Civil Rights Legislation and Court Cases 1950s-1960s

Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP used the legal system and court cases to challenge _________ African Americans. 

• discrimination against

• integration of

• preferential treatment of

• accusations of disloyalty against

What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

• To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens.

• To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation.

• To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation.

• To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures.

What was the primary purpose of this executive order?

• Promote fair employment practices in government agencies.

• establish a time line for eliminating segregated facilities in government buildings

• reduce the fines paid by corporations for discriminatory hiring practices

• establish hiring quotas for female workers in private corporations

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 established a Civil Rights Division within the U.S. Department of Justice. What was the main purpose of this division?

• To enforce laws prohibiting discrimination.

• To integrate public schools.

• To enforce privacy protections.

• To integrate the armed forces.

The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in-

• the regulation of cabinet-level agencies.

• federal guarantees of income.

• limitations on government expenditures.

• the creation of programs to alleviate poverty.

How have these groups helped shape U.S History?

• By fighting against child labor in the United States

• By supporting strict immigration quotas and policies

• By focusing on expanding civil rights for minorities in the United States

• By lobbying against equal pay for equal work

What constitutional amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches by the government

• the eleventh amendment

• the eighth amendment

• the twelfth amendment

• the fourth amendment

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the Supreme Court ruled that it is illegal

• to institute poll taxes

• to segregate K-12 schools

• to pay black Americans less than white Americans

• to violate the 15th amendment

How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision influence the Civil Rights movement?

• By discouraging activists from relying on the judicial system

• By guaranteeing scholarships to minority college students.

• By providing a judicial basis for achieving equality in other areas.

• By eliminating social barriers associated with hiring practices

Which came first to ignite the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement?

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Ratification of the 24th amendment