Civil Rights Exam Review 2023

Match the following terms and their definitions

• to end or destroy

• boycott

• another word for law

• legislation

• to refuse to buy, use or participate in something as a form of protest

• abolished

• to be equal

• segregation

• separation of racial groups

• equality

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was most associated with what?

• Members armed themselves and were willing to take necessary means to protect their homes and families

• Leaders worked with existing laws to petition the rights of African Americans

• Members worked closely with media companies like NBC and CBS to promote their messages

• Leaders enforced the use of nonviolence among those engaging in sit-ins and other protest activities

The Black Panthers were most associated with what?

• Members armed themselves and were willing to take necessary means to protect their homes and families

• Leaders worked with existing laws to petition the rights of African Americans

• Members worked closely with media companies like NBC and CBS to promote their messages

• Leaders enforced the use of nonviolence among those engaging in sit-ins and other protest activities

What constitutional amendment protects freedom of speech and religion?

• the first amendment

• the fifth amendment

• the eighth amendment

• The sixth amendment

What constitutional amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches by the government

• the eleventh amendment

• the eighth amendment

• the twelfth amendment

• the fourth amendment

What organization did W.E.B Du Bois found?

• The Black Star Steamship Line

• The Jim Crow organization

• the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• The Black Panthers

Which of the following is the best example of a civic responsibility?

• Writing an political piece for a newspaper

• Volunteering to sell raffle tickets for a county fair

• Voting in a federal election

• Opening a business

Which Constitutional right was most directly violated by Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 (forced internment of Japanese Americans during WW2)

• Freedom of speech (1st amendment)

• Right to equal protection (14th amendment)

• Right to bear arms (2nd Amendment)

• Freedom of religion (1st amendment

What is the Meaning of Inalienable rights?

• Rights that cannot be taken away or denied

• Rights that change over time

• Rights that only governments can provide

• Rights that cannot be defined and protected

Act that reduced voter discrimination by eliminated the so-called literacy tests and poll taxes that had disqualified many voters

• Brown vs. the Board of Education

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Roe Vs. Wade

• Civil Rights Act of 1964