Civil Rights

Which amendment granted African-Americans the right to vote?

• 13
• 14
• 15
• 19

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• it allowed state governments to use Jim Crow laws to segregate people by race
• It prohibited Jim Crow Laws in public schools
• It contributed to the women's suffrage movement
• It banned segregation on public transportation

What constitutional amendment says that states cannot use race to deny people the equal protection to the laws?

• 13
• 14
• 15
• 19

What early civil rights leader established the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?

• Rosa Parks
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Booker T. Washington
• W.E.B. Dubois

What action did President Truman take to further civil rights after World War II?

• He allowed women to enlist in combat positions
• He signed legislation fund school integration efforts in the South
• He ordered the desegregation of the armed forces
• He used the FBI to arrest southern Governors who interfered with integration efforts

Which Supreme Court decision led to the integration of Central High School by the Little Rock Nine?

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Korematsu v. United States
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Schenck v. United States

What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

• States could continue to enforce Jim Crow laws in schools
• Segregation was legal as long as the separate facilities were equal in quality
• Civil liberties could be limited for national security reasons
• Racial segregation in schools violated the 14th Amendment

In "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King Jr. explained why he believed protesters should peacefully disobey unjust laws, such as Jim Crow laws. What is this idea called?

• Black Nationalism
• civil disobedience
• suffrage
• social darwinism

Who was a lawyer for the NAACP and the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• W.E.B. Dubois
• Thurgood Marshall
• Booker T. Washington

What is a major part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Employers cannot discriminate based on race or gender
• Schools must fund programs for boys and girls equally
• African-American men cannot be denied the right to vote
• The right to protest nonviolently cannot be violated by the police