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Test Description: Civil Rights Unit
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1) The voting rights act of 1965 was passed to enforce which constitutional amendment?
A
14th
B
13th
C
15th
D
19th
2) Schools started integrating in the 1950’s as a result of which Supreme Court ruling?
A
Plessy v Ferguson
B
Civil Rights Act
C
Brown Versus Board of Education
D
Dred Scott Decision
3) The Brown v Board of Education ruling reversed the “Separate but Equal” rule of which earlier case?
A
Plessy v Ferguson
B
Nullification Doctrine
C
Dred Scott Case
D
Worcester v Georgia
4) Which group most helped to organize non -violent protests for students across southern colleges during the Civil Rights Movement?
A
SCLC
B
SNCC
C
ACLU
D
NAACP
5) Who is recognized as the leader of the Civil Rights movement?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Benjamin Mays
C
Rosa Parks
D
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
6) At which civil rights movement event did Martin Luther King give his I have a Dream speech?
A
Million Man March
B
Montgomery Bus Boycott
C
March on Washington
D
Albany Movement
7) What was added to the State Flag of Georgia in 1956?
A
Racial Symbols were removed
B
Capitol Building
C
The 1776 Georgia State Seal
D
Confederate Battle Emblem
8) Why did the Georgia General Assembly form the Sibley Commission?
A
To build a new sports stadium.
B
To decide the issue of the state flag.
C
To settle the controversy over the 1946 election for governor.
D
To address school Integration.
9) Which important event of 1996, partly made possible by Andrew Young, had a lasting impact on the culture and economy of Georgia?
A
Civil Rights Act
B
Three Governors Controversy
C
Sibley Commission
D
Summer Olympic Games
10) A leading advocate for civil rights, this president of Morehouse College was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A
Lester Maddox
B
Ellis Arnall
C
Benjamin Mays
D
Maynard Jackson
11) Herman Talmadge was governor of Georgia from 1948 to 1954 and is known for:
A
His unyielding fight against school integration.
B
Bringing many new industries to the state
C
His support for rural Georgians and farmers
D
All of the above.
12) I n 1956, Georgia legislators changed the State Flag as a protest to:
A
The White Primary Act in Georgia.
B
World War II
C
The Supreme Court ruling in Brown v Board of Education.
D
Confederate Memorial Day cancellations.
13) Georgia remained a one party state after World War II. Winning the Democratic primary was essentially winning the election. In the Court Case King v Chapman of 1945, this system of disenfranchisement ended in Georgia:
A
Segregation
B
White primary
C
County Unit System
D
Poll Tax
14) The Sibley commission’s recommendation was that:
A
The state flag design should be decided by public referendum.
B
Georgia schools should all refuse to integrate
C
Each Georgia County should decide whether or not to integrate.
D
Georgia schols should integrate immediately
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