Unit 9 The Civil Rights Movement Quiz Practice SS8H11

The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) struck down which practice that had been in place since Reconstruction? (H11a/DOK1)

• the practice of requiring citizens to pass a literacy test in order to vote

• the practice of "separate but equal" schools for black and white students

• the practice of using state tax money to fund public schools

• the practice of integrating Georgia's public colleges and universities

How did the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education impact the civil rights movement? (H11a/DOK3)

• It caused white supremacist groups in the South to weaken.

• It encouraged local governments to help African Americans.

• It awarded the movement its final demand for dignity and equality.

• It marked a legal turning point for the civil rights movement.

Which statement BEST explains why the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the idea of “separate but equal” in Brown v. Board of Education? (H11a/DOK3)

• “Separate but equal” violated the Fourteenth Amendment because it denied African American students the opportunity of a good education.

• Separate but equal” violated the Fourteenth Amendment because the federal government did not have the power to force school integration.

• “Separate but equal” violated the Fifteenth Amendment because it allowed white students to attend private schools.

• “Separate but equal” violated the Fifteenth Amendment because it gave African American students access to new schools.

Which statement BEST describes the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954? (H11a/DOK2)

• It permitted local authorities to prosecute school officials who desegregated their schools.

• It ordered schools in all states to spend an equal amount of money to educate black students and white students.

• It made segregation legal as long as black and white people had equal access to facilities.

• It eliminated the legal basis for racial segregation in public schools.

The Georgia state flag was changed in 1956 to incorporate the St. Andrew’s cross – a Confederate battle emblem – as depicted to the left. This change was made in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in ___. (H11a/DOK2)

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

Which statement does NOT illustrate Georgia’s initial reaction to the Brown v. Board of Education decision of the U.S. Supreme Court? (H11a/DOK3)

• The General Assembly voted to cut off state funds to any schools that desegregated.

• The governor pledged not to integrate the state’s schools.

• Georgia citizens voted 3 to 2 to close schools rather than integrate them.

• The Sibley Commission traveled throughout the state encouraging peaceful desegregation of schools.

The purpose of the Sibley Commission was to ___. (H11a/DOK2)

• develop a plan for securing jobs for African Americans

• make recommendations for desegregation in public transportation

• setup a series of meetings to bring blacks and whites together

• study the problem of school integration

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other prominent southern black ministers of the 1950s organized the ___ to peacefully protest racial injustice in the Deep South. (H11b/DOK1)

• Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

The Sibley Commission recommended ___. (H11a/DOK1)

• establishing a quota system to ensure the hiring of black workers

• allowing local school systems to decide if they wanted integration

• making proposals to the legislature to address racial issues

• integrating Georgia’s public transportation system

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. favored bringing about social change through ___. (H11b/DOK2)

• compromise

• nonviolence

• unity

• democracy