Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Flashcards
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 primarily prohibited discrimination based on which characteristics in employment and public accommodations?
Answer: Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin in employment and public accommodations.
What does the Voting Rights Act of 1965 primarily accomplish?
Answer: It prohibited discriminatory voting practices that disenfranchised Black Americans
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited discriminatory voting practices, particularly those used in Southern states to disenfranchise Black voters.
Which Supreme Court case established that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Answer: Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
What is the significance of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Answer: It abolished slavery throughout the United States
The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime.
Which of the following is guaranteed to all persons in the United States under the 5th and 14th Amendments, regardless of citizenship?
Answer: Due process of law
Due process of law is guaranteed to persons (not just citizens) under the 5th and 14th Amendments, protecting all people from arbitrary government action.
What is the purpose of the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Answer: It abolished poll taxes in federal elections
The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, abolished the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections, removing a barrier that had disenfranchised many poor and Black voters.