#1
Which legislation prohibited discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, or national origin?
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Housing Opportunity Act of 1968
Housing Act of 1949
#2
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing fair housing laws in the United States?
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Federal Reserve System (the Fed)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
#3
In which year did the U.S. Congress pass the Fair Housing Act?
#4
Which of the following laws made discrimination based on sex, race, religion, or national origin illegal in public places and most employment?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Fair Housing Act of 1968
#5
Who was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Constance Baker Motley
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
#6
Who was the leader of the civil rights movement who delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
Rosa Parks
#7
What was the name of the bus boycott that took place in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955-1956?
Freedom Rides
Montgomery March
Selma to Montgomery March
Montgomery Bus Boycott
#8
Who was the civil rights activist and seamstress known for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Fannie Lou Hamer
Daisy Bates
Rosa Parks
Coretta Scott King
#9
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
#10
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Gideon v. Wainwright
#11
Who was the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), a key organization in the civil rights movement?
Malcolm X
John Lewis
Ralph Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr.
#12
Which civil rights leader was assassinated in 1968, leading to widespread outrage and protests across the United States?
Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fred Hampton
#13
Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Constance Baker Motley
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
#14
What does the term 'redlining' refer to in the context of housing discrimination?
Drawing red lines on maps to designate areas for housing development
Refusing to provide mortgage loans or insurance in certain neighborhoods based on their racial or ethnic composition
Creating red tape to delay housing projects
Using red paint to mark houses that are for sale
#15
Which Supreme Court case ruled that racially restrictive covenants were unenforceable?
Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
#16
What is 'steering' in the context of fair housing?
Directing buyers or renters to or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race, ethnicity, or other protected characteristics
Providing guidance on interior decoration for new homeowners
A term used in property appraisal
Navigating through complex zoning laws
#17
What does the term 'blockbusting' refer to in the context of housing discrimination?
The process of demolishing old buildings to make way for new housing developments
A practice where real estate agents exploit racial prejudices to induce property owners to sell their homes at low prices
The construction of large apartment blocks in urban areas
A method of urban planning
#18
What is the term for the practice of deliberately pricing out certain racial or ethnic groups from a neighborhood?
Gentrification
Exclusionary zoning
Displacement
Economic redlining
#19
What was the primary aim of the Kerner Commission?
To investigate the Watergate scandal
To study the causes of urban riots in the 1960s
To assess the impact of the Vietnam War
To investigate government corruption
#20
Which of the following cities saw a major riot in 1967, prompting the establishment of the Kerner Commission?
Los Angeles
Detroit
Newark
Chicago
#21
Which of the following was a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Establishment of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Prohibition of literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices
Creation of affirmative action programs
Recognition of same-sex marriage
#22
Which civil rights leader co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960?
John Lewis
Malcolm X
James Meredith
Ella Baker
#23
What was the name of the civil rights activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
John Lewis
Bayard Rustin
Ralph Abernathy
James Farmer
#24
Which landmark Supreme Court case upheld the legality of affirmative action in college admissions?
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
Fisher v. University of Texas (2016)
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Bakke v. University of California (1978)
#25
What is the term for a policy or practice that disproportionately affects a certain group based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, regardless of intent?
Disparate impact
Affirmative action
Reverse discrimination
Racial profiling