Question 1

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 focused on employment, public accommodations, and federal funding for discriminatory entities. Housing discrimination was addressed by the Fair Housing Act (1968), not the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Option a: Created EEOC (correct for Civil Rights Act). Option b: Denied federal funding to discriminatory businesses/schools (correct). Option d: Prohibited discrimination in public accommodations (correct). Option e: Outlawed job discrimination (correct). So the exception is c.

Opponents of affirmative action argue it can lead to reverse discrimination (favoring minorities over non - minorities in hiring/education, etc.). Option a: Affirmative action is not about speech, so a is wrong. Option b: Affirmative action is not about compensating for past discrimination but promoting equality, so b is wrong. Option d: Affirmative action doesn't excuse government from civil rights enforcement, so d is wrong. Option e: Affirmative action is about promoting equality for all minorities, not favoring some over others, so e is wrong. So the answer is c.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) established "separate but equal", which was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that ruled segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Option a: Plessy upheld segregation, not advanced civil rights, so a is wrong. Option c: Neither case was about voting rights, so c is wrong. Option d: Plessy upheld segregation, Brown ended it, so d is wrong. Option e: Brown overturned Plessy, not extended it, so e is wrong. So the answer is b.

Answer:

c. prevent racial discrimination in housing.

Question 2