Civil Rights Movement Quiz

The United States Constitution guarantees basic freedoms and protections to all people. The correct social studies term for this is —

• segregation

• freedom rides

• discrimination

• civil rights

Which of the following court rulings made segregation in public schools illegal?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Loving v. Virginia

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the sit-ins that occurred during the civil rights movement?

• To allow African Americans to participate in national sports

• To achieve integration for African Americans in public places

• To help end segregation in public schools

• To overturn the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision

The practice of having separate public facilities, such as schools, stores, and restrooms, for people of different races is known as —

• segregation

• freedom rides

• sit-ins

• civil rights

Which of the following historical figures marched to Montgomery, Alabama to demand voting rights?

• Jackie Robinson

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.