Civil Rights Choice Board Quiz

What was the Civil Rights Movement.

• A struggle for equality that began in the 1950's

• A war fought between Canada and West Virginia

• The 20th amendment to the constitution

What role did the Civil Rights movement play in the lives of African Americans during the 1950s?

• It provided most African Americans with housing.
• It provided most African Americans with jobs.
  
  
• It encouraged African Americans to fight for equal rights.
• It encouraged African Americans to travel throughout the world

Which of the following laws prohibited discrimination in public places?

• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Jim Crow Laws
• Civil Rights Movement
• Civil Rights Act 1964

What is the name of the Supreme Court Case  that ruled that segregation is illegal and violates the  14th amendment? 

• Plessy V. Ferguson
• Brown V. Board of Education
• Marbury v. Madison 
• Dred Scott v. Sanford

Who played a pivotal role in boycotting the Montgomery Bus line after being arrested ?  

• Ida Wells 
• Rosa Parks 
• Ella Baker
• Coretta Scott King

Which civil rights leader advocated separation  for African Americans and was opposed to integration ?

• Martin Luther King
• Medgar Evers
• Malcolm X
• Eldrige Cleaver

Which law ensures no American citizen outlaws the discrimination of based on race, color , religion, sex, or national origin 

• voting rights act 1964
• civil rights act  1957
• civil rights act  1964
• 24th amendment

What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled the separate but equal was NOT a violation of an African American's 14th Amendment rights as a U.S. citizen? 

• Brown vs. Board of Education 
• Boynton vs. Virginia 
• Plessy vs. Ferguson 
• Meredith vs. Mississippi 

What protest was organized to encourage integration of public transportation? 

• March on Washington 
• Montgomery Bus Boycott 
• March on Selma 
• Little Rock Nine 

What march was organized to pressure Congress to pass a sweeping civil rights legislation? 

• March on Selma 
• Montgomery March 
• March on Washington 
• Edmon Pettus March