Unit 4 Study Guide

The decision of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education struck down which previously held court case?

• Hernandez v. Texas

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Korematsu v. US

What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?

• "Separate but equal"
• "Give me liberty or give me death."
• "May the force be with you."
• "I'll be back."

What does A.I.M. stand for?

• Ancient Indian Mojo

• Anti-Indian Management

• American Independence Movement

• American Indian Movement

The American Indian Movement (AIM) was created because young Native Americans ....

• Wanted to make money off from media attention.

• Felt anger over poverty, unemployment, and neglect for Native rights.

• Wanted more revenue from reservation casinos.

• Wanted to violently take back their tribal lands.

Why is Cesar Chavez considered an American Hero?

• He rode in the back of the bus.
• He helped free many slaves.
• He fought for better working conditions for migrant workers.
• He wrote stories to help children sleep.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?

• HUD and CPB
• VISTA and Job Corps
• NEA and SeniorCare
• Medicare and Medicaid

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

• Minorities and the poor
• White, middle-class families
• Farmers and laborers
• Businessmen

What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?

• one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
• on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
• one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• It gave black women the right to vote
• It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal
• It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
• It gave all blacks the right to vote

President Truman’s pledge to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by the Soviet Union in an effort to check the spread of communism is called?

• Containment
• Marshall Plan
• Truman Dogma
• Truman Doctrine