Civil Rights Test Chapter 15

What amendment approved in 1972 gave Texas women the same rights as men?

• Texas Civil Rights Amendment

• Texas Equal Rights Amendment

• Fair Rights Amendment

What is the ERA called in Texas History from 1945 to 1980?

• Age of Oil

• Civil Rights and Conservation

• Cattle Era

Who founded CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)?

• James L. Farmer, Jr.

• Martin Luther King

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What Supreme Court ruling forced schools across the country to begin to integrate racially?

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education

• Sweatt v Phillips

Dr. Hector Garcia's patriotism and community concern demonstrate the meaning of good citizenship......Dr. Garcia is a credit to his family and community, and to all Americans.

Why was Dr. Hector Garcia awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

• His community-building efforts demonstrated good citizenship.

• His work to improve the lives of Mexican Americans

• He founded LULAC to support Mexican American rights.

What was result of Smith v Allwright?

• The number of African Americans registering to vote increased.

• Texas Schools became desegregated.

LULAC emphasized the rights and duties of being U. S. citizens.

• True

• False

What did Smith v Allwright rule?

• that Mexican Americans were protected under the Constitution.

• declared separate schools are equal

• that African Americans had to be allowed to vote in primary elections.

What did Sweatt v Painter rule?

• It resulted in the racial integration of Texas colleges.

• ruled that Mexican Americans were protected under the Constitution.

• ruled that African Americans had to be allowed to vote in primary elections.

What did Hernandez v the State of Texas rule?

• ruled that Mexican Americans were protected under the Constitution.

• ruled that African Americans had to be allowed to vote in primary elections.

• schools had to be integrated.