Chapter 5 Reading Quiz

Instructions:
The following quiz will cover Chapter 5. It consists of ten multiple-choice questions, each worth ten points. You will have a total of thirty minutes to complete this quiz. Please note that you are required to read Chapter 5 before attempting the quiz. Good luck!

Objectives:
This quiz is designed to measure the following outcomes:

• CO 7: Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

• CO 8: Analyze issues and policies in U.S. politics.

Key Learning Outcomes for Chapter 5:

• 5.1 Recall the concept of civil rights.

• 5.1 Identify the standards that courts use when deciding whether a discriminatory law or regulation is unconstitutional.

• 5.1 Identify three core questions for recognizing a civil rights problem.

• 5.2 Identify key events in the history of African American civil rights.

• 5.2 Recall how the courts, Congress, and the executive branch supported the civil rights movement.

• 5.2 Recognize the role of grassroots efforts in the civil rights movement.

• 5.3 Identify early efforts to achieve rights for women.

• 5.3 Recall why the Equal Rights Amendment failed to be ratified.

• 5.3 Recognize the ways in which women acquired greater rights in the twentieth century.

• 5.3 Identify why women continue to experience unequal treatment.

• 5.4 Outline the history of discrimination against Native Americans.

• 5.4 Identify the expansion of Native American civil rights from 1960 to 1990.

• 5.5 Identify the discrimination faced by Hispanic/Latino Americans and Asian Americans.

• 5.5 Recall the influence of the African American civil rights movement on Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, and LGBTQ civil rights movements.

• 5.5 Identify federal actions to improve opportunities for people with disabilities.

• 5.5 Recognize the discrimination faced by religious minorities.