Bell Ringer: VUS. 13/14

What regions are the source of MOST RECENT immigration to the United States?

Immigration has affected American society in all of the following ways except −

• immigrants are seen as a strain on government services.

• 
  greater discussion of the process of citizenship.

• 
  increased emphasis on bilingual education.

• increased conformity in social patterns.

Which Supreme Court case overturned a lower court ruling and established a precedent by declaring that separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

​ (a)   was most closely identified with supporting the passage of significant Civil Rights legislation.

• President Lyndon Johnson
• President John Kennedy
• President Ronald Reagan
• President Jimmy Carter

Which organization sought increased rights by using the courts?

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• Black Panthers

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Who said this famous quote, given in a speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial?: “I have a dream that my four little children will someday be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.”

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Medgar Evers

• Oliver Hill

• Malcolm X

Which part of the national government controls the supply of money in the economy?

• Congress

• Treasury Department

• Federal Reserve

• President

Over the last three decades, the American work force has had to acquire and improve skills in-

• Medical Equipment

• Automobile Repair

• Heavy Machinery

• Computer Technology

“To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.” The excerpt describes the purpose of the –

• Interstate Commerce Commission

• Patriot Act

• Strategic Defense Initiative

• United Nations Participation Act

​ (a)   made increased support for space programs (or space research) a national goal in the United States.

• President John Kennedy
• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong
• President Dwight D. Eisenhower