Mexican American Studies Exam

Elected first Mexican American mayor of El Paso in 1957, making him the first Mexican American leader of a major American city,Served as Ambassador to Costa Rica under John F. Kennedy, Served as chairman of the U.S.-Mexican Border Commission in 1967, Served as chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the United States in 1971. Which Texan leader is described by the information in the box above?

• Lauro Cavazos

• Henry B. Gonzalez

• Raul A. Gonzalez, Jr.

• Raymond Telles

In both the Delgado v. Bastrop ISD and Mendez v. Westminster U.S. Supreme Court cases, the court ruled that —

• students have a right to free speech at schools

• racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional

• schools must offer athletics to Mexican American students

• girls and boys can have separate but equal facilities

Mendez v. Westminster, Delgado v. Bastrop & Hernandez v. Texas all paved the way for what case?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Wabash v. Illinois

Which court case determined that segregation of Mexican American students in TEXAS was illegal?

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Edgewood v. Kirby

• Delgado v. Bastrop

• White v. Regester

Hernandez v. Texas determined that...

• Mexican Americans had equal protection under the law

• Schools had to change financing policies.

• Mexican Americans could have a jury of their peers

• Segregation was illegal.

A World War II Veteran, who upon returning from the war created the American GI Forum in 1947. Who was this person?

• Raul B. Gonzalez

• Raymond Telles

• Dr. Hector P Garcia

• Cesar Chavez

This World War II Veteran, killed in the Philippines, was refused a proper burial in Three Rivers, Texas. He was given full a full Military Burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Who was he?

• Pvt. Arturo Gonzalez

• Pvt. Jerry Comacho

• Pvt. James Ryan

• Pvt. Felix Longoria

Dr. Garcia said: "Mexican American Veterans coming back from World War II were lacking an education. Most veterans had an average___________education level."

• 7th grade

• 10th grade

• 5th grade

• 2nd grade

This Supreme Court case in 1970 stopped alleged historical practices of discrimination against school children on the basis of race or color.​

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Cisneros v. Corpus Christi

• Roe V. Wade

• Miranda V. Arizona

In the audio interview of Dr. Garcia, he mentions that up until the early 1950's, Mexican American believed that they were__________.

• able to graduate from high school

• unable to be successful in life

• unable to own a business

• not american citizens by their birthright.