TX24 - CR+C - Civil Rights

Which civil rights activist is shown and described here?

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• * founder of the American G.I. Forum

• * worked to expand rights for Hispanics

• * World War II veteran

c

James L. Farmer

Lyndon B. Johnson

Raymond Telles

Hector P. Garcia

Read the passage provided.

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Which of the highlighted sections is an EFFECT of the Civil Rights Movement?

Which THREE [3] of these statements are true about CONSERVATIVES in Texas?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• supported mostly communist and socialist ideals in regards to the economy, and wanted to bring slavery back to the U.S.

• pushed for "free-market" economic principles like private business ownership and low government interference

• joined the Democratic Party in the years following World War II and supported more governmental control over businesses

• often connected their faith and their politics, letting their particular religion determine their stance on social issues

• mostly voted for Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election, because of his views on the "tidelands" controversy

Which American President said this [as part of his "State of the Union Address] in 1964?

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• hint: he was giving his support of the Civil Rights Act

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

Match the following Supreme Court DECISIONS that affected the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s to their brief summary.

• BROWN

  v.

  BOARD OF EDUCATION

• desegregated Texas schools

• HERNANDEZ

  v.

  TEXAS

• ended legalized racial segregation of K-12 schools

• U.S.

  v.

  TEXAS

• integrated the University of Texas

• SWEATT

  v.

  PAINTER

• expanded civil rights to include people of Mexican descent

During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, a group called ​ (a)   pushed for Hispanic rights and increased political, social, and economic power for all Hispanic Americans.

• LULAC
• NASA
• CORE
• NAFTA

Which TWO [2] of these statements show how the space program affected the ECONOMY of Texas in the 1950s and 1960s?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Texan lawmakers wrote new laws that would help govern and regulate the space industry

• the U.S. space program looked for the right location in Texas to establish a launch pad - flat land near a large body of water

• Johnson Space Center [in Houston] created new job opportunities for Texans

• Texan success in rocket technology led to more high-tech companies coming to Texas and developing new advancements

Match the following VOCABULARY words to their brief definitions.

• SEPARATION

  OF POWERS

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

• POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

• political power belongs to the people who vote

• CONSTITUTION

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

• CHECKS

  AND

  BALANCES

• the powers of government are divided into 3 different branches

• REPRESENT-ATIVE GOVERNMENT

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

The 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech, which ​ (a)   . It also protects freedom of religion, which ​ (b)   . Freedom of the press is also protected, which ​ (c)   .

• allows citizens to express themselves
• gives citizens the chance to worship as they like
• helps keep citizens informed of important events
• provides the right for citizens to own guns

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

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• John Nance Garner

• Sam Rayburn

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Hector P. Garcia

• James L. Farmer