AP Government civil rights study guide
Essential study guide for AP Government focusing on civil rights, key concepts, and landmark cases.
Quiz(15 questions)
1. What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Terms in this Study Set(17)
What is the 14th Amendment?
Grants citizenship and equal protection under the law.
Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
Declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
True or false: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation.
True, because it prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
What was the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Eliminated barriers to voting for African Americans.
Fill in the blank: Affirmative action aims to correct _____.
historical injustices and discrimination.
Difference between de jure and de facto segregation?
De jure: by law; De facto: by practice.
What is Title IX?
Prohibits gender discrimination in federally funded education programs.
What case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
True or false: The Equal Protection Clause is in the 5th Amendment.
False, because it is in the 14th Amendment.
What is the primary focus of civil rights?
Ensuring individual freedoms and protection against discrimination.
What was the Freedom Summer of 1964?
A campaign to increase voter registration among African Americans in Mississippi.
What landmark case legalized same-sex marriage in the US?
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).
Which amendment abolished poll taxes?
The 24th Amendment.
What is the ADA?
Americans with Disabilities Act; prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
What did the Civil Rights Movement primarily seek?
To end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.
True or false: The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote.
True, ratified in 1920.
What is a 'civil rights leader'?
An individual advocating for the rights and equality of marginalized groups.
Questions in this Study Set(15)
1. What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
2. Which case ruled that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal?
3. What does Title IX specifically address?
4. Which of the following was NOT a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
5. Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
6. What did the 24th Amendment achieve?
7. What is the main purpose of affirmative action?
8. Which case legalized same-sex marriage nationwide?
9. True or false: The Americans with Disabilities Act applies only to government employers.
10. What was the focus of the Freedom Summer of 1964?
11. True or false: The Equal Protection Clause applies only to federal actions.
12. What did the Civil Rights Movement primarily seek?
13. What does the term 'civil rights leader' refer to?
14. Which landmark case addressed interracial marriage?
15. What does it mean to have 'equal protection under the law'?
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