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Unit 13: Civil Rights

Quiz by Kyle Johnson

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  • Q1
    The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in
    a ruling that stated that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity.
    a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal
    the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of segregation
    the Topeka school district spending more money on black schools
    30s
  • Q2
    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as
    the Black Codes
    Jim Crow laws.
    Habeas Corpus.
    Affirmative Action
    30s
  • Q3
    In the first half of the 20th century, literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to
    deny suffrage to African Americans
    deny suffrage to women.
    help pay for the growing New Deal programs.
    end the Reconstruction Era.
    30s
  • Q4
    This picture represents the kind of 20th century discrimination that was to be eliminated by
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    the 26th Amendment
    the 13th Amendment
    the Civil Rights Act of 1964
    "Jim Crow" laws.
    30s
  • Q5
    The activities of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the NAACP in Montgomery in 1955 and 1956 are MOST accurately examples of
    the Federal government refusing to uphold the Constitution
    an economic boycott to gain social rights.
    a civil rights uprising resulting in loss of life.
    using widespread physical violence to repeal unjust laws.
    30s
  • Q6
    Legalized segregation of the races was made unconstitutional by which Supreme Court case?
    Brown v. Board of Education
    Univ. of California v. Bakke
    Plessy v. Ferguson
    Minersville School District v. Gobitis
    30s
  • Q7
    This famous law prohibits discrimination by employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, and is part of the legacy of President Lyndon Johnson's presidency.
    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Title IX
    Twenty-fourth Amendment
    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    30s
  • Q8
    The cartoon seen here made reference to which Supreme Court decision?
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    Plessy v. Ferguson
    Gideon v. Wainwright
    Regents of the Univ. of California v. Bakke
    Brown v. Board of Education
    30s
  • Q9
    Which statement BEST describes the relationship between Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education?
    Both cases addressed the need for due process of law.
    The Brown decision overturned the Plessy decision
    The Brown case was a precedent for the Plessy case
    Both cases dealt with the rights of minors in schools.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of these BEST describes the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
    Kansas schools were to be desegregated as an experiment for racial integration
    ruled that universities must be open to people of all races
    it reaffirmed the decision of Plessy vs Ferguson
    declared that "separate but equal" facilities for based on race are inherently unconstitutional
    30s
  • Q11
    The decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966) more clearly defined what constitutional issue?
    right to a jury trial in a civil suit
    right to be represented by an attorney
    freedom of speech
    applying the death penalty
    30s
  • Q12
    All of these terms were part of the "Great Society" programs during the administration of
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    John F. Kennedy
    Richard Nixon
    Harry Truman
    Lyndon B. Johnson.
    30s
  • Q13
    Which “Great Society” program would assist the elderly with costs associated with hospitalization or prescription drugs?
    Medicaid
    Peace Corps
    VISTA
    Medicare
    30s
  • Q14
    President Lyndon Johnson was more successful than President Kennedy in getting Congress to pass civil rights and economic improvement bills because
    The Cuban Missile Crisis had shown Congress that domestic peace was very important.
    Democrats had greater control of Congress than during Kennedy's presidency
    Southern states supported such programs
    Johnson was more eloquent than Kennedy.
    30s
  • Q15
    Which of these describes the main goal of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" program?
    the elimination of poverty and racial injustice in America
    the expansion of America's space and missile program to defend the nation against the Soviet Union
    stopping the spread of communism in southeast Asia
    to prevent immigrants from facing discriminatory housing and hiring practices
    30s

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