Congress and Civil Rights

What was one result of the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

• Set the state for the 24th Amendment

• Ended segregation in public schools

• Set the state for the 13th Amendment

• Ended discrimination in employment and housing

Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• President Eisenhower

• President Kennedy

• President Johnson

• President Truman

Who attempted to block the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 with a filibuster?

• The Supreme Court Justices

• Congressional bloc of Southern Democrats and one Republican

• Southern Governors

• The Ku Klux Klan

Match the correct congressional laws dealing with Civil Rights.

• Affirmative Action

• Ended obstructions to voting for African Americans and authorized federal law enforcement to protect voting rights

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Attempted to improve employment or job opportunities of disadvantaged minority groups

• Civil Rights Act of 1957

• Banned sex discrimination in education facilities. This is why there are all female sports.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Outlawed segregation in businesses, public places, banned discriminatory practices in employment and established Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Title IX

• Investigated discriminatory conditions and prosecute those who interfered with the right to vote

Match the President with civil rights legislation passed because of him.

• President Eisenhower

• Executive Order 9981- ended segregation in the Armed Forces

• President Johnson

• Great Society Programs designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice

• President Truman

• Ordered federal troops to protect and escort the Little Rock Nine into a desegregated high school