Civil Rights F&C

What was the name of the movement that fought for equal rights for African Americans in the United States?

• Jim Crow movement

• Segregation movement

• Civil Rights movement

• Disenfranchisement movement

Answer explanation

The correct choice is the Civil Rights movement, which fought for equal rights for African Americans in the United States.

What term is used to describe the enforced separation of different racial groups, especially in public facilities?

• Unanimous

• Segregation

• Desegregation

• Disenfranchisement

Answer explanation

Segregation is the term used to describe the enforced separation of different racial groups, especially in public facilities.

Which amendment to the United States Constitution granted equal protection under the law to all citizens?

• Unanimous amendment

• Equal protection amendment

• Jim Crow amendment

• 14th amendment

Answer explanation

Which amendment to the United States Constitution granted equal protection under the law to all citizens? The correct choice is the 14th amendment.

What term refers to the state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?

• Segregation

• Civil Rights

• Desegregation

• Jim Crow

Answer explanation

The term that refers to the state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States is Jim Crow.

What term is used to describe the act of refusing to obey certain laws as a form of political protest?

• Civil disobedience

• Non-violent protest

• Resistance

• White supremacist

Answer explanation

Civil disobedience is the term used to describe the act of refusing to obey certain laws as a form of political protest.

What is it called when you would withhold the rights of citizens?

• amnesty

• disenfranchisement

• libel

• credit

Answer explanation

Disenfranchisement is the term used when you withhold the rights of citizens, making it the correct choice in this context.

to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• Boycott

• Civil Disobedience

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Committee of Correspondence

Answer explanation

To refuse to buy or use certain goods or services is known as a boycott, making it the correct choice.

What is a sit in?

• Sitting on a bus

• Sitting in an area where you are not allowed as a form of protest

• Sitting on the floor rather than a chair

• Sitting rather than standing at a lunch counter

Answer explanation

A sit in is sitting in an area where you are not allowed as a form of protest, making it the correct choice.

a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot

• poll tax

• suffrage

• discrimination

• civil rights

Answer explanation

A poll tax is a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot, making it the correct choice in this context.

peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair

• black codes

• poll tax

• nonviolent resistance

• "Jim Crow" laws

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'nonviolent resistance' as it refers to peaceful protest against unfair laws without the use of violence.