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Businesses are required to provide reasonable physical accommodations to people with disabilities under the

A
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
B
Individuals with Disabilities Act.
C
Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
D
Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act.
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Which is the best modern example of daily support for and empowerment of people with disabilities?

A
independent living facilities
B
eugenics
C
sterilization
D
institutionalization
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Which best explains why President John Kennedy felt a personal connection to people with disabilities?

A
His sister Rosemary was born with a mild mental disability.
B
His sister Eunice was born with a mild mental disability.
C
He overcame his own polio-related paralysis.
D
He overcame injuries he received during World War I.
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Which attempt to help people with disabilities happened first?

A
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
B
the Special Olympics
C
the American School for the Deaf
D
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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best

G
Government censorship is fine if there is a good reason.
G
Government censorship is almost always unconstitutional.
G
Government censorship must further national interests.
G
Government censorship does not apply to opinions.
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Under what circumstances would the protest of the students in Tinker v. Des Moines be deemed unprotected speech?

A
if their action had clearly threatened order and safety
B
if their action had supported an unpopular opinion
C
if their action had not been political
D
if their action had promoted an artistic endeavor
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A
eight
B
nine
C
ten
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The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person

A
is not a citizen and cannot become a citizen of the United States.
B
is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.
C
must have been born in the United States, not in another country.
D
must have been born in a country other than the United States.
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What were affirmative action programs originally designed to encourage?

A
increasing diversity in public institutions and businesses
B
beginning the process of desegregation in schools
C
establishing complete equality in admissions and hiring practices
D
ending separation based on race in housing
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In order to extend the civil rights of slaves after the Civil War, the United States

b
banned slavery with the Fourteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Thirteenth Amendment.
b
banned slavery with the Fifteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Thirteenth Amendment.
b
banned slavery with the Thirteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Fourteenth Amendment.
b
banned slavery with the Fourteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Which action would violate the Ninth Amendment?

s
speaking with a pharmacist about a prescription
a
accusing a political opponent of dishonest behavior
p
publishing a family recipe in a community cookbook
o
obtaining unauthorized personal information from a website
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The purpose of deinstitutionalization is to

A
release people with disabilities from institutions.
B
make people with disabilities comfortable in institutions.
C
close institutions intended to help people with disabilities.
D
create new institutions in which people with disabilities could live.
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Which statement best explains why the Tenth Amendment reserves some rights and powers to the states?

A
The framers believed in the principle of federalism.
B
The framers wanted the states to be very powerful.
C
The framers wanted to limit citizens’ rights.
D
The framers wanted to control civil liberties.
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Which family worked to help people with disabilities in the mid-1900s?

A
the Kennedy family
B
the Sears family
C
the Dix family
D
the Roosevelt family
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When Chief Justice Earl Warren stated, “A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn,” what was he essentially stating?

A
Children often struggle with wanting to study.
B
Learning is difficult if a child is not inspired.
C
Low self-esteem can have a negative impact on grades.
D
Students who feel inferior often spend more time alone.
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The events surrounding Tinker v. Des Moines involved a school. Which statement best explains why the Supreme Court ruled in the students’ favor?

A
The events involved symbolic speech without disruption.
B
The First Amendment always applies to issues of speech.
C
The events involved controversial issues.
D
The protest was an act of civil disobedience.
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Which of these statements was implied by the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
Segregation could lead to feelings of inferiority.
B
Segregation often led to relatively equal opportunities.
C
Segregation increased levels of personal determination.
D
Segregation was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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The basic freedoms that are guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution are called

A
civil liberties.
B
rights of the accused.
C
checks and balances.
D
Miranda rights.

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