Civil Rights + Vietnam War Test Review

Which constitutional amendments were ratified to guarantee rights for African Americans after the Civil War?

• 1st, 3rd, 5th

• 10th, 11th, 12th

• 13th, 14th, 15th

• 19th, 22nd, 26th

In Plessy v Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that ____ facilities were okay. This led to the creation of _____ laws in the South.

• Separate but equal, Jim Crow

• Separate but different, Jim Crow

• Free and equal, Civil Rights

• Free and separate, Civil Rights

In Hernandez v Texas, the Supreme Court ruled that the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment -

• Applies to people of all races/ethnicities

• Applies to convicted felons

• Applies to religious institutions

• Applies to both men and women

In Sweatt v Painter, the Supreme Court ruled that Black university students must be allowed into white colleges. This set the precedent for which landmark court case?

• Hernandez v Texas

• New York Times v United States

• Roe v Wade

• Brown v Board of Education

Three methods that were used to prevent African Americans from voting (disenfranchise) were -

• Integrating schools, sit-ins, protests

• Poll taxes, literacy tests, violence

• Civil disobedience, literacy tests, boycotts

• Protests, violence, constitutional amendments

The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v Board of Education led to the ______ of public schools, and signaled the start of the Civil Rights Movement.

• Regulation

• Desegregation

• Destruction

• Segregation

The woman in this photograph is ______. Her actions led to _______ in Montgomery, Alabama.

• Rosa Parks, a bus boycott

• Betty Friedan, women’s liberation

• Dolores Huerta, a grape boycott

• Shirley Chisholm, police riots

Why is the March on Washington one of the most important moments in the Civil Rights movement?

• It put pressure on Congress to pass laws to protect African Americans

• It brought national attention to issues faced by Native Americans

• It forced president Johnson to withdraw troops from Vietnam

• It led to a nationwide boycott of grapes and lettuce

Which group of people did President LBJ’s “Great Society” programs primarily benefit?

• Mexican-Americans

• African Americans

• Those in poverty

• Those with wealth

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made what illegal in all public places?

• Armed resistance

• Segregation

• Open carry

• Voting restrictions