US GOV Chapters 8 & 9 Review

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Which of the following BEST defines Segregation?

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separation of people by race or ethnicity

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Who is the man who broke the professional baseball color barrier on April 15th, 1947?

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Jackie Robinson

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Thurgood Marshall was famously known for...

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the NAACP's top lawyer who worked on many cases to help right civil rights laws

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The man known for advocating for non-violent protests, civil disobedience against unjust laws, and speeches of wanting ALL Americans to live together

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Martin Luther King Jr

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Breaking the law or creating a disturbance in a non-violent way to gain attention of its unjust nature is known as...

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Civil Disobedience

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What was Brown v. Board of Education?

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A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to have separate public schools for black and white students.

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This quotation illustrates the action of the supreme court to-

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Overturn the decision in Plessy V. Ferguson

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What was the significance of sending federal troops to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

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It showed that the government would enforce court decisions on integration.

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In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of his dream that the United States would reach a time, "..when all of God's children, black men and white men, . . . will be able to join hands.." This speech expressed his desire to-

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Replace racial segregation with an integrated society

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In his "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail", Dr. King said, "I would agree with Saint Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all.'" This statement was used by Dr. King to show support for-

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Civil Disobedience