CS #27 Civil Rights Review

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Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights.

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True

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Organization founded in 1909 to promote civil rights for African Americans

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Labor organization formed in 1962 by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to improve the conditions of migrant workers.

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United Farm Workers

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Organization founded in 1968 to improve conditions on reservations, protect land rights and improve opportunities in education and employment for Native Americans.

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American Indian Movement

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Women's rights organization founded in 1966 to bring women into full participation and equality in American society.

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National Organization for Women

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Based on Martin Luther King, Jr's statement about just and unjust laws, which would most Americans be justified in disobeying? Options: the Fourteenth Amendment, the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, Civil Rights Act of 1965, Affirmative Action programs

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the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

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Which Supreme Court case overturned the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson that "separate but equal" facilities were Constitutional? Options: Marbury v. Madison, Brown v. Board of Education, Roe v. Wade

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Brown v. Board of Education

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During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, activities of the Congress of Racial Equality, the National Urban League, and the NAACP illustrated that

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different paths can be used to achieve a common goal

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different paths can be used to achieve a common goal

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The affirmative action programs passed in the 1960s were designed to

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remove racial barriers in education and employment

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Impact of Brown v. Board of Education ruling on American society?

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It put an end to discriminatory state laws in the nation.