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Civil Rights In Georgia
Test Description: Civil Rights
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1) Why is the political career of Eugene Talmadge significant to Georgia?
A
His career showed how someone can move from a small town to local politics, then state politics, to national politics
B
He is the only politician to get enough support from both major political parties to run for office 3 times.
C
His use of executive orders and martial law showed how a strong governor can impact the state in good and bad ways.
D
Eugene Talmadge’s career was the primary inspiration for Jimmy Carter to get into politics and their careers are similar
2) What is the relationship between Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson?
A
Brown v. Board was the case that supported the decision made in Plessy v. Ferguson to allow “separate but equal” facilities.
B
Plessy v. Ferguson overturned the decision in Brown v. Board of Education to allow Jim Crow laws to remain in Georgia.
C
The only thing the cases have in common is that they both dealt with race relations.
D
Plessy v. Ferguson approved the idea of “separate but equal” and Brown v. Board overturned it.
3) Martin Luther King, Jr. was important to the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia because
A
his belief in violent separation from whites was a welcome change from Malcom X.
B
this is where he started the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
C
there were no other prominent leaders in the state that could impact the movement.
D
he used his local connections and leadership skills to organize many events in Georgia.
4) What action by Eugene Talmadge resulted in the loss of accreditation of ten Georgia public colleges and universities, including the University of Georgia?
A
He approved the admission of several black students to the University of Georgia
B
He ordered the Confederate flag to be flown at all colleges in Georgia.
C
He withheld federal funds from Georgia’s colleges and universities.
D
He fired two University System administrators who supported integration.
5) Herman Talmadge’s 3 percent sales tax was passed primarily to fund
A
the purchase of Jekyll Island as a state park.
B
Georgia’s part in the Interstate Highway System.
C
a lengthened school year and school improvements.
D
the creation of county health departments
6) Which of the following is a reason that opponents of the 1956 flag wanted it changed?
A
The governor did not sign the law that added the confederate bars to the flag.
B
African Americans were not involved with designing the 1956 flag.
C
The flag was not legally changed by the legislature
D
Controversy, caused by the confederate bars on the flag, hurt the tourism and the convention industry.
7) Which political leader was involved in Georgia’s infamous Three Governors Episode of 1946?
A
William Hartsfield
B
Benjamin Mays
C
Ivan Allen Jr.
D
Herman Talmadge
8) After the Georgia Supreme Court ruling, who became the legal governor after the death of Eugene Talmadge in 1946?
A
Benjamin Mays
B
Ellis Arnall
C
Herman Talmadge
D
Melvin Thompson
9) Who served as the president of Morehouse College and influenced Martin Luther King Jr.?
A
Roy Barnes
B
Ellis Arnall
C
Benjamin Mays
D
Herman Talmadge
10) Why was the state flag changed in 1956 to include the confederate symbol?
A
the Georgia legislature wanted to create a better image to attract tourism to the state
B
the legislature wanted a flag that represented the old and the new south
C
the Georgia legislature was protesting the decision of Brown v. Board of Education
D
the Ku Klux Klan paid the governor to change the flag
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