Civil Rights Test Review

President Truman issued an executive order that did this:

• Integrated the US military and gov’t agencies

• protected voting rights for blacks in the south

• Integrated major league baseball

• Ended school segregation

The “freedom summer” and the Selma Campaign led to the passage of which law?

• Equal Pay Act of 1963

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1968

What did the “freedom riders” challenge?

• Segregation in interstate travel

• Segregation in rodeo

• Segregation of taxi cabs

• Segregation of city buses

“I would agree with Saint Augustine that ‘An unjust law is no law at all.’” ---Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail

This statement was used by Dr. King to show support for:

• Social Darwinism.

• black separatism

• separation of church and state.

•  civil disobedience.

March on Washington can be described as:

• organized in 1963 to convince Congress to pass Civil Rights legislation highlighted by famous "I have a Dream Speech" by Martin Luther King , Jr.

• landmark court case ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and ordered integration

• was a result of a women refusing to give up her seat on the bus

• occurred due to nine black students enrolling at a local high school

Law that banned discrimination based on race, national origin, and gender in employment and public accommodations:

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Equal Pay Act of 1963

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1968

MLK was the founder and president of:

• SNCC

• SCLC

• CORE

• NAACP

Which of the following is TRUE regarding Malcolm X?

• advocated for immediate integration of blacks into white society

• supported concepts of black separatism and self defense

• leadership of SNCC led it to grow more radicalized and violent

• he supported King's theory of nonviolent resistance

What caused black radicals to challenge mainstream civil rights leaders?

• rise of black nationalism/black pride and frustration of unresolved social/economic issues

• failure of mainstream groups to achieve passage of civil rights legistation

• King's focus to protest Vietnam

• failure to secure the passage of the 24th amendment

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

• banned literacy tests and gained federal support to protect voters

• ended citizenship requirements for all elections

• ended grandfather clauses

• established Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party