Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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Which liberty is guaranteed by the First Amendment?

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freedom of speech

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What is the primary purpose of the First Amendment to the Constitution?

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to guarantee basic civil liberties

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The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in

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a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as

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Jim Crow laws.

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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified following which war? Civil War, Vietnam War, World War II, American Revolution

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Civil War

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The case of Brown v. Board of Education is an example of a group seeking redress of grievances through

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judicial action.

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The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments reflected the growing 19th century American trend of

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recognizing the basic civil liberties of all races.

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The 14th Amendment to the Constitution includes all of the following provisions EXCEPT: a guarantee of equal protection under the law for all citizens, citizenship in both the nation and its states for all persons born or naturalized in the US, loss of representation in Congress for states that denied qualified citizens the right to vote.

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the guaranteed right to vote for adults, regardless of gender, race or age.

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The 19th Amendment

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gave women the right to vote.

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The Constitutional amendment that prohibited denying voting rights to people based on race or color is the

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Fifteenth Amendment.