CFA 7.6 & 7.8

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

• Guzman V. School

• Brown V. Board of Education

• Miranda V. Arizona

• Plessy V. Ferguson

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?

• Sit-in

• Boycotts

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

• 13th Amendment

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1964

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

• Brown vs. the Board of Education

• 13th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Jim Crow Laws

What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the 24^th Amendment?

• Expanded the political and economic opportunities for minorities

• Decreased the political and economic opportunities for minorities

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

• March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Black Panthers

• Mass Support Demonstrations

• Little Rock Nine

Answer explanation

These were all considered nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation.

Hint: look for this explanation as an answer on the quiz...

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

• Dolores Huerta

• Malcom X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ceaser Chavez

MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech not only had a massive turn-out in DC but was also televised. What impact did this have on the civil rights movement?

• Many people were persuaded to support the movement.

• Violent riots broke out across the United States.

• MLK was assassinated directly after the event.

• The civil rights movement came to and end, all of their goals were reached.

The Lakota selected the village of Wounded Knee for their standoff with the FBI because it had been the site of the horrific massacre of the Sioux people in 1890.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Remember that this is TRUE for the quiz... and remember to read all the answer choices when you come to this question.

Which of the following reflects the efforts to gain equal civil rights for women in the early years of the 21st century?

• Reintroducing the Equal Rights Amendment and calling for equal female representation in Congress.

• Lobbying to increase government subsidies for widows and single mothers.

• Promoting legislation for equal pay, the need for childcare, and ending sexual harassment in the workplace.