Political Science 101- Introduction to American Politics » Spring 2021 » Chapter 5 Video Quiz

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Question #1
Watch the news clip to answer the following questions. https://stg-util.wwnorton.com/jwplayer2/iframe.html?playerid=vid1544564009446&playertype=video&skin=default&aspectratio=16:9&stretching=uniform&file=s3.amazonaws.com/wwnorton.college.public/Political_Science/AmGov_Videos/2019/CivilRights.mp4&seekTime=0&videoimg=s3.amazonaws.com/wwnorton.college.public/Political_Science/AmGov_Videos/2019/CivilRights.jpg&showCC=1&videocaption=s3.amazonaws.com/wwnorton.college.public/Political_Science/AmGov_Videos/2019/CivilRights.vtt (Links to an external site.) Or click here to watch the video at ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/trump-administration-reverses-transgender-bathroom-guidance-45681052 (Links to an external site.) What explanation did the Trump administration give for its decision to reverse certain Obama-era guidelines affecting transgender students?
A.   The Trump administration argued that the protections were unconstitutional.
B.   The Trump administration argued it had to do with federalism; states have the right to make some policy decisions for themselves.
C.   The Trump administration argued that the Obama-era guidelines contradicted religious liberty.
D.   The Trump administration was forced to reverse the protections after losing an appeal in federal court.
Question #2
Civil rights, including the rights of transgender students, are most strongly connected to the _____________ Amendment of the Constitution.
A.   First
B.   Second
C.   Tenth
D.   Fourteenth
Question #3
What aspect of the Trump administration’s protections of transgender rights changed as a result of this policy?
A.   Transgender students could now be barred from attending certain religious schools.
B.   Transgender students would lose rights that protected them from bullying.
C.   Transgender students would no longer be able to use the bathroom of their choosing.
D.   All questions relating to rights for transgender students would now be referred to the Supreme Court before going into effect.

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