Civic Action Quiz

What does civic action involve according to the text?

• Only voting in elections

• Engaging the government to bring about social and political change

• Ignoring social issues

• Focusing solely on personal gain

What is necessary to achieve a bigger goal in civic action?

• Taking immediate action without a plan

• Having a plan and possibly taking the action to a larger scale

• Avoiding any interaction with lawmakers

• Limiting action to local community issues

What are the three main steps of civic action as described in the text?

• Inform, Act, React

• Begin, Continue, End

• Inform, Act, Maintain

• Plan, Do, Check

What is the role of citizens in the process of civic action?

• To only vote and pay taxes

• To be passive observers

• To be considered the "fourth branch" that can influence change

• To follow government decisions without question

During which period was civic action highly visible in the news media according to the document?

• 1950s and 1960s

• 1980s and 1990s

• 2000s and 2010s

• 1920s and 1930s

What is the acronym created by the three words "Inform, Act, Maintain"?

• IAM

• INACT

• AIM

• IMA

What did the Women's Rights Movement achieve in 1920?

• The right for women to own property

• The Equal Pay Act of 1963

• The right for women to attend college

• The right to vote when the 19th Amendment was passed

What did the Equal Pay Act of 1963 ensure for women?

• Equal social rights

• Equal opportunities for education

• Equal pay for equal work

• The right to vote

Which organization did farm workers create to improve their working and living conditions?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Women's Rights Movement

• The United Farm Workers Union

• The American Indian Movement

What was the main goal of the United Farm Workers Union's most successful boycott?

• To gain political support

• To improve farm workers' living conditions

• To stop the use of pesticides

• To increase farm workers' wages