Chapter Review
Chapter 43:
Discrimination
Practice Test
1.
Efforts to end discrimination in the United States include __________.
a.
Jim Crow laws
b.
Plessy
v.
Ferguson
c.
Brown
v.
Board of Education
d.
"separate but equal" doctrine
2.
Which statement is false?
a.
All forms of discrimination are unfair and illegal.
b.
Discrimination is an unavoidable result of lawmaking.
c.
Discrimination along reasonable classifications does not violate the Constitution.
d.
Discrimination is treatment of others based on their membership in a group.
3.
A law that discriminates against a specific religious practice will be upheld by the courts only if the law __________.
a.
has a rational basis for the discrimination
b.
serves a compelling interest and there is no less discriminating way to satisfy the interest
c.
serves an important government interest
d.
is connected to national security
4.
A state law permits sons but not daughters to inherit from their parents when the parents die without a will. This law __________.
a.
does not violate the equal protection clause
b.
must pass strict scrutiny in order to be valid
c.
must have a rational relationship to the purpose for the law to be valid
d.
must serve an important government interest to be valid
5.
What is NOT an example of a remedy to help desegregate schools?
a.
allowing students to attend any school they wish
b.
redrawing neighborhood boundary lines
c.
developing magnet schools
d.
transferring students to private schools
6.
The federal civil rights laws prohibit discrimination on all these bases EXCEPT __________.
a.
religion
b.
sexual orientation
c.
national origin
d.
sex
7.
A ballet company hires only women to perform as ballerinas. This discrimination is __________.
a.
illegal because federal law bans sex discrimination
b.
legal because discrimination on the basis of sex is legal
c.
legal because employers may discriminate on the basis of sex if it is a necessary qualification for the job
d.
illegal because males as well as females can dance the parts
8.
Which requirement to vote is illegal?
a.
poll tax
b.
minimum voting age
c.
citizenship requirement
d.
minimal period of residency
9.
An argument in support of collective rights is that they would __________.
a.
divide people into competing subgroups
b.
do away with the common English language
c.
allow dangerous and sometimes illegal religious practices
d.
move the country in a more community-oriented direction
10.
The two types of sexual harassment are quid pro quo and __________.
a.
hostile work environment
b.
the "good old boys" network
c.
reasonable woman standard
d.
supervisor's dilemma
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