Civil Rights Exam Review

which lawyer argued against segregation in the Brown V. Board of Education? 

• Thurgood Marshall
• Clarence Thomas
• John Roberts
• Earl Warren

What is the name of the Supreme Court Case that ruled that segregation is illegal and violates the  14th amendment?  

• Plessy V. Ferguson
• Brown V. Board of Education
• Marbury v. Madison 
• Dred Scott v. Sanford

Which president ordered the infantry division to be sent in to protect 9 African American students as they integrated Central High school in little rock Arkansas?  

• Dwight Eisenhower
• John F Kennedy
• Lyndon Johnson
• Richard Nixon

Which law ensures no American citizen outlaws the discrimination of based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin  

• voting rights act 1964
• civil rights act  1957
• civil rights act  1964
• 24th amendment

The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Political leaders such as George Wallace, Orval Faubus, and Lester Maddox were committed to the idea of —

• women’s rights
• racial segregation
• school integration
• rights for farm workers

Which court cases established "separate but equal" facilities?

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Sweatt v. Painter
• Mendez v. Westminster

Supreme court case in 1896 that said "separate but equal" was constitutional 

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson

Supreme court case where an African American wanted to attend UT Law School and was denied admission and a separate law school was not "separate but equal"

• Hernandez v. Texas 
• Sweatt v. Painter

Supreme court case that ended segregation in public schools because "separate but equal" was unconstitutional 

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson