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QuizMultiple Choice

Modern Movements and Social Change — Cumulative exam

Question 7 • CA-Ethnic Studies

What was one provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Answer
A
States had to protect the voting rights of all citizens within their borders and make polling places accessible.
B
Public schools had to provide "separate but equal" facilities to treat all students fairly regardless of race.
C
Public accommodations could not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
D
High schools, colleges, and universities could not exclude students based on sex or gender.

Explanation

Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination in many public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants, based on race, color, religion, or national origin; the act also addressed discrimination based on sex in other provisions. Thus, the correct choice is that public accommodations could not discriminate based on those protected characteristics. Choice A describes voting-rights protections associated mainly with later legislation, while B endorses segregation and D describes a later education law.

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