Civil Rights Test Review

In what way did the event reported above most directly impact the civil rights movement during the 1950s?

• Malcolm X used the incident to recruit African Americans to lead sit-ins at restaurants.

• Martin Luther King’s response to the incident elevated him to spokesman for the movement.

• Thurgood Marshall’s work on the case resulted in the Brown v. Board of Education court case.

• Caesar Chavez was so inspired by the event that he began to organize a nationwide bus boycott.

Which event marked the beginning of the modern civil rights movement in the United States?

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Ratification of the Twenty-fourth Amendment

​ (a)   book ​ (b)   influence the women’s rights movement of the 1960s by ​ ​ (c)  

• Betty Friedan's
• Sonya Sotomayor's
• Sandra Day O'Conner
• The Feminine Mystique
• Silent Spring
• reviving interest in the women's rights movement
• advocating for a constitutional amendment
• creating the idea of women getting high paid jobs

How did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech impact the civil rights movement?

• It called for violent resistance, resulting in riots across the country.

• It inspired many people, giving strength and momentum to the movement.

• It was largely ignored by the movement, though regarded as a superbly written speech.

• It was considered controversial and fragmented the movement into small groups.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 differed from earlier attempts to address minority rights by focusing on —

• desegregating the schools

• reforming immigration policies

• ending discrimination in the workplace

• protecting the voting rights of minorities

What did Jackie Robinson do for the Civil Rights movement?

• Sports programs were integrated.

• School lunch programs became common.

• Vaccinations were given to school children.

• Voting rights were given to African American men.

The Great Society programs, affirmative action, and Title IX legislation were intended to —

• increase the number of jobs available to veterans

• expand economic opportunities for women and minorities

• end discrimination towards women and minorities in college athletics

• eliminate barriers put in place to stop women and minorities from voting

Which government action is best known for the impact it had on women’s participation in organized sports at the high school and collegiate levels?

• Equal Pay Act of 1963

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• National Defense Education Act (1958)

• Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act (1972)

As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, state governments were allowed to —

• pass Jim Crow laws

• secede from the union

• segregate racial groups

• enslave African Americans

Which describes the Twenty-fourth Amendment ?

• gives women the right to vote

• prohibits states from using poll tax or other types of tax

• gives 18 year olds the right to vote

• No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice