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Class 11 Political Science Chapter 5 Rights Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Key part of The Voting Rights Act of 1965 that says no new elections laws are allowed to be passed by states and localities with a history of discrimination in voting, unless they are approved by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, DC.
2. What percentage of a man's earnings did women typically make for the same job in the 1960s?
3. What was one reason the Equal Rights Amendment failed to be ratified?
4. The ..... cannot withhold information for a very long period.
5. In the court case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled-
6. At the national level RTI was passed by the parliament in the year .....
7. Fundamental Rights are those which are given to us by .....
8. Inspired by Rosa Park, Dr. Martin Luther King-
9. Which statement described how the GI Bill affected the United States during the 1950s?
10. During the Civil Rights Era, Rosa Parks is most remembered for-
11. Who is Telangana Chief Information Commissioner?
12. In Brown v. Board of Education, schools were required to desegregate. This ruling was achieved-
13. The preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is put on hold until congress updates the list of places with a "history of discrimination."
14. Court ruled against a state government, saying that their "nuisance" law represented a prior restraint on publication.
15. Discrimination that is not based on laws, but on circumstances, such as patterns in housing, schools, etc.
16. Like the idea of ..... , the idea of human rights gained importancein the world during last 300 years.
17. Providing resources to the ..... by Government is a fundamental right.
18. Use of force and violence to protest and protect is to the Black Panthers As supported civil disobedience is to .....
19. A wing of a large civil rights organization first headed by Thurgood Marshall that raised money for the lengthy legal fight against discrimination toward African Americans.
20. During the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panther Party's tactics differed from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. because the Black Panthers called for .....
21. The mandate which states that courts and police must set aside any evidence taken in violation of the 4th amendment.
22. What was the primary goal of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed in the 1960s?
23. During the early 1900s, Booker T. Washington supported a moderate strategy for attaining civil rights for African Americans, while W. E. B. Du Bois called for a more aggressive approach. During the 1960s, a similar difference emerged between-
24. A series of three separate cases of the Supreme Court involving admitting African Americans to law schools. The cases resulted in producing the NAACP LDF and a strategy for dismantling discrimination in k-12 public schools, but never actually overturning the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
25. Selina voted for Senator Bruce Wayne (D-NY) in 2008 and was unhappy with his performance in office because he didn't fix the economy. So in the 2014 midterm elections, Selina decides to vote for Barbara Kean, a Republican candidate.Which model of voting behavior does this best represent?
26. What impact did the Equal Rights Amendment have despite not being ratified?
27. Because of Title IX the number of girls playing high school basketball rose ..... percent during the year 1972 to 1995.
28. The UNO was established in the year .....
29. Segregation was used throughout America as a way to-
30. What kind of marches did Martin Luther King Jr. lead?
31. Which method for achieving civil rights is most associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.?
32. A law that provided African Americans equal access to private places that were designed for the public, such as hotels, theatres, and restaurants. Also prohibited exclusion from juries.
33. Petitioner had her home searched without a warrant for "illegal gambling materials." Supreme Court overturned her conviction 6-3, stating the officers had no probable cause to search for the pornography used to convict her, and state should have used the "Exclusionary Rule."
34. Supreme Court let petitioner's conviction stand, but also incorporated 1st amendment guarantee of free speech against the states while doing so, therefore beginning incorporation doctrine.
35. Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
36. In what way have job opportunities for women changed from the 1960s to today?
37. Actual legal discrimination against a group of people.
38. Provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination in hiring unless it is a "business necessity, " which means company can prove there is a "demonstrable relationship to successful performance" of a particular job.
39. What impact did the Civil Rights and Feminist Movements of the 1960s have on social science disciplines?
40. Key provision that provides a legal framework for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
41. Contrary to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Black Panthers were a group-
42. The most important points in human rights are .....
43. Organization that was founded by WEB DuBois at the Niagara Falls convention that tries to attain equal rights for African Americans legally.
44. Why did the U.S. get involved in the Korean War?
45. Which organization's actions, led by white and black student activists, resulted in the integration of many southern restaurants?
46. How did Title IX, passed in 1972, impact sports opportunities?
47. RTE declares that the education should ensure ..... of the children.
48. What was a common perception of women's roles in the 1960s?
49. Supreme Court officially ended DeJure Discrimination, which is pure legal discrimination against people, but does not address the issue of DeFacto Discrimination.
50. Supreme Court case that ruled states did not have to follow the Bill of Rights because they had separate citizenship in the their state and federal governments.
51. Teddy Flood lives in Texas and is voting in the 2018 election. When he gets to the ballot box, he decides to do straight-ticket voting, in which he checks one box to cast a ballot for every candidate from the Democratic party.Which model of voting behavior does this best represent?
52. Little Rock, Arkansas was the location of a protest over the issue of-
53. Which of the following was a direct result of the civil rights movement?
54. Much like in Arkansas, there was a desegregating school controversy. This time the governor of Alabama stood in front of the University of Alabama in order to prevent African American students from entering. This governor was-
55. The year of Right to information Act by Parliament at the National Level was in the year .....
56. The political right is the right to .....
57. This is being given the right to a certain process, not a particular right.
58. ..... demanded the British Government to make a law for free and compulsory education for all children.
59. Petitioner was denied the right to an attorney (6th amendment) based on Florida law that was confusing to judges and unfair to defendants. Supreme Court overturned the conviction based upon the lack of proper council for the petitioner and granted a new trial.
60. Plessy v. Ferguson established that .....
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