Civil Rights Law MCQs [USA – America] January 8, 2026August 21, 2024 by u930973931_answers 10 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/10 Subscribe 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 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 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 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 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 6. . Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States? (A) Thirteenth Amendment (B) Fourteenth Amendment (C) Fifteenth Amendment (D) Nineteenth 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 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 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 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