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USII.9a #1
Test Description: Civil Rights
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Freedom Riders focused on —
A
discrimination against women in the work place
B
segregating public schools
C
integrating bus terminals
D
voting rights for African Americans
2) In conclusion of the Brown v. Board of Education court case, what did the Supreme Court declare?
A
A student's right to privacy did not extend to his or her school locker.
B
All school districts were entitled to equal financial support in proportion to the number of students enrolled.
C
Segregation of school children on account of race was unconstitutional.
D
School sponsored recitation of religious prayers was illegal.
3) All of the following can be identified as effects of segregation, EXCEPT ___.
A
Separate educational facilities and resources for white and African American students.
B
Harry S. Truman desegregated the US military after World War 2.
C
Social isolation of races.
D
Separate public facilities (ex. restrooms, drinking fountains, restaurants)
4) What is the correct sequence of these events? 1. Civil Rights Act of 1866, 2. Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Kansas, 3. Plessy v Ferguson, 4. Martin Luther's King Jr's I Have A Dream Speech
A
4, 3, 1, 2
B
1, 3, 2, 4
C
2, 4, 3, 1
D
1, 2, 3, 4
5) What was the purpose of the sit-ins?
A
To protest segregated lunch counters
B
To protest segregated buses
C
To protest segregated parks
D
To protest segregated restrooms
6) In Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court held that —
A
public schools could be segregated
B
separate but equal schools were not acceptable
C
all children should attend school
D
schools should be given equal amounts of money
7) One result of the Civil Rights Movement was the passage of the —
A
GI Bill of Rights Act
B
Lend-Lease Act
C
Social Security Act
D
Voting Rights Act of 1965
8) Which Supreme Court case in 1896 upheld the “separate but equal” law?
A
Sweatt v. Painter
B
Plessy v. Ferguson
C
Brown v. the Board of Education
D
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
9) How did Rosa Parks impact the Civil Rights Movement?
A
She took part in a sit-in at a diner in her hometown.
B
She was one of many speakers at the March on Washington.
C
She refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
D
She helped African Americans register to vote.
10) In 1955, how did the members of the black community of Montgomery, Alabama try to force a change in the city's practice of racial segregation?
A
Bus boycott
B
March on Washington D.C.
C
Voter registration drives
D
NAACP suit before the Supreme Court
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