QCM : Understanding America's Founding and Social Movements — 20 questions

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The Equal Rights Amendment was proposed to end legal discrimination, but it was never ratified and remains unenforced. Phyllis Schlafly’s STOP ERA campaign argued it would remove women’s protections and traditional gender roles.

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Crimmigration describes the blending of criminal and immigration law, often used politically to frame immigrants as criminals. It does not refer to citizenship or asylum programs.

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The Three-Fifths Clause determined how enslaved people were counted for representation, increasing political power for slaveholding states. The Fugitive Slave Clause dealt with returning escaped enslaved people, not representation.

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#MeToo is a social-media campaign that amplifies survivors’ experiences of harassment and assault to push for change. By contrast, the manosphere promotes anti-feminist ideas, and purplewashing is just marketing.

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The material identifies Beringia as the land bridge connecting Asia and North America that enabled the first human migration into what is now the United States. The other choices do not match this migration route.

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The Seneca Falls Convention issued the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for reforms including voting rights, representation, and better education. It was the first U.S. women’s rights convention and a major political statement.

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Federalism is defined as the constitutional split of power between the federal government and state governments. It is not a system in which one level holds all authority.

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George Floyd’s killing in 2020, along with the phrase “I can’t breathe,” helped trigger global protests and renewed attention to policing and racial injustice. The other choices are important historical events but not the catalyst described here.

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Tarana Burke created “Me Too” in 2006, and Alyssa Milano later amplified it in 2017 after the Harvey Weinstein scandal. This distinction is central to the movement’s history.

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ICE, within the Department of Homeland Security, carries out arrests, detention, and deportation actions. Border patrolling is the role of CBP, not ICE.

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Republican motherhood emphasized women’s domestic role in educating sons and shaping future citizens rather than giving them political participation. It promoted literacy and education, but not voting rights.

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In the Declaration, unalienable rights are treated as inherent human rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They are not described as privileges that governments may freely revoke.

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The 1965 act ended racist quota limits and replaced them with a preference system based on family ties, skills, and refugees. The Green Card Lottery belongs to the 1990 act, not 1965.

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The 13 stripes stand for the original colonies, while the 50 stars represent the current states. This is the core symbolic meaning of the flag described in the material.

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The birth control pill gave women greater control over reproduction and helped drive broader liberation politics during second-wave feminism. It did not settle later fights over abortion or the ERA.

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The Slave Trade Clause prevented Congress from banning the importation of enslaved people until 1808. This was one of the constitutional compromises that protected slavery without naming it directly.

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The material lists abortion as one of the major issues involved in culture wars, along with topics such as LGBTQ+ rights, gun control, race, and religion in public life. The other options are not presented as culture-war issues.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is identified as the first immigration ban based on nationality. The 1924 law imposed quotas, but it was not the first nationality-based ban.

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The Revolution began in 1775, but independence was formally recognized in 1783. The later dates correspond to the Constitution and Washington’s presidency.

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Black Lives Matter targets police violence, militarized policing, lack of justice, and structural racism in Black communities. It is a movement for accountability and racial justice, not segregation or immigration policy.