Multiple-Choice Questions.
To assess your knowledge and skills in government and politics answer these sample multiple-choice questions. Here are some table comparison questions on civil rights and civil liberties. The correct answers will appear below the questions.
1. Which of the following federal policies gave African Americans their greatest political power?
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Fourteenth Amendment |
Fifteenth Amendment |
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| (A) | Gave Congress the power to enforce voting rights | Gave states the power to end poll taxes within their respective states
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| (B) | Required states to assure citizens due process and equal protection | Assured states could not deny citizens the right to vote based on color or race |
| (C) | Assured citizenship to all persons born in the United States | Assured states could not deny citizens the right to vote based on sex |
| (D) | Required businesses serve all citizens | Made voting and election policy an exclusive federal power |
3. The 1964 Civil Rights Act prevented discrimination on the basis of several criteria, including which of the following?
(A) Religion
(B) Age
(C) Socio-economic status
(D) Physical disability
4. Which of the following scenarios is most likely a violation under the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause?
(A) The Federal Bureau of Investigation refusing to hire an applicant because of a past arrest
(B) A local merchant refusing to hire a female applicant because of the applicant’s gender
(C) A public school or university using racial quotas in determining student admissions
(D) A president fulfilling a campaign promise to appoint a person of color to the Supreme Court
5. The following questions refer to the passage.
“(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship . . .
“(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.
—President John F. Kennedy, Executive Order 10925, March 6, 1961
Based on the text passage, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
(A) The government should be blind to company practices and only consider the quality of the job and the price.
(B) Business firms should exert efforts to hire and promote African American workers.
(C) Each contractor the federal government hires should employ a ratio of black-to-white employees comparable to what exists in their cities or areas.
(D) The federal government should not hire contractors who practice discrimination in employment.
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