Chapter Six Civil Rights

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 2 American Government, Chapter 6 The 1896 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson established the ___________ doctrine. –strict scrutiny –separate but equal –segregation –affirmative action –reverse discrimination

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 3 American Government, Chapter 6 The 1896 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson established the ___________ doctrine. –strict scrutiny –separate but equal (CORRECT) –segregation –affirmative action –reverse discrimination

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 4 American Government, Chapter 6 Which of the following statements about affirmative action is false? –Affirmative action puts emphasis on equality of results and not merely on equality of opportunity –The Supreme Court has not been entirely consistent in its decisions related to affirmative action –Most Americans support the idea of compensatory action for disadvantaged populations –Most Americans support the idea of preferential treatment for disadvantaged populations –Ronald Reagan was opposed to the broad interpretation of affirmative action

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 5 American Government, Chapter 6 Which of the following statements about affirmative action is false? –Affirmative action puts emphasis on equality of results and not merely on equality of opportunity –The Supreme Court has not been entirely consistent in its decisions related to affirmative action –Most Americans support the idea of compensatory action for disadvantaged populations –Most Americans support the idea of preferential treatment for disadvantaged populations (CORRECT) –Ronald Reagan was opposed to the broad interpretation of affirmative action

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 6 American Government, Chapter 6 When residential patterns result in racially segregated neighborhoods, the children who attend schools in such neighborhoods are considered to be victims of –racial profiling. –de facto segregation. –de jure segregation. –reverse discrimination. –suspect classification.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 7 American Government, Chapter 6 When residential patterns result in racially segregated neighborhoods, the children who attend schools in such neighborhoods are considered to be victims of –racial profiling. –de facto segregation. (CORRECT) –de jure segregation. –reverse discrimination. –suspect classification.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 8 American Government, Chapter 6 Civil Rights –focus on property rights. –protect the liberty of individuals. –focus on criminal justice procedures. –protect against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. –require that society guarantee equality of results to all citizens.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 9 American Government, Chapter 6 Civil Rights –focus on property rights. –protect the liberty of individuals. –focus on criminal justice procedures. –protect against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. (CORRECT) –require that society guarantee equality of results to all citizens.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 10 American Government, Chapter 6 The philosophy of ___________ dominated the early demonstrations by African-Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. –"sit-ins" –civil disobedience –black power –equal access –strict scrutiny

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 | 11 American Government, Chapter 6 The philosophy of ___________ dominated the early demonstrations by African-Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. –"sit-ins" –civil disobedience (CORRECT) –black power –equal access –strict scrutiny