Civil Rights Groups

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 increased the number of registered African American voters in part by giving more power to which of the following?

• major political parties

• state legislatures

• the federal government

• local officials

Which statement correctly describes the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• It marked the first occurrence of federal troops being deployed to monitor elections.

• It increased the role of the federal government in protecting African American civil rights.

• It forbade using race or gender as a qualification to vote in federal elections.

• It outlawed the use of poll taxes in determining whether a person is eligible to vote.

Which statement correctly describes the development of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?

• The SCLC and the SNCC both began as militant movements but abandoned that strategy when it proved ineffective.

• The SCLC and the SNCC both began as peaceful movements but the SCLC eventually grew militant.

• The SCLC and the SNCC both began as peaceful movements but the SNCC eventually grew militant.

• The SCLC and the SNCC both began as peaceful movements and maintained that strategy when it proved effective.

Why did civil rights organizations stage sit-ins in the 1950s and 1960s?

• to ensure the success of minority-owned businesses 

• to protest the exploitation of workers by business owners

• to raise public awareness of the injustices of segregation

• to expose corruption among government officials

Why did Martin Luther King reference the Declaration of Independence in his March on Washington speech?

• to affirm his belief that it was the right of all people to overthrow governments that restrict their rights

• to support his contention that state governments were better suited to govern than a central political authority

• to inspire African Americans to sever their political ties to the United States and emigrate to other countries

• to illustrate that the oppression of African Americans violated the founding principles of the United States