Civil Rights Review 1

Which action was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?

• ratification of the 13th amendment

• implementation of the Black Codes

• establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau

• impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

What was the primary method used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to advance civil rights?

• nonviolent protest of segregation practices

• support for black separatism

• pursuit of elective public office

• practical education for economic gain

In 1948, President Harry Truman showed his support for civil rights by issuing an executive order to

• end the immigration quota system

• assure equal status for women in military service

• ban racial segregation in the military

• guarantee jobs for Native American Indians

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed in an effort to correct

• racial and gender discrimination

• limitations on freedom of speech

• unfair immigration quotas

• segregation in the armed forces

Rosa Park's actions towards segregation led to what organized protest?

• Lunch Counter sit-ins

• The Montgomery bus boycott.

• A march in Washington, D.C.

• Picket Lines

What role did the NAACP play in the Civic Rights Movement?

• They hired protestors to fight discrimination against women in hiring practices.

• The agency fought inequalities in the court system and unfair laws against African Americans.

• They fought to keep "separate but equal" legislation in the South.

• The organization worked towards equal treatment of professional African American athletes.

How did Malcolm X's EARLY years and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s approach to Civil rights differ?

• Malcolm X supported non-violent protest and King supported violent riots.

• Malcolm X and King's approaches did not differ.

• Malcolm X wanted to desegregate and King supported segregation.

• Malcolm X supported "Black Power" while King supported non-violent protest.

Which of the following was the main provision of the 24^th Amendment?

• poll taxes were banned

• slavery was abolished

• freedom of speech

• black men were given voting rights

Which of the following affirmed the legality of segregating the races and prompted the passage of Jim Crow laws?

• the decision in Morgan v. Virginia

• the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

• the Civil Rights Act of 1875

• the Fourteenth Amendment

Which Supreme Court case allowed for "separate but equal" facilities?

• Brown v. BOE 
• Grutter v. Bollinger
• Swann v. Charlotte
• Plessy v Ferguson