Civil Rights Amendments

The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution states

• all citizens are have the right to vote
• ends slavery
• separate but equal is unconstitutional
• outlaws grandfather clauses

The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution states

• all citizens have the right to vote
• gives the right to vote to women
• all people born in the US are US citizens 
• overturns Plessy v Ferguson

The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution states

• all citizens have the right to vote
• slavery is illegal
• all people born in the US are US citizens
• no other amendments can be added to the Constitution

Which of the following outlawed literacy testing in order to vote?

• 15th Amendment
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Civil Rights Act of 1958
• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which president was responsible for passing the key civil rights legislation of the 1960's?

• Truman
• Kennedy
• Johnson
• Nixon

Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?

• Keep public facilities cleaner
• keep African-Americans as second-class citizens 
• keep the races pure
• keep African-Americans from voting

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 do?

• desegregate lunch counters
• made it a federal crime to prevent people from voting 
• outlawed racial discrimination
• increase troops in Vietnam

The grandfather clause used by many southern states stated 

• only grandfathers could vote
• only white males with grandfathers could vote
• you could vote only if your ancestors before 1867 voted 
• voting rights were guaranteed after 1965

The 24th amendment barred what tax?

• Income tax
• Federal tax
• Poll tax
• Import tax

Identify the correct Act: Established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Civil Rights Act of 1957
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 
• Civil Rights Act of 1968
• Voting Rights Act of 1965