Civil Rights Quiz Review

Which case used the idea of "separate but equal" to keep segregation?

• Brown v Board of Education

• Roe v Wade

• Marbury v Madison

• Plessy v Ferguson

In Brown v Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott was illegal

• "Separate but equal" facilities were fine

• Segregated schools were unconstitutional and no longer allowed

• Segregation in the armed forces was legal

Martin Luther King Jr. practiced "civil disobedience." This means that he urged:

• Workers to join labor unions

• The use of nonviolent protest to fight unjust laws

• The use of aggressive violence against whites

• The government to keep things the same

Which law made segregation illegal in all public places?

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Plessy v Ferguson

What was the result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott led by activists like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.?

• The end of all bus service in Montgomery

• The desegregation of public buses in Montgomery

• More restrictions for African-Americans on public transportation

• African-Americans still had to move to the back of the bus

The Little Rock 9 helped to further what civil rights goal?

• Voting rights

• Fair housing laws

• Desegregation of public schools

• Anti-lynching legislation

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s approach to ending segregation?

• Civil disobedience/Non-violent protest

• Violent confrontation

• Rioting in large cities

• Refusing to pay taxes

What was the major goal of the Civil Rights movement?

• End race-based segregation

• Allow more immigrants to come to America

• Pass the Equal Rights Amendment

• Restrict immigration into the U.S.

Why did African-Americans in the South continue to experience discrimination even after being freed from slavery?

• Businesses wanted to help African-Americans gain equality

• African-Americans were not worried about civil rights

• African-Americans didn't trust the government

• Southern states passed Jim Crow laws

Which of the following was a more militant (confrontational and willing to use violence) figure from the Civil Rights Movement?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall