Impact of the Civil Rights Movement

How did Chavez accomplish the change referred to in this excerpt?

• By promoting military service as an opportunity for minority youths

• By filing legal cases to overturn segregation in public facilities

• By organizing an economic boycott to improve working conditions for migrant farmers

• By protesting fines imposed on employers for hiring illegal immigrants

According to the excerpt, which goal was the focus of the Great Society?

• To increase taxation

• To privatize education

• To expand voting rights

• To fight social inequality

Which of the following was a direct result of the civil rights movement?

• An increase in respect for suburban housewives

• Increased political participation by minority groups

• The revitalization of inner cities

• Increased migration to rural areas

What role did Arkansas governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?

• He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks.

• He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools.

• He helped minimize race-related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups.

• He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates.

The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Unfair lending practices by banks

• Unequal representation in local legislatures

• Inadequate medical services in urban areas

• Discrimination by employers

Which of the following contributed to President Truman’s decision to issue this order?

• A lack of funding for veteran pensions

• Declining enlistment rates during peacetime

• Discrimination against minority service members

• A desire to repeal the draft