Chapter 5 Civil Rights and Public Policy

1. Chapter 5 Civil Rights and Public Policy A.P. Government and Politics

2. Affirmative action laws are designed to remedy which kind of discrimination? • De facto • Ex post facto • De solis • Habeas corpus • De jure

3. The landmark case of Brown v the Board of Education ruled that segregated schools were not acceptable because of the • Constitutional provision against the Bills of Attainder. • Due process of law clause of the 5th amendment. • “involuntary servitude” clause of the 13th amendment. • “equal protection” clause of the 14th amendment. • Command not to “deny or disparage” rights “retained by the people” under the 9th amendment.

4. Compare and Contrast • Suffrage and the 15th amendment

5. The word equality does not appear in the original Constitution. • True • False

6. Analogy: Poll Taxes: excluding African American voters : Minor v Happerset: • Denied American Indians the right to vote. • Denied Women the right to vote • Raised the voting age to 21. • Established literacy tests.

7. Word Scramble: D_W_S A_T • C E A • E S O • I U F • I I B

8. The 13th amendment effectively invalidated which Supreme Court decision? • Dred Scott v Sandford • Plessy v Ferguson • Korematsu v U.S. • Smith v Allwright • Guinn v U.S.

9. In the case of California v Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that • Japanese Americans could be placed in camps during WWII. • Migrant workers were entitled to compensation in the case of injury through unemployment insurance. • Affirmative action admissions to a medical school could cause “reverse discrimination”. • Women were entitled to equal pay for equal work. • The “white primary” was unconstitutional.

10. Compare and Contrast • 19th amendment and the equal rights amendment

11. De Jure segregation is that which is done by law. • True • False

12. Analogy: Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence : Lucretia Mott: • Registering to vote illegally. • Title IX • Sexual harassment • 19th amendment • Seneca Falls Declaration

13. Word Scramble: H_R_A_D_Z • R O O V • H O O H • N N E E • E J M I

14. Racial discrimination in public accommodations such as restaurants and hotels was banned in • The civil rights act of 1964. • The Open Housing Act of 1968. • The 24th Amendment. • The Equal Rights Amendment. • Reed v Reed.

15. Affirmative Action refers to • The U.S. Senate approving a presidential appointment to the cabinet under its “advice and consent” function. • The president “faithfully executing” the appropriations of money under laws created by Congress. • The Supreme Court upholding a lower court decision. • Interest group lobbying efforts in pursuit of the common goals of group members. • A policy giving special consideration to groups that have been disadvantaged historically.

16. Compare and Contrast • Brown v the Board of Education and Plessy v Fergusson.

17. The Supreme Court has ruled that state legislature redistricting plans must create the greatest number of majority/minority districts possible. • True • False

18. Word Scramble: C_V_R_U_E • A A P R • T E O R • O B I D • O Y L I

19. If adopted, the proposed Equal Rights Amendment would have banned discrimination based upon • Race. • Religious faith. • Gender. • Sexual orientation. • Physical disabilities.

20. The biggest difference between civil rights and civil liberties is that • Civil liberties protect the majority while civil rights protect minorities. • Civil liberties have to do with individual protections while civil rights are protections on the basis of group attributes. • Civil liberties have to with the freedoms of expression and religion while civil rights have to do with rights of people accused of crimes. • Civil liberties allow interest groups to organize into interest groups and make demands on government while civil rights allow for groups to seek redress of grievances through mass protests.

21. Compare and Contrast • Affirmative Action v Regents of the University of California

22. Baby dolls and crayons actually played a role in proving that African American schools in the South were inferior to white segregated schools. • True • False

23. Analogy: Brown v Board of Ed. : End segregation in public schools : Americans with Disabilities Act : • Ended segregated bussing • Admitted handicapped children to public schools • Classified AIDS as a disability • Made public accommodations more accessible. • Ended age discrimination

24. Word Scramble: C_V_L D_S_B_D_E_C_ • I O I M O O A O • P O E U A O E U • U A U U R A A E • E O N I I I E I

25. Which Supreme court case upheld the placing of Japanese citizens in internment camps during WWII? • Craig v Boren • Smith v Allwright • Korematsu v U.S. • Santa Clara Pueblo v Martinez • Yamamoto v Roosevelt