Civil Rights Study Quiz

What resources should I also review to prepare for this test? (Choose all that apply)

• Reading handouts on the Civil Rights Movement

• Bellwork from the Civil Rights Movement

• civil rights event activity documents

• Supreme Court decisions activity documents

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

• It established the "separate but equal" doctrine.

• It declared state laws establishing separate public schools unconstitutional.

• It upheld segregation in public schools.

• It overturned the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Which event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?

• The Freedom Rides

• The March on Washington

• The arrest of Rosa Parks

• The Little Rock Nine incident

What was the purpose of the Freedom Summer project in 1964?

• To promote desegregation in schools

• To register African American voters in Mississippi

• To advocate for racial pride and self-sufficiency

• To advocate for racial pride and self-sufficiency

Which event led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• The Birmingham Campaign

• The March on Washington

• The Black Power movement

• The Selma to Montgomery Marches

Who advocated for armed self-defense against racial violence during the Civil Rights movement?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What was the focus of the Women’s Liberation Movement?

• Labor rights

• Racial equality

• Gender equality

• Native American sovereignty

Which Supreme Court case recognized women's constitutional right to privacy and legalized abortion nationwide?

• Roe v. Wade

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Brown v. Board of Education

What was President Lyndon B. Johnson's initiative to combat poverty and racial injustice in America called?

• The New Deal

• The War on Poverty

• The Civil Rights Program

• The Great Society

What were some key components of President Johnson's Great Society initiative?

• Medicaid and the Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Medicare and the Community Action Program

• The Equal Rights Amendment and Head Start

• The March on Washington and the Job Corps