STAAR Review Civil Rights Era

Who was most instrumental in the desegregation of public schools?

• President Johnson

• Thurgood Marshall

• George Washington

How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision influence the Civil Rights Movement?

• By discouraging activists from relying on the judicial system

• By guaranteeing scholarships to minority college students

• By providing a judicial basis for achieving equality

Which method for achieving civil rights is most associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.?

• Using peaceful protests and acts of civil disobedience

• Pursuing litigation through the court system

• Recalling officials in special elections

During the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Panther Party's tactics differed from those of Martin Luther King because the Black Panthers called for

• the use of the court system to gain equality

• respecting government authority

• the use of armed resistance if necessary

What role did Arkansas governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?

• He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks

• He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools

• He helped minimize race-related violence

Which three tactics are considered non-violent protest?

• sit-ins, freedom rides, the march on Washington

• riots, thefts, burnings

• beatings, jailings, and fire hosings

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

• Unfair lending practices by banks

• Inadequate medical services

• Discrimination by employers

Which of the following was a direct result of the civil rights movement?

• An increase in respect for suburban housewives

• Increased political participation by minority groups

• Increased migration to rural areas

In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

• established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination

• created a legal justification for segregation laws

• did nothing

The event in which nine black students attempted to enroll at an all white school in Little Rock, Arkansas is known as

• The Little Rock Incident

• The Little Rock 9

• The Faubus event