STAAR Review Civil Rights Movement Pt. 1

Determine whether each protection of minority rights was addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education or Sweatt v. Painter.

Select ONE correct answer in each row.

a

b

c

d

Sweatt v Painter (2)

Brown v Board of Education (1)

Brown v Board of Education (2)

Sweatt v Painter (1)

Based on the timeline and our knowledge of U.S. History which statement describes the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on U.S. society?

• It improved the political participation of immigrants.

• It decreased the political participation of wealthy individuals.

• It increased the political participation of minorities.

• It limited the political participation of business owners.

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help address these types of issues?

• By supporting efforts to fund separate but equal public facilities

• By encouraging communities to outlaw public pools

• By limiting local government authority to integrate public schools

• By prohibiting discrimination in public spaces

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did the application of this amendment support the Civil Rights Movement?

• Its improper interpretation by courts of law limited the ability of citizens to sue or damages.

• It established a council of citizens with veto power over federal laws deemed discriminatory.

• Its inconsistent enforcement led to the passage of additional laws to protect the liberties of citizens.

• It provided a set of guidelines for citizens to ask the courts to review federal laws deemed biased.

Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.

• Sweatt v. Painter
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Mendez v. Kirby ISD

Select ONE correct in each box answer to complete each sentence. Alabama Governor George Wallace was trying to ​ ​ (a)   ​ education. ​ ​ ​

• prevent integration in
• increase funding for
• demand religious influence in
• force state and federal cooperation

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
• Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
• African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
• Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat

True or False? The Montgomery Bus Boycott was effective because most people who rode the bus were black, and the bus company lost too much money once people boycotted.

• True

• False

What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Segregation in public schools became illegal
• African-Americans began playing profession sports
• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
• MLK led a March on Washington

What was the significance of sending federal troops to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

• It led to a federal takeover of many Southern public schools

• It strengthened control of education by state governments

• It was the first time martial law had been declared in the U.S.

• It showed that the federal government would enforce court decisions on integration