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1) After World War II, companies were more willing to hire women because they showed that they were capable and were also cheaper to employ. True False
2) When integration was implemented in schools, African Americans felt that this would help Americans to accept each other. True False
3) Why did President Trump ban transgender people from participating in military service?
a. Medical accommodation would be difficult to manage.
b. The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy” did not work.
c. He believed transgender people were incapable of military service.
d. Military standards would have to be adjusted for them.
4) What is false about the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy?
a. It was enforced by the Clinton administration.
b. It prohibited LGBT members in the military from discussing homosexuality.
c. It was repealed by Barack Obama 24 years later.
d. It encouraged LGBT members to join the military.
5) Which of these occurred/were passed first?
a. Equal Pay Act
b. Plyler v. Doe
c. Plessy v. Ferguson
d. Segregation is outlawed
6) Which of these occurred/were passed second?
a. Equal Pay Act
b. Plyler v. Doe
c. Plessy v. Ferguson
d. Segregation is outlawed
7) Which of these occurred/were passed third?
a. Equal Pay Act
b. Plyler v. Doe
c. Plessy v. Ferguson
d. Segregation is outlawed
8. Censure is the official dismissal of a senator, resulting in decreased political influence. True False
9. The Saturday Night Massacre was Nixon’s firing of his attorney general and deputy attorney general for their refusal to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. True False
10. The NSA’s dragnet surveillance program violated the Fourth Amendment. True False
11) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act created special education centers. True False
12) The Fair Housing Act prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, but NOT religion. True False
13) The Model Cities Program can be considered as an example of the failures of the HUD. True False
14. Which of the following occurred first?
a. Mercury Project
b. Gemini Project
c. Apollo Program
d. SkyLab
15. Which of the following occurred second?
a. Mercury Project
b. Gemini Project
c. Apollo Program
d. SkyLab
16. Which of the following occurred third?
a. Mercury Project
b. Gemini Project
c. Apollo Program
d. SkyLab
Match the items on the list below with the numbered questions that follow.
a. Equal Protection Clause
b. Due Process Clause
c. 14th Amendment
d. 5th Amendment
17. Grants citizenship to all born or naturalized in the United States
18. States that no state shall not deny rights to any citizen within its jurisdiction.
19. Protects those from being compelled to being witnesses against themselves in a criminal case.
20. States that no person should be unfairly deprived of their rights.
Match the items on the list below with the numbered questions that follow.
a. Theodore J. Kaczynski
b. Osama Bin Laden
c. Timothy McVeigh
d. Terry Nichols
21. He was considered a terrorist at that time, but not charged of terrorism.
22. His aim has been to overthrow governments that did not have religiously-sanctioned political and social order.
23. He was convicted of being an accomplice for an attack.
24. He believed a traditional society would allow for people to be more free.
US Citizenship 