U. S. History Civil Rights STAAR

Select ONE correct in each box answer to complete each sentence. Alabama Governor George Wallace was trying to ​ ​ (a)   ​ education. ​ ​ ​

• prevent integration in
• increase funding for
• demand religious influence in
• force state and federal cooperation

Select ONE correct answer in each box to complete each sentence.

Executive Order 9981 was a response to the lack of progress ​ (a)   .

• Congress
• Supreme Court
• Department of Justice

Select ONE correct answer in each box to complete each sentence.

This executive order began the ​ (a)   of the military by the end of the Korean War.

• full integration
• partial demobilization
• limited deployment
• no deployment

The voting rights for U.S. citizens in the late 1800s and the 1900s were important. Complete the time line by correctly matching each voting rights amendment or law to the year it was enacted.

Select the correct answer for each box.

​ (a)   The Fifteenth Amendment extends the right to vote to people regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

​ (b)   The Nineteenth Amendment extends the right to vote to women.

​ (c)   The Indian Citizenship Act extends citizenship and voting rights.

​ (d)   The Voting Rights Act makes state-level restrictions on voting rights illegal.

• 1870
• 1920
• 1924
• 1965

Determine whether each protection of minority rights was addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education or Sweatt v. Painter.

Select ONE correct answer in each row.

a

b

c

d

Brown v Board of Education

Sweatt v Painter

Brown v Board of Education

Sweatt v Painter

Based on the timeline and our knowledge of U.S. History which statement describes the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on U.S. society?

• It improved the political participation of immigrants.

• It decreased the political participation of wealthy individuals.

• It increased the political participation of minorities.

• It limited the political participation of business owners.

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help address these types of issues?

• By supporting efforts to fund separate but equal public facilities

• By encouraging communities to outlaw public pools

• By limiting local government authority to integrate public schools

• By prohibiting discrimination in public spaces

This list shows some events in the life of a significant twentieth-century figure.

Select Events in the Life of Betty Friedan

She published her first book, The Feminine Mystique, in 1963.

She cofounded the National Organization for Women in 1966.

She founded the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971.

She became director of the First Women’s Bank and Trust in 1973.

Which statement describes Betty Friedan's contribution to the United States?

• She supported the beliefs of middle-class citizens.

• She helped win ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

• She helped secure passage fo anti-discrimination laws.

• She supported the ideals of the Civil Rights Movement.

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did the application of this amendment support the Civil Rights Movement?

• Its improper interpretation by courts of law limited the ability of citizens to sue or damages.

• It established a council of citizens with veto power over federal laws deemed discriminatory.

• Its inconsistent enforcement led to the passage of additional laws to protect the liberties of citizens.

• It provided a set of guidelines for citizens to ask the courts to review federal laws deemed biased.

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Panther Party led efforts for change during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

How were the efforts by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Panthers similar, AND how were the efforts by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Panthers different? Provide one similarity and one difference.

Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.