STAAR Review Civil Rights

How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Rights movement?

• The focus of the movement shifted to the struggle of migrant workers

• The movement lost credibility with the American public

• The focus of the movement shifted to protesting U.S. involvement in foreign wars

• The movement lost an important national leader

What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

• To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens

• To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation

• To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

• To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures

How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?

• It changed the way police arrested public protesters

• It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year

• It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states

• It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states

How did W.E.B. Du Bois combat prejudice like that described in the excerpt?

• He demanded the passage of women's suffrage

• He established an early civil rights group

• He advocated making political compromises with segregationists

• He sought court orders to protect the rights of voters

What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?

• The growth of insurance and welfare programs for elderly citizens

• The growth of radical political parties on the East Coast

• The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens

• The expansion of economic cooperation between northern and southern states

In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson --

• established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination

• created a legal justification for segregation laws

• affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections

• recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience

The name of which civil rights leader best completes the title of the graphic?

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Stokely Carmichael

• Malcolm X