Question 1

What is Affirmative Action?

Accepted Answer

A policy designed to favor African Americans to make up for previous discrimination

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A policy designed to give Native Americans more rights and land

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A policy designed to help people with disabilities have equal opportunities

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A policy to prevent discrimination based on sex in education

Question 2

Who was Cesar Chavez?

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The co-founder of the United Farm Workers

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The author of the Bilingual Education Act

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A famous Mexican American World War II veteran

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The leader of the League of United Latin American Citizens

Question 3

Who was Betty Friedan?

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A feminist leader who wrote the book The Feminist Mystique

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The first female justice on the US Supreme Court

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A women who fought against the Equal Rights Amendment

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A woman who promoted the traditional role of women as housewives and mothers

Question 4

What was the outcome of Roe v. Wade?

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Abortion was legalized throughout the US

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Gay marriage was legalized throughout the US

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Women were given the right to vote in America

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Women were given equal opportunities in education

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT an argument in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

The ERA would put “gay rights" into the Constitution.

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The ERA would improve the United States’ human rights standing in the world community

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The Constitution does not explicitly guarantee equal protection for gender as it does race and religion

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The ERA would provide a strong defense against the rollback of significant advances in women’s rights

Question 6

Why wasn’t the Equal Rights Amendment added to the Constitution?

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It was not ratified by ¾ of the states

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It was added to the Constitution

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It was not passed by the House of Representatives

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It was not passed by the Senate

Question 7

What were the provisions of Title IX?

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Prohibited discrimination based on sex in educational programs and activities

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Prohibited discrimination based on mental or physical ability in educational programs and activities

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Ensured that women received equal protection under the law as men

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Gave women the right to vote

Question 8

What was the Saturday Night Massacre?

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A series of dismissals of key legal officers in the federal government by Nixon during the Watergate Scandal

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A series of murders of politicians who led the fight for Civil Rights

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A series of murders of politicians who were privy to the Watergate Scandal

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A series of investigations which were key to the Watergate investigations

Question 9

On what basis did Nixon refuse to turn over the Watergate tapes?

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He claimed they would compromise national security

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He claimed they were private property

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He claimed they did not contain any information relevant to the investigation

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He claimed they did not exist

Question 10

What was the outcome of Nixon v. US?

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The impeachment proceedings were declared constitutional

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Nixon was pardoned

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Nixon was found to be innocent of any wrongdoing in the Watergate scandal

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Nixon’s impeachment was declared unconstitutional

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