Civil Rights Movement

1. Which program was one of the most lasting impacts of President Johnson's "Great Society"?

• A. Medicare

• B. Social Security

• C. Meat Inspection Act

• D. Federal Deposit Insurance

2. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that a person accused of a serious crime must be provided with an attorney if he or she was too poor to afford one?

• A. Gideon v. Wainwright

• B. Yates v. United States

• C. MIranda v. Arizona

• D. Roe v. Wade

3. Which demand was voiced by Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, and other members of the feminist movement in the 1960s and the 1970s?

• A. the demand for women's right to vote

• B. the demand for social and economic equality

• C. the demand to preserve of women's traditional roles

• D. the demand to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment

Based on the table, what was the impact of Title IX on American society?

• A. white it led to greater gender equality, there is still work to be done.

• B. it successfully increased gener equality in education but not in athletics

• C. it had little impact in improving gender equality in either education or athletics

• D. it successfully accomplished its goals of gender equality, both in education and athletics.

5. What important benefits did the G.I Bill provide to veterans returning from World War II?

• A. free medical care and a special retirement plan

• B. low-interest housing loans and a bonus payment after 5 years

• C. low interest housing loans and payments towards high school, vocational school, or higher education

• D. the promise of a guaranteed job and payments towards high school, vocational school, or higher education

Which two organizations sought to overturn the conditions shown in the photograph by peaceful means?

• A. KKK and the Nation of Islam

• B. SNCC and the Black Panthers

• C. AFL-CIO and the Black Power Movement

• D. NAACP and the Congress of Racial Equality

What was the main purpose of demonstrators attending the March on Washington D.C in 1963?

• A. to demand an end to racial demonstration by federal contractors

• B. to demand that Congress pass President Kennedy's Civil Rights Bill

• C. to demand enforcement of the Supreme Court's decision to desegregate schools

• D. to demand raparations for centuries of oppression experienced by African Americans

The chart below summarizes important legislation in the 1960s. Which phrase completes the chart?

• A. A state cannot deny citizens the right to vote based on gender

• B. A state cannot impose procedures that deny citizens the right to vote on account of age

• C. A state cannot impose procedures that deny citizens the right to vote on account of race

• D. A state cannot deny the right to vote to American Indians who choose to remain on federal reservations

The bar graph below shows the number of registered African American voters in several states. Which event caused the changes in African American voter registration shown in the graph?

• A. Congress passed the Voting Rights of 1965

• B. Southern States enacted their own new voting laws

• C. Desegregated restaurants and hotels made voting easiers

• D. Newly integrated schools enccouraged African Americans to vote

Which group of leaders discouraged cooperation with members of other racial groups in the struggle to improve conditions for African Americans?

• A. Malcom X, Stokely Carmicheal, and H. Rap Brown

• B. A Phillip Randolph, James Farmer, and Fannie Lou Hamer

• C. Rosa Parks and MLK

• D. Roy Wilkins, MLK, Dr. Ralph Abernathy