Civil Rights Movement

The cartoon seen here made reference to what Supreme Court decision?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Regents of the Univ. of California v. Bakke

The decision in Brown v. Board of Education addressed the issue of

• segregation.

• voting rights.

• school funding.

• Affirmative Action.

The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in

• the Topeka school district spending more money on black schools.

• the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of segregation.

• a ruling that stated that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity.

• a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were undermined by all of the following EXCEPT

• Jim Crow Laws.

• literacy tests.

• Plessy v. Ferguson.

• Brown v. Board of Education.

The Supreme Court declared that segregation was unconstitutional in the decision of Brown v. Board of Education. Georgia attempted to refuse this ruling by

• appealing the decision in the Federal Court of Appeals.

• threatening to pull state funding from schools that desegregated.

• allocating funds for the construction of African American schools.

• declaring that the Court’s decision interfered with the state’s powers.

The 1956 Georgia state flag caused controversy for nearly forty years because it

• changed Georgia’s state seal.

• was not approved by the governor.

• bore the Confederate battle flag.

• was not flown in front of municipal building.

In Georgia history, the Sibley Commission is MOST linked to which of these?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Brown v. Board of Education

Which group was established in Georgia in 1960 to gather state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and report back to the governor?

• the Sibley Commission

• the Congress on Racial Equality

• the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Which statement BEST describes why the Georgia State Flag changed designs?

• It was changed as soon as the Reconstruction Era came to an end.

• It was changed as a reaction to the desegregation movement of the era.

• It was changed because most Georgians supported remembering the Confederacy.

• It was changed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.

When the state of Georgia changed the design of its flag in 1956, many people objected. What can you conclude was the MAIN reason for this objection?

• People had grown very accustomed to the original flag.

• People were still recovering from the Reconstruction Era.

• People believed it was an attempt to resist desegregation.

• People did not want to be reminded of the defeat in the Civil War.