30 Multiple Choice Questions on United States Government and Civic Practices | POL 106.00, Quizzes of Political Science

Download 30 Multiple Choice Questions on United States Government and Civic Practices | POL 106.00 and more Quizzes Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! 1 POL 106 Quiz #2 A2 Instructions: There are 30 questions on this quiz. Each question is worth 3 1/3 points. Circle the correct answer. 1 During World War II, Japanese-Americans a. were often required to return to Japan. b. lost their citizenship if they had family members still in Japan. c. were treated fairly even though Americans in Japan were the subject of persecution. d. were placed in detainment camps for national security purposes. 2 The 1848 Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, represents a. the first attempt by free blacks to obtain legal equality. b. the birth of the women's rights movement. c. the formation of the first Asian-American political party. d. the writing of new black codes by the abolition movement. 3 Congressional block grants to states a. have detailed requirements and instructions. b. come with a threat to withhold other funds if Congress’ policy go unmet. c. have focused on rebuilding inner cities block by block. d. leave states relatively free to innovate in policy implementation. 4 The intent of the Equal Rights Amendment was to a. ban discrimination against all minority groups. b. ban discrimination based on gender. c. ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. d. ban discrimination based on age. 5 Laws in the post-Civil War South designed to restrict the rights of former slaves before the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were called a. Jim Crow laws. b. Plessy vs. Ferguson outcomes. c. Dred Scott laws. d. Fugitive Slave laws. 6 Reconstruction was the a. rebuilding of the economic base of the United States following the Civil War. b. process in Southern states to reinstate white supremacy following the Civil War. c. period following the Civil War during which the federal government took action to rebuild the South. d. rebuilding of the military power of the North following devastating losses in the Civil War. 2 7 The tax levied as a requirement for voting that had the effect of taking the vote away from many blacks was the a. poll tax. b. electoral tax. c. ballot tax. d. Jim Crow tax. 8 The primary source of civil rights is a. the First Amendment. b. the Bill of Rights. c. the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-sixth Amendments. d. the Declaration of Independence. 9 The right of freedom of assembly is found in a. the First Amendment. b. the Fourth Amendment. c. the Tenth Amendment. d. legislative interpretation. 10 According to your textbook, what do Asian-Americans share with Hispanic- Americans? a. population diversity. b. common political values. c. strong grassroots political organization on the coasts. d. strong financial resources for political activity. 11 Your textbook suggests that older Americans face discrimination in the area of a. health care. b. employment. c. public accommodations. d. voting rights. 12 A political message expressed in offensive language a. is protected by the First Amendment. b. is denied any protection by the First Amendment. c. is considered to be obscene. d. requires an apology. 13 In libel cases, the Supreme Court has ruled that in cases involving public figures, a. libel will be scrutinized with greater care. b. actual malice must be shown to establish libel. c. an official must lose an election to make a claim of libel. d. extreme malice is the proper standard to apply in such cases. 14 The Supreme Court has ruled that age is a suspect classification requiring intermediate scrutiny. a. True b. False