CivilRightsQuiz2 (2022)

TEKS 9G: The Civil Rights Act of 1957 established a Civil Rights Division within the U.S. Department of

Justice. What was the main purpose of this division?

• To enforce laws prohibiting discrimination

• To integrate public schools

• To enforce privacy protections

• To integrate the armed forces

TEKS 9G, 29B: Which of the following contributed to President Truman’s decision to issue this order?

• A lack of funding for veteran pensions

• Declining enlistment rates during peacetime

• Discrimination against minority service members

• A desire to repeal the draft

TEKS 9G, 29B: President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to —

• ensure the safety of protesters at lunch counter sit-ins

• end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders

• enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools

• protect citizens from rioting spurred by Ku Klux Klan rallies

TEKS 9G: Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?

• The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter

• The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army

• The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

TEKS 9G: The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Unfair lending practices by banks

• Unequal representation in local legislatures

• Inadequate medical services in urban areas

• Discrimination by employers

TEKS 9G, 29H: Look at the picture...

• F

• G

• H

• J

TEKS 9G: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated —

• barriers to voting for women

• literacy tests as prerequisites for voting

• proof of residency as a condition for voting

• age discrimination in state voting laws

TEKS 17D: Which pair of goals best completes this table?

• 1: Ensure the availability of affordable housing

  2: Provide health insurance for senior citizens

• 1: Increase turnout of minority voters

  2: Increase federal funds for public universities

• 1: Create an urban renewal movement

  2: Increase the number of volunteers for community projects

• 1: Enforce equal access to public education

  2: Provide programs to assist with food purchases

TEKS 17D: The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in —

• the regulation of cabinet-level agencies

• federal guarantees of income

• limitations on government expenditures

• the creation of programs to alleviate poverty

TEKS 17D: The primary objective of the executive order excerpted here was to —

• establish a time line for eliminating segregated facilities in government buildings

• reduce the fines paid by corporations for discriminatory hiring practices

• promote fair employment practices in government agencies

• establish hiring quotas for female workers in private corporations