FCLE Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 3

Question 1

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 primarily prohibited discrimination based on which characteristics in employment and public accommodations?

Accepted Answer

Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin

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Age and disability only

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Political affiliation and income level

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Education level and marital status

Question 2

What does the Voting Rights Act of 1965 primarily accomplish?

Accepted Answer

It prohibited discriminatory voting practices that disenfranchised Black Americans

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It lowered the voting age to 18

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It established the Electoral College

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It required all citizens to register to vote

Question 3

Which Supreme Court case established that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer

Plessy v. Ferguson

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Marbury v. Madison

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Roe v. Wade

Question 4

What is the significance of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

It abolished slavery throughout the United States

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It granted women the right to vote

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It established Prohibition

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It granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people

Question 5

Which of the following is guaranteed to all persons in the United States under the 5th and 14th Amendments, regardless of citizenship?

Accepted Answer

Due process of law

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The right to vote

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The right to serve on a jury

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The right to run for federal office

Question 6

What is the purpose of the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

It abolished poll taxes in federal elections

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It granted women the right to vote

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It established the presidential succession order

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It lowered the voting age to 18