Human Rights

The First Amendment allows citizens in the United States to influence their government in what way?

• Citizens are guaranteed to have a trial by jury.

• Citizens are protected from attacks in the press.

• Protects citizens from unlawful arrest.

• Citizens are guaranteed their right to assembly and free speech.

Mahatmas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela's nonviolent protests provided a very important contribution towards...

• Cultural conflicts around the world coming to an end.

• The improvement of human rights.

• Cooperation of trade networks.

• Being protected against foreign invasions.

Gandhi, King and Mandela were all civil rights leaders from which societies?

• Mexico, Australia, Saudi Arabia

• Brazil, Iraq, Afghanistan

• India, United States, South Africa

• Canada, Egypt, China

Since the end of Apartheid, how have the cities changed in South Africa?

• Not many homes have running water or electricity.

• Most people cannot afford to live in nice city neighborhoods.

• The poor often lived in slums around the cities.

• The cities are less segregated.

In what way did education change in South Africa after Apartheid?

• All ethnicities can now attend the same schools.

• Less students are attending college.

• Schools emphasize jobs skills rather than math and science.

• Spending on education has decreased.

Which of the following defines the ideas of the 14th Amendment?

• "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

• “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

• “Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

How did the policy of Apartheid affect Asians and coloreds in South Africa?

• It gave them fewer rights than blacks.

• Their opportunities and rights were restricted.

• It made them as the equals of whites.

• They were forced to leave the country.

Signs that segregated public facilities would have been used in what era?

• Industrial Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• Cold War

• Civil Rights Movement

Which of the following defines the ideas of the 15th Amendment?

• “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

• “Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

• "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

Which of the following would explain why South Africa's future is positive?

• South Africa's dictator has been removed.

• Athletes in South Africa can now compete in the Olympic games.

• Apartheid in South Africa has come to an end.

• White and Black South Africans can now play together.