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Question #1

What is the focus of Black Lives Matter?

A. Equal access for African Americans to educational opportunities

B. Equal rights for African Americans in employment

C. Equality of outcomes for African Americans

D. Equal treatment for African Americans by the criminal justice system

Question #2

What aspect of civil rights law has protected trans folks for decades?

A. Protections for racial minorities

B. Protections on the basis of sex

C. Protections for gays and lesbians

D. Protections for gender identity

Question #3

According to the reading, what might be the Trump administration's motive in banning trans soldiers from the military?

A. To rally his conservative base

B. To make America great again

C. To strengthen the military

D. To undo broader civil rights protections for trans folks

Question #4

Which of the following court cases was important for the development of second amendment jurisprudence?

A. McCulloch v Maryland

B. Roe v Wade

C. McDonald v the City of New York

D. District of Columbia v Heller

Question #5

Which of the following amendments reinvented freedom?,,

A. 14th

B. 21st

C. 15th

D. 13th