Civil Rights and Voting Rights — Unit test

Question 1

Many immigrants from China to the United States

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were discriminated against as early as the 1800s.

Question 2

How did the ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut start the debate over reproductive rights?

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The ruling legalized birth control.

Question 3

After the 1994 midterm elections, how did President Clinton deal with opposing views in Congress?

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He supported welfare reform.

Question 4

How did the fall of the Soviet Union affect Cuba’s economy?

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Cuba’s economy weakened.

Question 5

People protested at the Democratic National Convention in 1968 because

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the Democratic Party was divided.

Question 6

Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

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empowered to seek social and economic equality.

Question 7

Which best describes Richard Nixon’s win in 1968?

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Nixon’s win marked a pivot away from the era of social reform.

Question 8

President Nixon’s firing of several staff members who refused to follow his orders became known as the

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Saturday Night Massacre.

Question 9

best

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By 2050, more than half the population of the United States will belong to an ethnic minority group.

Question 10

Which statement best explains why the National Organization for Women included child care and maternity leave in their Bill of Rights for Women?

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The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.

Civil Rights and Voting Rights — Unit test Answers