Civil Rights Quiz 2

According to the Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, what is the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment to the case?

• The amendment requires that all citizens be treated equally under the law.

• The amendment explicitly forbids segregation of schools on the basis of race.

• The amendment says that all citizens deserve the same educational opportunities.

• The amendment forbids differences in quality between various public institutions.

Which statement best summarizes the opinion concerning segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

• The Fourteenth Amendment does not mention public education.

• Some earlier court decisions allowed schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

• It is unconstitutional for public schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

• An earlier court decision allowed “separate but equal” school facilities for white and African American children.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

• The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Martin Luther King

What was the result of Rosa Parks getting kicked off the bus

• bus boycott

• riot

• sit-ins

• little rock nine

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

• Guzman V. School

• Brown V. Board of Education

• Miranda V. Arizona

• Plessy V. Ferguson

What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?

• WAC

• HUAC

• NAACP

• SNCC

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

• Southern Peace Corps

• NAACP

• SNCC

• Black Panthers

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Little Rock Nine

• Atomic Bombs

• Flying Tigers

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

• March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Black Panthers

• Mass Support Demonstrations

• Little Rock Nine