Civil Rights and Roe v. Wade Quiz

In Roe v. Wade, what was the central issue?

• School desegregation

• Affirmative action

• Abortion rights

• Freedom of speech

During a classroom discussion on important U.S. legislation, Elijah asked, 'Which branch of the U.S. government passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?'

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• State governments

What was the primary legal issue in the Roe v. Wade case?

• Freedom of speech

• Right to privacy in abortion decisions

• Segregation in schools

• Voting rights

What was the outcome of Roe v. Wade?​ ​ (a)  

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion right
• The Supreme Court ruled against abortion rights.
• The case was dismissed without a ruling.
• The SC ruled that abortion rights are universal

Which landmark legislation was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson to outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Fair Housing Act of 1968

• The Equal Pay Act of 1963

The Civil Rights Act of 1964:

• The law banned the use of civil lawyers in a court room

• Law that banned Civil Rights protests in Washington

• A play performed on Broadway about Martin Luther King Jr.

• This law banned discrimination against any American because of race/color/religion

Which government poster is directly related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

What court case legalized abortion in America?

• Johnson v. Smith
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Roe v. Wade
• Smith v. Jones

What is the primary reason for the lifetime appointment of US Supreme Court Justices?

• To ensure they have the same powers as the President

• To maintain judicial independence from political pressures

• Because it is mandated by federal law

• To allow them to develop more experience than other branches of government

Unconstitutional

• Goes against the Constitution
• Philosophy that emphasizes the spiritual world vs. the Physical World
• Federal plan for readmitting the Confederate States to the Union