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LO1 Summarize the historical experience of
African Americans, state how the separate-but-
equal doctrine was abolished, and describe the
consequences of the civil rights movement.The separate-but-equal doctrine was announced
by the Supreme Court:
a. in Plessy v. Ferguson.
b. in Roe v. Wade.
c. nowhere, because the Supreme Court never
addressed the issue.LO2 Contrast the goals of the women’s suffrage
movement with the goals of modern feminism.The Equal Rights Amendment today requires:
a. that women be treated equally to men.
b. that women be treated equally in the labor
market.
c. nothing at all, because the Equal Rights
Amendment never passed.LO3 Explain the demographic impacts of
immigration and of the interaction between
European settlers and American Indians.Currently, most immigrants come from:
a. Europe.
b. Africa.
c. Latin America (especially Mexico) and Asia.LO4 Define affirmative action, and provide some of
the arguments against it.During the years in which they were allowed by
law, affirmative action programs assisted groupsthat had been discriminated against in the past.
In educational admissions and employment, these
programs:
a. awarded preferences to minority group
members.
b. relied on numerical quotas to improve
outcomes.
c. involved federal grants to complying
institutions.LO5 Summarize the recent revolution in the rights
enjoyed by gay men and lesbians.The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) provided for
all of the following except:
a. states were not required to recognize same-
sex marriages conducted in other states.
b. states were not required to recognize
divorces obtained in other states.
c. the federal government was barred from
recognizing same-sex marriages when
awarding benefits or collecting taxes.Essay Question:
Not all African Americans agreed with the
philosophy of nonviolence espoused by Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Advocates of black power called
for a more militant approach. Can militancy make
a movement more effective (possibly by making a
more moderate approach seem like a reasonable
compromise), or is it typically counterproductive?
Either way, why?Answers to multiple-choice questions: 1. a, 2. c, 3. c, 4. a, 5. b.Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
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