Civil Rights: Cases & Nonviolence

What was the primary goal of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the Civil Rights Movement?

• To advocate for the separation of Black and white communities

• To organize sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives

• To promote violent resistance to racial injustice

• To establish a national political party for African Americans

Which of the following methods did SNCC activists use to challenge segregation?

• Armed resistance

• Political lobbying and campaign funding

• Nonviolent protests, sit-ins, and freedom rides

• Boycotts off northern businesses

Which of the following best describes the philosophy of nonviolent resistance as taught in SNCC workshops?

• Protesters should defend themselves if attacked

• Protesters should remain calm and not retaliate, even when faced with violence

• Protesters should avoid public confrontation at all costs

• Protesters should confront law enforcement with physical resistance

Which of the following concepts was central to MLK's philosophy of nonviolence?

• Retaliation against aggression

• Economic independent for Black communities

• Love and respect for one's opponent, even in the face of hate

• Complete separation from white society

Which landmark Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Milliken v. Bradley

• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

What was the main argument presented in Brown v. Board of Education?

• Segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

• Segregation in public schools was necessary to protect cultural differences

• Schools should be allowed to maintain "separate but equal" facilities

• • Racially segregated schools provided better educational outcomes

Which Supreme Court case upheld the use of busing as a method to desegregate public schools?

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Milliken v. Bradley

• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

• Brown v. Board of Education

What was the main issue addressed in Milliken v. Bradley (1974)?

• Whether busing could be used to achieve desegregation across district lines

• Whether Latinx children could be segregated in California schools

• Whether public schools could maintain "separate but equal" policies

• • Whether racial quotas could be used to increase school diversity

11. Which case was the first to successfully challenge school segregation before Brown v. Board of Education?

• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Milliken v. Bradley

• Plessy v. Ferguson

12. What was the main outcome of Mendez v. Westminster (1947)?

• It declared the practice of racial quotas in schools unconstitutional

• It ruled that Latinx students could not be segregated in California public schools

• It reinforced "separate but equal" as a valid educational policy

• It upheld the use of race-based admissions policies in California universities