STAAR Civil Rights Movement Pt. 2

A case in which the Court held that the 14th Amendment prohibited the University of Texas from rejecting applicants soley on the basis of race -

• Brown V. Board of Education

• Plessy V. Ferguson

• Sweatt V. Painter

• Hernandez V. Texas

U.S. Supreme Court case that made segregation legal in the U.S. - created the "seperate but equal" principle.

• Plessy V. Ferguson

• Brown V. Board of Education

• Hernanadez V. Texas

• Miranda V. Arizona

The party’s original purpose was to patrol African American neighbourhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality -

• Brown Berets

• Black Panthers Party for Self Defense

• NAACP

• CORE

AIM - organization founded in Minnesota for Native Americans

• American Irish Movement

• Indian American Movement

• American Native Movement

• American Indian Movement

Lyndon B. Johnson's legacy to end poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment -

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Great Society

• Equal Pay Act

• Title IX

What was the major goal of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

• to gain U.S. citizenship and representation in Congress

• to relocate American Indians to urban Areas

• to obtain greater understanding of the American-Indian point of view

• to end segregation American Indians in public places

Cesar Chavez, Hector Garcia, and Betty Friedan were similar in that the all-

• were members of the Black Panther Movement

• were leaderrs in the fight for civil rights and equal opportunity

• opposed the non-violent approach to obtaining civil rights

• had as their main goal the achivement of greater opportunities for women

What did the Women's Liberation Movement see as its major goal in the 1960s?

• obtaining the right to vote for women

• guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work

• enabling women to stay at home as well as work

• laws that would allow women to own property

What has been an impact of the Chicano Mural Movement on American Society?

• It has raised fears of increased bias against Mexican Americans

• It brought about alarm of another culture influencing the United States

• It led people to a heightened appreciation of Mexican-American culture

• It expanded the consitutional rights of most Mexican-Americans

How did the approach of the Black Panters differ from the methods used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

• Black Panthers were willing to use violence, while Dr. King used only non-violence

• Black Panters believed in non violence, while Dr. King favored civil disobedience

• Black Panthers sought to use the court system, while Fr. King preferred passive resistance

• Black Panters employed peaceful demonstrations, while Dr. King favored sit-ins and freedom rides