
Unit 13: Civil Rights
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- Q1The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted ina ruling that stated that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity.a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequalthe creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of segregationthe Topeka school district spending more money on black schools30s
- Q2The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known asthe Black CodesJim Crow laws.Habeas Corpus.Affirmative Action30s
- Q3In the first half of the 20th century, literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order todeny suffrage to African Americansdeny suffrage to women.help pay for the growing New Deal programs.end the Reconstruction Era.30s
- Q4This picture represents the kind of 20th century discrimination that was to be eliminated bythe 26th Amendmentthe 13th Amendmentthe Civil Rights Act of 1964"Jim Crow" laws.30s
- Q5The activities of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the NAACP in Montgomery in 1955 and 1956 are MOST accurately examples ofthe Federal government refusing to uphold the Constitutionan economic boycott to gain social rights.a civil rights uprising resulting in loss of life.using widespread physical violence to repeal unjust laws.30s
- Q6Legalized segregation of the races was made unconstitutional by which Supreme Court case?Brown v. Board of EducationUniv. of California v. BakkePlessy v. FergusonMinersville School District v. Gobitis30s
- Q7This 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 1964Title IXTwenty-fourth AmendmentVoting Rights Act of 196530s
- Q8The cartoon seen here made reference to which Supreme Court decision?Plessy v. FergusonGideon v. WainwrightRegents of the Univ. of California v. BakkeBrown v. Board of Education30s
- Q9Which 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 decisionThe Brown case was a precedent for the Plessy caseBoth cases dealt with the rights of minors in schools.30s
- Q10Which of these BEST describes the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Topeka Board of EducationKansas schools were to be desegregated as an experiment for racial integrationruled that universities must be open to people of all racesit reaffirmed the decision of Plessy vs Fergusondeclared that "separate but equal" facilities for based on race are inherently unconstitutional30s
- Q11The decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966) more clearly defined what constitutional issue?right to a jury trial in a civil suitright to be represented by an attorneyfreedom of speechapplying the death penalty30s
- Q12All of these terms were part of the "Great Society" programs during the administration ofJohn F. KennedyRichard NixonHarry TrumanLyndon B. Johnson.30s
- Q13Which “Great Society” program would assist the elderly with costs associated with hospitalization or prescription drugs?MedicaidPeace CorpsVISTAMedicare30s
- Q14President Lyndon Johnson was more successful than President Kennedy in getting Congress to pass civil rights and economic improvement bills becauseThe Cuban Missile Crisis had shown Congress that domestic peace was very important.Democrats had greater control of Congress than during Kennedy's presidencySouthern states supported such programsJohnson was more eloquent than Kennedy.30s
- Q15Which of these describes the main goal of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" program?the elimination of poverty and racial injustice in Americathe expansion of America's space and missile program to defend the nation against the Soviet Unionstopping the spread of communism in southeast Asiato prevent immigrants from facing discriminatory housing and hiring practices30s