Exam 10: Power, Race, and Gender

Analyze the impact of sex-role stereotypes on women's participation in government, in elected office in particular.

The 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade recognized women's constitutional right to an abortion. In this decision, the Court determined that the fetus was

In the early 1960s, the civil rights movement stepped up its protests and demonstrations and attracted worldwide attention. Which of the following combination of strategies was used to call attention to the issues of the movement?

In traditional U.S. constitutional theory, Native American tribes are separate "nations."

When the civil rights movement turned its attention to combating private discrimination, it had to carry its fight to the

In 1993 the Supreme Court of Hawaii ruled that it was a violation of the Hawaii state constitution to deny same sex couples the right to marry. Even so, the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions, as stated in the

The median income for black families is equal to that of white families.

In general, women earn about 80 cents for every dollar earned by men. This is generally not due to direct wage discrimination. Instead it is explained by the fact that

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 sought to put the principal responsibility for immigration control on _________.

Several LGBT rights organizations were formed after the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969, during which groups of gay men and women clashed violently with police in NYC. One such group was

Did the women's movement copy the black civil rights movement in legal arguments, legal goals, and forms of political action, or does the women's rights movement have a separate history and set of dynamics of its own? Give examples and evidence for your assertions and conclusions.

The initial goal of the civil rights movement was the elimination of direct legal segregation. This was accomplished through

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made the segregation of public space based on race, color, religion, or national origin illegal.

In the United States, women earn approximately 50 cents for each dollar earned by men.

Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the most comprehensive civil rights legislation ever considered it does not prohibit discrimination in

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 recognized tribes as legal governments.

Women have made inroads in traditionally male, white-collar occupations. Those occupations include all but which of the following professions?

What are the categories of noncitizens admitted into the United States, and why are they allowed in the country?

Brown v. Board of Education declared that segregation did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.

Explain current immigration policy to the United States. Whom does this policy favor? How does it differ from former policies?