Civil Rights events

Why was a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• Because they had a big space at the end of it.

• In order to get the antifederalists--the ones who did not trust the government-- to support it

• To make the British jealous.

• To show we cared about Civil rights.

Which amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude forever in the United States?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 19

Which amendment granted Black males suffrage, that is, the right to vote?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 19

Which amendment gave women suffrage, that is, the right to vote?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 19

Which amendment has a clause called the equal protection clause that grants equality to all citizens?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 19

Which Supreme Court ruling said that an "negro school of law would be grossly unequal" to the University of Texas Law School? It affected a court case that would bring the end of segregated schools in the U.S.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Sweatt v Painter

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Schenk v. U.S.

Brown v. Board of Education ruled that: (choose 2)

• Separate but equal is NOT a violation of the equal protection clause

• Plessy v. Ferguson was upheld

• Plessy v Ferguson was overturned and schools needed to integrate immediately

• Separate but equal was in violation of the equal protection clause

In Plessy v Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that all of the following except:

• Separate but equal was constitutional

• Separate but equal did not violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

• Separate but equal was unconstitutional

• Jim Crow Laws were allowed as long as both blacks and whites had access to separate facilities

The purpose of the Freedom Rides in 1961 was to

• Raise awareness about discrimination in the US military

• Raise awareness about discrimination in business and banks

• Raise awareness about discrimination in public transportation

• Raise awareness in the field of science and engineering