#1
Which legislation, passed in 1968, prohibits discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, or sex?
Civil Rights Act
Fair Housing Act
Housing and Urban Development Act
Affordable Housing Act
#2
Which president signed the Fair Housing Act of 1968 into law?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
#3
Which organization is responsible for enforcing the Fair Housing Act?
National Association of Realtors (NAR)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
#4
Which of the following is NOT a protected characteristic under the Fair Housing Act?
Race
Religion
Age
National Origin
#5
Which of the following agencies was established by the Fair Housing Act to enforce its provisions?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
#6
Which president signed the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, which created the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
#7
In what year did the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issue the landmark regulation to implement the Fair Housing Act?
#8
Which of the following landmark Supreme Court cases upheld the use of disparate impact theory in fair housing cases?
Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project
Jones v. Mayer
Shelley v. Kraemer
#9
The term 'redlining' in the context of housing refers to:
Drawing red lines on maps to indicate high-crime areas
Refusing loans or insurance to people in certain areas based on their race or ethnicity
Painting houses with red trim to indicate they are available for sale
Building houses with red bricks
#10
Which city was the setting for the landmark Supreme Court case Shelley v. Kraemer, which ruled racially restrictive covenants unenforceable?
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
New York
#11
What is the primary purpose of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)?
To regulate interest rates on home mortgages
To prevent predatory lending practices
To provide data on mortgage lending activity to identify possible discriminatory practices
To establish minimum credit score requirements for homebuyers
#12
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from denying equal protection of the laws to any person within their jurisdiction?
First Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
#13
Who was the first African American to serve as Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)?
Barack Obama
Jesse Jackson
Ben Carson
Andrew Young
#14
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) was founded in response to which major event?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968
The Watts Riots of 1965
#15
Which landmark Supreme Court case ruled that individuals could not be denied housing based on race, religion, or national origin under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Shelley v. Kraemer
Jones v. Mayer
Brown v. Board of Education
Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo
#16
What is 'blockbusting' in the context of fair housing?
The illegal practice of denying loans or insurance to certain neighborhoods based on race
The practice of persuading homeowners to sell their properties quickly at low prices due to fear of people of a different race or ethnicity moving into the neighborhood
The process of drawing district boundaries in a way that gives one group an advantage
The act of physically obstructing a person from purchasing or renting a property based on their race or ethnicity
#17
Who was the first woman to serve as Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)?
Patricia Roberts Harris
Condoleezza Rice
Hillary Clinton
Janet Reno
#18
What was the purpose of the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Jones v. Mayer?
To uphold racially restrictive covenants
To establish the principle of 'separate but equal' in housing
To prohibit racial discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
To deny African Americans the right to sue for housing discrimination