1. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution is often cited as the primary source of civil rights protections?
A) First Amendment
B) Fourth Amendment
C) Fourteenth Amendment
D) Fifteenth Amendment
Answer: C) Fourteenth Amendment
2. What landmark Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
A) Brown v. Board of Education
B) Plessy v. Ferguson
C) Roe v. Wade
D) Miranda v. Arizona
Answer: A) Brown v. Board of Education
3. Which act was signed into law in 1964 to outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?
A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) Voting Rights Act of 1965
C) Fair Housing Act of 1968
D) Equal Pay Act of 1963
Answer: A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
4. Which Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action programs in higher education admissions?
A) Grutter v. Bollinger
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Bush v. Gore
D) Citizens United v. FEC
Answer: A) Grutter v. Bollinger
5. What does the term “Jim Crow laws” refer to?
A) Laws designed to enforce racial segregation
B) Laws governing voting rights
C) Federal laws on housing discrimination
D) Legal precedents on equal pay
Answer: A) Laws designed to enforce racial segregation
6. Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
A) Thirteenth Amendment
B) Fourteenth Amendment
C) Fifteenth Amendment
D) Nineteenth Amendment
Answer: A) Thirteenth Amendment
7. What legislation was enacted to address racial discrimination in voting practices?
A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) Voting Rights Act of 1965
C) Fair Housing Act of 1968
D) Equal Pay Act of 1963
Answer: B) Voting Rights Act of 1965
8. Which Supreme Court case established the “separate but equal” doctrine?
A) Brown v. Board of Education
B) Plessy v. Ferguson
C) Loving v. Virginia
D) Roe v. Wade
Answer: B) Plessy v. Ferguson
9. What does the Equal Pay Act of 1963 mandate?
A) Equal pay for equal work regardless of gender
B) Equal access to public facilities
C) Equal voting rights
D) Equal education opportunities
Answer: A) Equal pay for equal work regardless of gender
10. Which Supreme Court case ruled that bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional?
A) Obergefell v. Hodges
B) United States v. Windsor
C) Lawrence v. Texas
D) Griswold v. Connecticut
Answer: A) Obergefell v. Hodges