AAD Civil Rights Unit Test Review

What year was the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case decided?

• 1973

• 1954

Which doctrine did Brown v. Board of Education overturn?

• Separate but equal

• Freedom of speech

What constitutional clause did the Brown v. Board of Education decision primarily involve?

• Commerce Clause

• Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

What was the main impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• Started the Women's Rights Movement

• Initiated the Civil Rights Movement

What did the Brown v. Board of Education decision declare about separate educational facilities?

• They are inherently unequal

• They are necessary for educational success

What role is Rosa Parks best known for in the context of the Civil Rights Movement?

• Delivering the 'I Have a Dream' speech

• Refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus

• Founding the NAACP

• Organizing the March on Washington

What action by Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Writing a letter to the local newspaper

• Refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger

• Her arrest for sitting in a 'whites only' section

• A speech at a local church

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

• Two weeks

• Six months

• Three days

• Over a year

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks moved to another city

• The Supreme Court ruling declaring bus segregation unconstitutional

• A new mayor was elected

• The buses were temporarily shut down

Who was a figure that Rosa Parks' actions directly challenged?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Bull Connor

• Malcolm X

• John F. Kennedy