9a Civil Rights

Despite its failure, the proposed amendment in this photograph created--

• a chance for African American men to be more politically involved.

• the official voting age of white, male American citizens to be 18. 

• an end to social and political inequalities faced by people with disabilities

• a wider range of opportunities for women in business and public services. 

Which US Supreme Court case upheld Jim Crow laws (separate but equal is legal)? 

• Washington v. DuBois

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• NAACP v. Wells-Barnett

To improve condition for women, federal legislation known as Title IX forced college to--

• give women equal athletic opportunities

• enroll an equal amount of women and men

• integrate all institutions of higher learning

• give women equal teaching opportunities

What were three effects of segregation on society? 

• Separate educational facilities 

• Social isolation of races

• Separate neighborhoods

• Separation of genders within races

Rosa Parks's actions towards segregation led to what organized protest? 

• Lunch counter sit-ins

• The Montgomery bus boycott

• A march on Washington, D.C. 

• Picket Lines

What role did the NAACP play in the Civil Rights Movement? 

• They hired protesters to fight discrimination against women in hiring practices.

• The agency fought inequalities in the court system against unfair laws against African Americans. 

• They fought to keep "separate but equal" legislation in the South.

• The organization worked towards equal treatment of professional African American athletes. 

What action would Martin Luther King, Jr. most likely have supported? 

• A protestor refusing to return to filthy work conditions (passive resistance).

• An angry employee destroying machinery in a factory (refusal of circumstances). 

• A union picketer assaulting his boss (aggressive confrontation). 

• The Army rounding up people who resisted arrest (military intervention). 

This picket sign is most likely associated with---

• NAACP

• ADA

• IDEA

• NOW

What are three equal opportunities guaranteed by the Americans with Disabilities Act? 

• Public Accommodations

• Private education

• State and local government services

• Telecommunication services

If the Civil Rights Movement wanted to be successful, they needed to get (a)   v. Ferguson overturned by another Supreme Court decision/case.