Civil Rights

What was the ruling of Brown v Board of Education and what ruling did it overturn?

• Women have a right to an abortion, Miranda v Arizona

• Minorities have to be on juries, Delago v Bastrop ISD

• Citizens have few rights when in school, Tinker v Des Moines

• Segregation in schools is unconstitutional, Plessy V Ferguson

Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:

• Allow children to work long hours in factories
• Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
• Pay black people less than white people for similar work
• Return an escaped slave to his/her master  

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Thurgood Marshall was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement because: 

• b. He was the first African American to be appointed Supreme Court Justice
• a.  He was the lawyer of Linda Brown during Brown vs. Board of Education case
• He spoke during the march on Washington
• a.  Both A and B

How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?

• It gave free transportation to African Americans
• It segregated buses in America
•  It made Rosa Parks lots of money
• It helped de-segregate buses in America

What are Civil Rights?

• Rights that only some citizens get
• Rights that all citizens get
•  Rights that are civil
• Rights that are controlled by the president

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 Martin Luther King Jr believed in

• Violent protests
• Really loud protests
• Non-violent protests
• Violence  when needed protests

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 Rosa Parks was arrested here when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Also the site of a major bus boycott.

•  Atlanta, GA
• Montgomery, AL
• Washington, D.C. 
• Savannah, GA

In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing poll taxes. How did poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?

• They kept many African Americans from voting.
• They prevented African Americans from attending certain schools.
• They kept many African Americans from finding employment.
• They segregated African Americans on buses and in restaurants.

What was significant about the court case Plessy v. Ferguson?

• It gave former slave due process rights.

• It promoted integration after the Civil War

• It established the "separate but equal" doctrine

• It ended Presidential Reconstruction

Which constitutional amendment gave voting rights to former slaves?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment