15.1.a Taking on Segregation Lesson

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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1875 aim to outlaw?

• Segregation in schools

• Segregation in public places

• Segregation in transportation

• Segregation in housing

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What was the outcome of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case?

• Segregation was deemed unconstitutional

• Separate but equal was ruled unconstitutional

• Separate but equal was ruled constitutional

• Segregation in schools was outlawed

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Which amendment was referenced in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

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What did the Jim Crow Laws provide for different races?

• Equal voting rights

• Separate facilities and accommodations

• Integrated schools

• Equal employment opportunities

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What was the focus of the NAACP regarding inequality in education?

• Equal funding for all schools

• White schools receive 10 times the money of segregated schools

• Segregated schools receive more funding

• Elimination of all public schools

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What did the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case declare?

• Segregation in schools is constitutional

• Segregation in schools is unconstitutional, violates 14th Amendment

• Segregation in public transportation is unconstitutional

• Segregation in housing is unconstitutional

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What group reappeared in areas with African American majorities to resist desegregation?

• Ku Klux Klan

• Black Panthers

• NAACP

• Freedom Riders

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What was the purpose of the Supreme Court's second ruling, Brown II?

• To speed up the desegregation process

• To reverse the Brown decision

• To support segregation

• To establish new schools

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What was the result of the Brown decision in Little Rock schools?

• Increased segregation

• Desegregation

• No change

• Closure of schools

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Who was elected as the leader of the Montgomery Improvement Association during the bus boycott?

• Malcolm X

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

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What was the outcome of the Supreme Court decision in 1956 regarding bus segregation?

• It upheld bus segregation

• It outlawed bus segregation

• It did not address bus segregation

• It postponed the decision

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Which organizations were involved in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• NAACP and Montgomery Improvement Association

• NAACP and Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Montgomery Improvement Association and Congress of Racial Equality

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Congress of Racial Equality

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What does "Civil Disobedience" refer to?

• Obeying all laws

• Refusal to obey unjust laws

• Supporting unjust laws

• Ignoring all laws

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What was the main goal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

• To promote economic growth

• To protest and demonstrate against unjust treatment and laws

• To support political candidates

• To organize community events

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What was the main goal of the sit-ins organized by CORE?

• To gain media attention

• To demand service and protest Jim Crow Laws

• To create chaos

• To support store managers