Barbara Jordan Quiz

What inspired Barbara Jordan to become an attorney?

• A career day speech by Edith Sampson

• Her father's work as a minister

• The segregated nature of her high school

• A debate team victory against Harvard

Which school did Barbara Jordan attend for her undergraduate studies?

• Harvard University

• Boston University's law school

• Texas Southern University

• University of Texas

What was significant about Barbara Jordan's class at Texas Southern University?

• It was the first to integrate the University of Texas

• It was created by the Texas legislature to avoid having to integrate the University of Texas

• It had the most women in any law class at the time

• It was the first to win a debate against Harvard's debaters

What achievement did Barbara Jordan's debate team accomplish?

• They won a national championship

• They tied Harvard's debaters when they came to Houston

• They were the first black debate team to compete nationally

• They integrated the University of Texas

Where did Barbara Jordan return to open a law office after passing the bar exams?

• The Fifth Ward

• The University of Texas

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Washington, D.C.

For which president's campaign did Barbara Jordan volunteer in 1960?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Bill Clinton

What was a significant achievement of Barbara Jordan in 1972?

• She became a professor at the University of Texas.

• She served as governor for a day.

• She retired from Congress.

• She won the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

What was the main subject of Barbara Jordan's 15-minute opening statement during the impeachment hearing for Richard Nixon?

• Women's rights

• Social Security benefits

• Defense of the U.S. Constitution

• Civil rights cases

What was the result of the impeachment speech delivered by Barbara Jordan?

• It led to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

• It led to Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal.

• It granted housewives Social Security benefits.

• It opposed George Bush's nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court.

What was Barbara Jordan's role in Congress regarding women's rights?

• She opposed the Equal Rights Amendment.

• She supported the Equal Rights Amendment and worked on related legislation.

• She focused solely on civil rights cases.

• She worked on legislation promoting men's rights.