Civil Rights Movement Review

Which event led to the action shown in this illustration? 

• The revival of nativist policies 

• The ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment 

• The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson 

• The rise of Social Darwinism 

Which of the following contributed to President Truman’s decision to issue this order? 

• A lack of funding for veteran pensions 

• Declining enlistment rates during peacetime 

• Discrimination against minority service members 

• A desire to repeal the draft 

Which previous Supreme Court decision had protected the practice described in this excerpt? 

• Sweatt v. Painter 

• Hernandez v. Texas 

• Plessy v. Ferguson 

• Wisconsin v. Yoder 

Why are the court cases described in this excerpt important to education in the United States? 

• The cases reduced racial segregation in schools. 

• The cases established the use of quotas in school admissions. 

• The cases ordered schools to provide accommodations for students with disabilities. 

• The cases reduced inequities in school district financing. 

What does this time line imply about Rosa Parks’s activism during the Civil Rights era? 

• Rosa Parks acted independently from civil rights organizations. 

• Rosa Parks continued her activism after the Montgomery bus boycott. 

• Rosa Parks completed a large portion of her activism while awaiting trial. 

• Rosa Parks learned of civil rights issues following the Montgomery bus boycott. 

Which method for achieving civil rights is most associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.? 

• Using peaceful protests and acts of civil disobedience 

• Obtaining signatures to petition for a referendum 

• Pursuing litigation through the court system 

• Recalling officials in special elections 

Based on this image, how did the Black Panther Party differ from Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers? 

• The Black Panther Party focused attention only on issues in southern states. 

• The Black Panther Party believed in achieving equal voting rights for all. 

• The Black Panther Party advocated militant action to achieve its goals. 

• The Black Panther Party worked willingly with government officials. 

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 

How did President Dwight D. Eisenhower respond to “considerable resistance” in Arkansas? 

• By sending soldiers to Arkansas to enforce desegregation 

• By closing schools in Arkansas until desegregation was achieved 

• By declaring school segregation to be a decision for the state of Arkansas to make 

• By firing public school teachers in Arkansas who supported segregation 

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