Civil Rights — Test Answers

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An example of workplace inequality would be

women earning less than men for similar work.

women supervising male and female employees.

women receiving the same work benefits as male employees.

women performing duties at various levels of difficulty.

American Indians staged an occupation in 1969

to convince the government to protect their lands.

to raise awareness about unfair treatment.

to protest the lack of educational opportunities.

to end poverty on American Indian reservations.

The 1950 Supreme Court decision to ban “separate but equal” law schools in Texas

forced graduate schools across the country to integrate.

applied only to the law school named in the case.

applied only to law schools, not to other graduate schools.

did not apply to law schools in other states.

The Yellow Power movement of the 1960s sought to end

employment discrimination against Asian Americans.

segregated neighborhoods for Asian Americans.

poor educational opportunities for Asian Americans.

government internment of Asian Americans.

The governor of Arkansas justified his refusal to allow integration of Central High School in Little Rock by claiming that

the Little Rock School Board had decided against integration.

Arkansas was not bound by Supreme Court decisions.

he had the support of the president.

he was acting to protect the public.

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