Pre Test Civil Rights JFK & LBJ

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What court case created the doctrine of "separate but equal" (1896)?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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The main goal of the freedom riders was to 

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pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses

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What is the name of the group of African American students who were enrolled into an all white high school but faced heavy backlash? Options: Freedom Riders, Little Rock Nine, The Squad, Montgomery Men

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Little Rock Nine

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President Eisenhower responded to the Little Rock crisis by

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ordered Federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine to school

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"You have the right to remain silent" comes from which Supreme Court case? Options: Gideon v Wainwright, Mapp v Ohio, Escobedo v. Illinois, Miranda v Arizona

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Miranda v Arizona

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The showdown in Little Rock, the sit-in movement, and the freedom rides showed that

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many white southerners resisted integration and used violence against protesters

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Martin Luther King first emerged as the leader of the civil rights movement when he led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

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led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in which activity? (Options: hiring an employee, selling or renting a home, awarding a construction contract, admitting students to state universities)

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hiring an employee

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Which Civil Rights leader followed the idea of separatism of Blacks and Whites?

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Malcolm X

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A law that banned discrimination on the basis of race, gender, national origin, or religion in public places and most workplaces.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964