Civil Rights

Which statement explains why Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark Supreme Court case?

• It contributed to the dismantling of segregation in many states

• It contributed to the dismantling of labor unions in many states

• It began to improve job opportunities in most cities

• It began to improve the transportation system in most cities

The national television broadcast of these events led to:

• support for federal aid to education

• increased public support for civil rights legislation

• growth of the antiwar movement

• reliance on newspaper coverage of current events

How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech affect U.S. politics?

• By increasing pressure on political leaders to form a new minority-based political party

• By persuading political leaders to introduce literacy tests for voting

• By persuading political leaders to ratify an amendment that extends voting rights to women

• By increasing pressure on political leaders to pass federal civil rights legislation

What does this time line imply about Rosa Parks’s activism during the Civil Rights era?

• Rosa Parks acted independently from civil rights organizations

• Rosa Parks continued her activism after the Montgomery bus boycott.

• Rosa Parks completed a large portion of her activism while awaiting trial

• Rosa Parks learned of civil rights issues following the Montgomery bus boycott

Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party are associated with ________.

• civil disobedience

• militancy ("by any means necessary")

• cooperation

• political lobbying

The important Civil Rights Act of 1964 calls for __________.

• the end of discrimination in public areas

• the integration of religious and state facilities

• Jim Crows to continue

• None of the above

This 1932 poster depicts an organization originally formed to advocate _______.

• publicly funded health care for children

• better economic treatment of migrant workers

• a retirement system for farm laborers

• equal employment opportunities for women

These murals were painted during the 1970s in California. This artistic movement demonstrates the contributions of which culture to U.S. art?

• Mexican Americans

• Chinese Americans

• Irish Americans

• African Americans

How did the Harlem Renaissance most contribute to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

• by bringing public awareness to segregation in the military

• by electing African Americans to serve in government

• by beginning the process of abolishing discriminatory laws

• by promoting African-American culture as a source of pride

What were two goals of the March on Washington in 1963?

• recovering property acquired through eminent domain

• establishing fair employment policies

• preventing the use of the military draft

• desegregating the military

• promoting adoption of civil rights legislation