Civil Rights 1

Civil Rights 1

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Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Segregation in many states in the South included which of these aspects of daily life: schools, buses, restaurants?

Back

All of the above

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of these is an example of a boycott: a march up and down Broadway in Tucson to raise awareness for animal rights, a movement in which the members of a group who believe strongly in animal rights all agree to stop buying products from a shampoo company until they stop doing tests on animals, a group starts a petition to stop lab testing on animals, a group vandalizes a lab that does testing on animals?

Back

A movement in which the members of a group who believe strongly in animal rights all agree to stop buying products from a shampoo company until they stop doing tests on animals.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In Plessy v Ferguson, the Court accepted the doctrine of "Separate but Equal". An example of this doctrine would be

Back

A train that has two train cars-one for only African Americans and other people of color and another train car for only white people

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Brown v The Board of Education was such an important case because it ended segregation in public schools by declaring those law unconstitutional based on the

Back

Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment)

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Little Rock 9 were important because even after the Court declared that it was against the law to have segregated schools, to make actual change there had to be students willing to be the first to start the intimidating process of integrating schools.

Back

They were crucial in the process of integrating schools after the Court's decision against segregation.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Troops were sent to Arkansas to help integrate schools in Arkansas and ensure student safety by:

Back

The president of the United States, because the executive branch has power to enforce the laws and the military.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin's actions on Montgomery buses in 1955 are examples of

Back

Civil Disobedience/Non-violent protest

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Supreme Court's role in social change is important because:

Back

when the Supreme Court declares that a law violates the Constitution, it means that law can no longer exist anywhere in the entire country.