Unit 9 Test Review

Why did President Eisenhower send troops to Little Rock Arkansas?

• To establish a military base
• To support the Confederate army
• To enforce a curfew
• To enforce the desegregation of a school

Which of the following got rid of poll taxes in federal elections?

• 24th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Brown v. Board of Education

• 19th Amendment

Brown v. Board of Education did what?

• Encouraged racial segregation in public schools
• Had no impact on racial segregation in public schools
• Legalized racial segregation in public schools
• Ended racial segregation in public schools

What was the Little Rock Crisis?

• Orval Faubus refusing to desegregate schools in his Arkansas

• Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a bus

• Coal miners going on strike to protest poor working conditions

• African American activists sitting in segregated restaurants.

Which Amendment influenced the decision of Brown v. Board of Education?

• 5th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

Brown v. Board of Education declared that segregated schools are

• acceptable
• inherently unequal

• in violation of human rights

• beneficial

Which court case established the principle of "separate but equal"?

• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Miranda v. Arizona

Brown v. Board of Education led to--

• the establishment of separate but equal facilities
• the end of racial discrimination in all public places

• the introduction of mandatory busing for all students
• the integration of public schools

What was an issue that led to Martin Luther King Jr. leading the March on Washington?

• Women's suffrage movement
• Discrimination by employers

• Environmental conservation efforts
• Economic prosperity for all

What made the Black Panthers different from other civil rights activists?

• Advocated for armed self-defense and were more militant in their approach
• Used hunger strikes to bring awareness to the plight of minorities in America

• Supported segregation and discrimination
• Advocated for peaceful protests and non-violent resistance