Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Cases

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

• Guzman V. School

• Brown V. Board of Education

• Miranda V. Arizona

• Plessy V. Ferguson

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

• Dolores Huerta

• Malcom X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ceaser Chavez

What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

• Great Migration

• Prohibition

• NAACP

• Harlem Renaissance

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

• Southern Peace Corps

• NAACP

• SNCC

• Black Panthers

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Little Rock Nine

• Atomic Bombs

• Flying Tigers

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

• March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Black Panthers

• Mass Support Demonstrations

• Little Rock Nine

The ruling of this court case ensured that people were informed of their due process rights when arrested-

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Guzman v. STAAR

Which landmark legislation passed in 1964 aimed to end segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination?

• Voting Rights Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Fair Housing Act

• Equal Pay Act

Ruled that the First Amendment applies to students in school. Case made it clear that students have rights.

• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Tinker v. Des Moines

Ruled that suspects must always be informed of their rights before interrogation. Police must read suspects their “Miranda Rights”

• Miranda v. Arizona

• In Re Gault

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Tinker v. Des Moines