Unit 3 Pre-Test

Which of the following was NOT part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a) It banned discrimination in employment
b) It authorized the federal government to sue to segregate
public schools and facilities
c) It cut off federal funds for any federal project that practiced
discrimination
d) It outlawed arbitrary discrimination in voter registration
A prior case that is similar in legal principles or facts to a case under
consideration is referred to as a(n)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Statute
Ordinance
Precedent
Rulling

Which court case established the precedent for judicial review?

a)
b)
c)
d)

McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gideon v. Wainright
Brown v. Topeka

Those who believe that the courts should use their power of judicial review to
alter the directions and activities of congress, the executive branch, or the
activities of the states advocate the doctrine of
a)
b)
c)
d)

Laissez-faire
Judicial activism
States' rights
Loose construction

Civil rights refers to the rights of all Americans to

a)
b)
c)
d)

Migrate to this country

Have equal protection under the law
Receive minority allowances
Choose a racial classification

What phrase best describes Plessy v. Feguson?

a) rational-basis test
b) Jim Crow laws
c) De facto legislation

d) Separate but equal

The Supreme Court ruled that school racial segregation was illegal in the
case of
a)
b)
c)
d)

Weeks v. United States

Reno v. the ACLU
Brown v. Board of Education Topeka, KS
United States v. Lopez

States cannot deny basic civil rights to their citizens because

a)
b)
c)
d)

of the 1st amendment

civil rights are protected by the Declaration of Independence
of the 14th amendment's due process clause
people would not allow it

Short Answer: List three major African American civil rights court cases that
built off of each others precedent

Unit 3 Post-Test
Which of the following was NOT part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
e) It banned discrimination in employment
f) It authorized the federal government to sue to segregate
public schools and facilities
g) It cut off federal funds for any federal project that practiced
discrimination
h) It outlawed arbitrary discrimination in voter registration
A prior case that is similar in legal principles or facts to a case under
consideration is referred to as a(n)
e)
f)
g)
h)

Statute
Ordinance
Precedent
Rulling

Which court case established the precedent for judicial review?

e)
f)
g)
h)

McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gideon v. Wainright
Brown v. Topeka

Those who believe that the courts should use their power of judicial review to
alter the directions and activities of congress, the executive branch, or the
activities of the states advocate the doctrine of
e)
f)
g)
h)

Laissez-faire
Judicial activism
States' rights
Loose construction

Civil rights refers to the rights of all Americans to

e)
f)
g)
h)

Migrate to this country

Have equal protection under the law
Receive minority allowances
Choose a racial classification

What phrase best describes Plessy v. Feguson?

e) rational-basis test
f) Jim Crow laws
g) De facto legislation

h) Separate but equal

The Supreme Court ruled that school racial segregation was illegal in the
case of
e)
f)
g)
h)

Weeks v. United States

Reno v. the ACLU
Brown v. Board of Education Topeka, KS
United States v. Lopez

States cannot deny basic civil rights to their citizens because

e)
f)
g)
h)

of the 1st amendment

civil rights are protected by the Declaration of Independence
of the 14th amendment's due process clause
people would not allow it

Essay: Define what is meant the chain of court decisions we discussed in

class. Describe how three cases between 1836 -1954 illustrate this principle.