64 Civil Rights Act Video

What year was the Civil Rights Act that significantly impacted racial discrimination in the US passed?

• 1954

• 1964

• 1972

• 1960

Which Supreme Court decision declared 'separate-but-equal' doctrine unconstitutional?

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Roe vs. Wade

Which president deployed federal troops to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas?

• President Roosevelt

• President Kennedy

• President Johnson

• President Truman

What was the main goal of the Freedom Rides in 1961?

• To test desegregation in interstate travel

• To protest the Vietnam War

• To support women's rights

• To promote labor rights

Who was the first African American student whose university application rejection led to a significant civil rights case?

• Malcolm X

• James Meredith

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

Which event directly challenged police brutality and garnered international attention in 1963?

• Sit-ins in Greensboro

• Selma to Montgomery marches

• March on Washington

• Protests in Birmingham, Alabama

Who was the president when the Civil Rights Act was finally signed into law?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

What strategy did President Johnson use to ensure the passage of the Civil Rights Act?

• Public referendums

• Executive orders

• Military intervention

• Negotiating budget cuts

What was a major outcome of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• It dissolved the Supreme Court

• It started new economic policies

• It ended all forms of racial discrimination

• It provided the federal government tools to combat racial prejudice

Which legislation reinforced provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

• 1965 Voting Rights Act

• Homeland Security Act

• Affordable Care Act

• Patriot Act