Other Civil Rights Movements

How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help African Americans?

• The act authorized the U.S. attorney general to send federal employees to register voters.
• The act suspended literacy tests in counties where less than half of all adults were registered to vote.
• The act outlawed discrimination in housing sales and rentals.
• The act gave the federal government more power to force school desegregation.

Which group worked to fight segregation and other inequalities primarily through the courts?

• NAACP
• SNCC
• SCLC
• AIM

Which amendment did the Voting Right Act of 1965 reinforce?

• The 15th Amendment protects minorities' right to vote
• The 1st Amendment's freedom of speech
• The 13th Amendment makes slavery illegal
• The 10th Amendment allowing states to make voting laws

Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Lyndon B. Johnson
• John F. Kennedy

"Outlaws racial discrimination in schools and the workplace and by facilities that serve the general public" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

• Armed Forces Desegregation Act

• the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• G.I. Bill

"States are prohibited from imposing any voting qualifications or prerequisite to voting or to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

• Armed Forces Desegregation Act

• the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• G.I. Bill

What was a main goal of the Black Panthers?

• Housing

• Challenge police brutality in African American communities

• Full employment

• All of the above

Which of the following best describes Malcolm X’s early approach to self-defense?

• Protect yourself through non-violent means only.

• Protect yourself through diplomacy and debate.

• Protect yourself through targeted legal action.

• Protect yourself by any means necessary

How did Cesar Chavez help change the lives of Chicano migrant workers?

• He got other people together, gave speeches, and led marches.

• He went to court to ask for fair treatment.

• Chavez helped his mother work in the fields.

• Chavez led a march across a bridge in protest of mistreatment.

What group did Cesar Chavez start?

• Migrant Workers in America

• Future Farmers of America

• Migrant Rights Matter

• United Farm Workers