Question

Which of the following claims are made in this section of the chapter? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) Some civil rights pertain to discrimination by government. In recent decades, the only significant civil rights issues have been about the discriminatory treatment of African Americans by white Americans. Some civil rights pertain to discrimination by private citizens. The U.S. Constitution prohibits discrimination by private persons. Private discrimination can become unlawful only if a legislature passes a law making the discrimination unlawful.

Answer 1

The answer is:

- Some civil rights pertain to discrimination by private citizens.

- Some civil rights pertain to discrimination by government.

- Private discrimination can become unlawful only if a legislature passes a law making the discrimination unlawful.

For example, the civil rights that are pertain to discrimination by private citizens is the equal employment act, which banned the private sectors from rejecting employment application based on gender, race, and religion. The civil rights act of 1964 was pertain to discrimination made in jim crow laws (which initiated by the government) .