Civil Rights Quiz 4 2022

TEKS 3C,9C, 9D, 28A: This 1972 poster depicts an organization originally formed to advocate —

• publicly funded health care for children
• better economic treatment of migrant workers
• a retirement system for farm laborers
• equal employment opportunities for women

TEKS 9A, 28A: What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?

• The growth of insurance and welfare programs for elderly citizens
• The growth of radical political parties on the East Coast
• The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens
• The expansion of economic cooperation between northern and southern states

TEKS 9E: During the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panther Party’s tactics differed from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., because the Black Panthers called for —

• the use of the court system to gain equality
• respecting government authority
• the use of armed resistance if necessary
• enduring injustice through religious faith

TEKS 9I: Which of the following would have been a primary goal of the American Indian Movement, United Farm   Workers, and the American GI Forum?

• Improving the economic downturn on the working class and soldiers in the military
• Bringing attention to the exploitation of race as a national political issue
• Requiring publicly funded health care for children enrolled in public school
• Lobbying members of Congress to support their pleas in repealing the 24^th Amendment

TEKS 9D: Cesar Chavez, Hector Garcia, and Betty Friedan were similar in that they all – 

• were members of the Black Panther Movement
• were leaders in the fight for civil rights and equal opportunity
• opposed to non-violent approach to obtaining civil rights.
• had as their main goal the achievement of greater opportunities for women

TEKS 9A, 25A, 28A: This image above represents a change in the civil rights movement from 

• moting tactics of nonviolence to organized militancy resistance
• expanding a focus from solely civil rights to economic issues
• advocating for eliminating integration to resuming segregation
• opposition of federal income taxes to supporting a poll tax

TEKS 9A, 9F,28A ….YOU express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, it is rather strange and paradoxical to find us consciously breaking laws. One may well ask, "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: there are just laws, and there are unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "An unjust law is no law at all."….— Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail This except above impacted the Civil Rights Movement through encouraging – 

• individuals to take action through violent measures
• minorities to simply accept the “hand” that has been dealt to them
• local officials to contact their congressman and ask for help
• people to carry out resistance to injustice through civil disobedience

TEKS 9D, 28A: How did Chavez accomplish the change referred to in this excerpt?

• By promoting military service as an opportunity for minority youths
• By filing legal cases to overturn segregation in public facilities
• By organizing an economic boycott to improve working conditions for migrant farmers
• By protesting fines imposed on employers for hiring illegal immigrants

TEKS 5B, 9A, 28A: How did W. E. B. Du Bois combat prejudice like that described in the excerpt?

• He demanded the passage of women’s suffrage.
• He established an early civil rights group.
• He advocated making political compromises with segregationists.
• He sought court orders to protect the rights of voters.

TEKS 9I, 22A, 29B: Most states allow citizens to vote in elections after presenting a voter-registration card. Some federal legislators attempted to pass a bill requiring another form of identification for voting. Some citizens who opposed this proposed bill solicited donations and hired someone to talk to members of Congress on their behalf. The hired representative met with the members of Congress and attempted to persuade them to vote against the bill.

• Protesting

• Boycotting

• Lobbying

• Recalling