11.10.6 Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which university in the South did President Kennedy forced to desegregate?

• University of Mississippi
• University of Georgia
• University of Tennessee
• University of Alabama

Multiple Choice

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected people from discrimination based all except for___.

• Race

• Religion

• Gender

• national origin

• political affiliation

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

• To enforce federal laws against employment discrimination
• To oversee public transportation systems
• To promote international trade agreements
• To regulate environmental policies

Multiple Choice

Why were poll taxes an issue for the civil rights movement?

• Poll taxes were implemented to encourage voter turnout
• Poll taxes were used to fund public schools
• Poll taxes disenfranchised minority groups by requiring them to pay a fee to vote.
• Poll taxes were only required for women to vote

Multiple Choice

What does the 24th amendment of the Constitution do for the United States?

• Established term limits for Congress members
• Abolished the poll tax
• Lowered the voting age to 18
• Granted citizenship to all residents

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of the Selma March?

• Advocate for voting rights for African Americans

• Support the status quo of racial discrimination in voting practices
• Promote segregation in voting rights
• Advocate for increased taxes on African Americans

Multiple Choice

Which president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 after the Selma March?

• Lyndon B. Johnson
• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon
• John F. Kennedy

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the operation to register African-Americans to vote in the South?

• Voting Spring
• Freedom Summer
• Equality March
• Freedom Riders

Multiple Choice

Which unfair anti-African American voting practice was removed by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Voter ID requirement
• Literacy Test

• Grand Father Clauses

• Poll Taxes

Match

Match the following

• Voting Rights Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 24th Amendment

• Freedom Summer

• Selma March

Removed literacy tests

Banned discrimination

Banned poll taxes

Campaign to register black voters

To promote fair voting laws.

• Removed literacy tests

• Banned discrimination

• Banned poll taxes

• Campaign to register black voters

• To promote fair voting laws.