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Unit 5 Review
Test Description: American Government Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The First Amendment is an example of _______?
A
Protecting Civil liberties
B
The Bill of Rights
C
Protecting freedom of education
D
Protecting voting rights
2) People in the United States enjoy freedom of speech. This freedom is protected by the ______.
A
Bill of Rights.
B
Articles of Confederation.
C
Emancipation Proclamation.
D
Declaration of Independence.
3) What effect did the African American civil rights movement have on other minority groups in the United States?
A
It brought about antidiscrimination legislation that applied to other groups.
B
It convinced other groups to minimize the use of protests to end discrimination.
C
It convinced other groups to create one united civil rights movement.
D
The backlash caused other minority groups to limit the use of civil disobedience.
4) The Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) _________.
A
authorized schools to censor student newspapers.
B
outlawed racial segregation in public schools.
C
ended Bible reading and prayer in public schools.
D
permitted affirmative action in admission to colleges.
5) Freedom of speech does not protect a person who _____.
A
criticizes the mayor in a public meeting.
B
wishes to speak against the government.
C
demonstrates against tax increases.
D
slanders another person publicly.
6) Which of these Supreme Court decisions established the doctrine of separate but equal?
A
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
B
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
Marbury v. Madison
7) How did the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka affect the Court’s earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
A
The Court upheld the decision that it is illegal for school officials to restrict freedom of expression
B
The Court approved schools requiring students to wear uniforms.
C
The Court ruled that school officials must show reasonable cause for making a search.
D
The Court overturned the separate but equal doctrine in schools.
8) Which statement became a slogan for the Civil Rights Movement following the March on Washington in 1963?
A
Back to the drawing board
B
I Have a Dream!
C
A Brave New World
D
Give Peace A Chance
9) The roles of African Americans and women have changed. How did the Fifteenth Amendment change these roles?
A
This amendment allowed African Americans and women to work outside the home in order to earn money.
B
This amendment gave African-American men the right to vote, but women were still denied the vote.
C
This amendment gave white women the right to a public education, but African Americans were not given that right.
D
This amendment brought freedom to both African Americans and white women.
10) The efforts of Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt were recognized when American women were able to __________.
A
move into executive positions.
B
attend graduate and professional schools.
C
exercise their voting rights.
D
volunteer to help the needy.
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