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Unit 2A Test Answers

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The enforcement clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that Congress has the authority to

g
grant citizenship to people.
c
change the Constitution.
e
enforce only the Bill of Rights.
m
make laws to apply the amendment.
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After the Civil War, the federal government began to extend civil rights to African Americans by

A
passing amendments to the Constitution.
B
signing the Emancipation Proclamation.
C
paying reparations to them.
D
helping them move to the Northern states.
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Read the following scenario.Jacob Smith is an African American man in his fifties. He heads to a local restaurant for dinner and is told by the hostess that he is going to have to sit on "that side” of the establishment, as she gestures to a part of the restaurant where only other African Americans are sitting. Mr. Smith feels offended and leaves the restaurant.Based on passage of the Civil Rights Act, what is Mr. Smith’s best recourse?

A
calling the police to arrest the restaurant owner and investigate any violations of local law
B
contacting the US Justice Department about filing a potential discrimination lawsuit
C
demanding that the restaurant’s manager stop segregating customers immediately
D
asking the US Census Bureau to send him data on dining among restaurants in the area
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Civil liberties are related to which kind of fundamental rights?

c
civil rights
n
natural rights
u
unenumerated rights
p
procedural rights
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unpopular opinionswartime actionspolitical dissentsymbolic speech

A
unpopular opinions
B
wartime actions
C
political dissent
D
symbolic speech

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