SS BM4 Review

During the Civil Rights movement, activists fought to overturn Jim Crow laws in the South. One reason many of these laws remained in place for so long was because African Americans were not allowed to

• learn to read

• go to college

• enter the courthouse

• serve on juries

In 1954, the Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools at the state level. In this decision, which of these policies was illegal?

• requiring that U. S. Presidents must have been born in the United States

• having “separate but equal” schools for blacks and whites

• making people pay taxes if they were below the poverty level

• preventing people from protesting against laws they feel are unjust

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 make illegal?

• firing someone who was not doing his or her job well.

• denying someone a job because he or she was black.

• letting African Americans ride public buses

• kicking someone out of the military

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw? Choose TWO answers

• denying the right to vote based on race or color

• allowing people to vote multiple times

• denying the right to vote based on gender

• allowing people under the age of 21 to vote

• requiring voters to take a literacy test before voting

What is one way Thurgood Marshall contributed to the Civil Rights Movement?

• He won the court case Brown v. Board of Education which led to desegregation on public schools.

• He overturned the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford which ended slavery in the United States.

• He introduce the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which increased equality in the American workplace.

• He pressured the Supreme Court to pass a voting rights bill to make poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.

Use the list below to answer the question.

-African Americans must be treated politely by bus drivers.

-There should be no more segregation of blacks and whites on buses

-African American drivers must be hired by bus companies.

Which of the following is best described in the list above?

• Brown v Board of Education decision

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

What were TWO goals of the March on Washington on August 28, 1963?

• encourage the Supreme Court to make a decision in Brown v Board of Education.

• force the president to introduce a voting rights bill to Congress.

• pressure the president to introduce a civil rights bill to Congress.

• bring awareness to the public of the need for a Civil Rights bill.

• overturn the Brown v Board of Education decision.

How did Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination on April 4th, 1968 impact American society?

• It led to riots in over 100 cities throughout the United States

• Distrust in the American Government became common.

• Conspiracy Theories were developed.

• It led to the March on Washington.

Use the list below to answer the question.

• ordered a naval blockade during Cuban Missile Crisis

• made efforts to get a new civil rights law passed

• president from 1961 until he was assassinated in 1963

Which important figure of the 1960s is described above?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert F. Kennedy

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

Which important Civil Rights leader was assassinated in 1968 while running for President?

• Cesar Chavez

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert F. Kennedy

• Martin Luther King, Jr.