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The Constitutional Amendment that abolished slavery was the:

Fourteenth Amendment.Thirteenth Amendment.Fifteenth Amendment.Twelfth Amendment.

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in:

1860.1862. 1865.1863.

The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court ruling of 1896 declared that segregation of schools and other facilities was constitutional if:

the facilities did not charge a fee.the facilities were separate but equal.the facilities paid a fee.the facilities were separate.

The case that overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling was:

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education.Dred Scott v. Sanford.Gideon v. Wainwright.Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

What organization did Martin Luther King, Jr., form to direct his nonviolent civil rights movement?

AIMNAACPSCLCNOW

In which Supreme Court case did the Court strike down a special admissions program for minorities at a California state medical school because it denied a white applicant his rights?

City of Richmond v. Crosen Co.University of California Regents v. BakkeUnited Steelworkers of America v. WeberBrown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Affirmative action programs are most likely to be found constitutional if they meet any of the following standards EXCEPT

they are "widely tailored" to achieve the government's compelling interest.they are adopted in response to a past proven history of discrimination.they do not absolutely bar whites or ban them from competing or participating.they serve a clearly identified and "compelling governmental interest."

Which Supreme Court justice stated that the Constitution should be "color-blind?"

William BurgerJohn HarlanThurgood MarshallWilliam Rehnquist

Which Hispanic subgroup tends to support the Republican Party?

Mexican AmericansCuban AmericansPuerto Ricansnone of the above

What government agency handles Native American affairs?

Department of StateDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Native American AffairsBureau of Indian Affairs

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