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• Based on the information provided, ​a Texan named (a)   served in the armed forces during ​ (b)   . After the war, he created the ​ (c)   to help ​ (d)   veterans gain their Civil Rights.

• Hector P. Garcia
• World War II
• G.I. Forum
• Hispanic

The Civil Rights Movement was a struggle for justice and equality that centered around minorities [mostly African Americans and Hispanic Americans] during the 1950s and 1960s. Categorize each item as either a CAUSE or an EFFECT of the Civil Rights Movement.

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• THERE SHOULD BE THREE [3] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY

Groups:

(a) CAUSE

,

(b) EFFECT

• segregation - set apart based on race

• schools are no longer segregated

• racial discrimination is outlawed

• racism - discrimination based on race

• poverty - being extremely poor

• minorities increase participation in politics

Use the chart provided to help answer this question.

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• Based on the information in the chart, which type of ECONOMY would be supported by "conservative" citizens?

• COMMUNIST ECONOMY

  the government controls production and owns all natural resources

• FREE-MARKET ECONOMY

  businesses compete and there is very little government interference

• SOCIALIST ECONOMY

  every member of the public has an equal share of production and distribution

Read the passage provided.

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• Which of these would be the BEST title for the passage?

d

Why Racism Exists

LBJ Supports Civil Rights

The Purpose of Speeches

Economy and Society of the 1950s

Look closely at the information provided.

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• Which THREE [3] of the cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court were focused on ending school segregation based on race and integrating all schools?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Hernandez

  v.

  Texas

• Sweatt

  v.

  Painter

• Brown

  v.

  Board of Education

• U.S.

  v.

  Texas

Which area of this image identifies the social issues that LULAC directly addressed during this time period?

[Minimum = 20 words] Type as much as you can about NASA and the U.S. space program.

Match the following VOCABULARY words to their brief definitions.

• CONSTITUTION

• each branch of government limits the powers of the other branches

• REPRESENT-ATIVE GOVERNMENT

• the powers of government are divided into 3 different branches

• SEPARATION

  OF POWERS

• document that explains what people [and governments] can and can't do

• CHECKS

  AND

  BALANCES

• political power belongs to the people who vote

• POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

• a person is elected to speak for large groups of people

The 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of ​ (a)   , meaning citizens are able to express themselves as they choose. Freedom of ​ (b)   means that a person can worship however they like [or not at all]. This amendment also protects freedom of (c)   to ensure that citizens are well-informed about the city, state, nation, and world we live in.

• speech
• religion
• the press
• assembly
• petition

[Minimum = 20 words]. Choose 1 of these Texas leaders and describe a contribution made by him that affected Texas history:

Stephen F. Austin

Sam Houston

William B. Travis

Mirabeau B. Lamar

Juan Seguin

James Hogg