Unit 11 The Civil Rights Movement Most Missed

The practice of Massive Resistance led to all of the following EXCEPT —

• immediate integration

• white flight from urban school systems

• establishment of private academies

• closing of some public schools

Which President did the most to help move civil rights legislation forward in an effort to bring equality to all in America? (a)  

• Richard M. Nixon
• Harry S. Truman
• Lyndon B. Johnson
• John F. Kennedy

Which of these events best completes this diagram?

• Bakke v. the California Board of Regents Decision

• Brown v. Board of Education Decision

• Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which president signed the 1965 legislation that made these changes possible?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Richard M. Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Harry S. Truman

The lawyer who became well-known for arguing the Brown case before the Supreme Court was —

• Oliver Hill

• Thurgood Marshall

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

Which is NOT a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Desegregation of public accommodations

• Increase in African American voters

• Outlawed literacy tests

• Federal registrars sent to the South

Which governmental action made this sign illegal in the United States?

• Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

This practice was outlawed with the passage of the —

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which term best completes this diagram?

• Disenfranchisement

• Enrollment

• Reconstruction

• Desegregation

Which effect best replaces the question mark in the graphic?

• Challenged segregation by using the court system

• Desegregation of public facilities

• Increase in the number of African American voters

• Increased the use of literacy tests