U.S. Ch. 25

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officials to do?

• register voters

• oversee the collection of poll taxes

• oversee programs to test voter literacy

• recount votes

Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

• poll taxes

• Jim Crow laws

• a concentration of urban African Americans in slum areas

• a voter literacy test given to African Americans in the South

Which doctrine relating to public education was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

• due process of law

• "separate but equal"

• "all deliberate speed"

• equal protection of the law

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

• housing

• churches

• private universities

• public accommodations

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

• social

• economic

• political

• physical force

Which of the following was not advocated by the Black Panthers?

• nonviolence

• Black Power

• black nationalism

• community development

Which of the following is not associated with the Black Power movement?

• Malcolm X

• Stokely Carmichael

• Black Panthers

• Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

According to the Kerner Commission, what was the main cause of urban violence?

• white racism

• school segregation

• black nationalism

• dejure segregation

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?

• hiring an employee

• selling or renting a home

• awarding a construction contract

• admitting students to state universities

Which of the following affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of Jim Crow laws?

• the Fourteenth

• the Civil Rights Act of 1875 Amendment

• the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

• the decision in Morgan v. Virginia