Civil Rights in Housing Quiz

Enacted to combat housing discrimination, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 made it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion, or national origin.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is tasked with enforcing and implementing fair housing laws in the United States.

The U.S. Congress passed the Fair Housing Act in 1968 to address and combat discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, or national origin.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on sex, race, religion, or national origin in public places and most employment.

Thurgood Marshall made history as the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, appointed in 1967.

Redlining involves denying financial services, such as mortgages or insurance, to specific neighborhoods based on racial or ethnic characteristics.

Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) set a precedent by declaring that racially restrictive covenants, though private agreements, could not be enforced by the courts.

Steering involves guiding individuals towards or away from specific neighborhoods based on their race, ethnicity, or other protected attributes.

Blockbusting involves manipulating property owners, often exploiting racial biases, to sell their homes quickly and at reduced prices.

Exclusionary zoning refers to policies intentionally designed to make housing unaffordable for specific racial or ethnic groups, thereby excluding them from a neighborhood.

Bakke v. University of California (1978) affirmed the constitutionality of affirmative action in higher education admissions, but with certain limitations.

Disparate impact refers to policies or practices that, while not intentionally discriminatory, disproportionately harm a specific group based on characteristics like race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.