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6. What was the problem with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

  • The Equal Opportunities Commission didn't take female discrimination seriously, so the Act wasn't fully enforced.
  • The Supreme Court didn't take the issue of female discrimination seriously, so the Act wasn't fully enforced.
  • Phyllis Schlafly actively opposed the women's movement and was active in politics so managed to prevent the Act from being fully enforced.

7. The Education Amendment Act of ... outlawed sex discrimination in education so that girls could follow exactly the same curriculum as boys.

  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1970

8. The contraceptive pill let women plan their pregnancies, but only some states allowed it and usually only for married women. True or False?

  • True
  • False

9. President ... removed the limit on women in the military, but they still couldn't go into battle.

  • Johnson
  • Eisenhower
  • Kennedy
  • Truman

10. The 1964 Civil Rights Act made it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of...

  • background or class
  • disability
  • age
  • gender
  • appearance