The Civil Rights Movement (24-25)

How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Rights movement?

• The focus of the movement shifted to the struggle of migrant workers.

• The movement lost credibility with the American public.

• The focus of the movement shifted to protesting U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

• The movement lost an important national leader.

Which of the following provides evidence to support President Obama's assertion that "America became more free and more fair"?

• The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment

• The passage of the USA Patriot Act

• The establishment of the Socialist Party

How did the decision in this 1950 case benefit minorities?

• By setting a precedent for Brown v. Board of Education

• By reinforcing the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

• By giving state governments the power to create school programs

• By allowing for the creation of religious schools

The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in-

• the regulation of cabinet-level agencies

• federal guarantees of income

• limitations on government expenditures

• the creation of programs to alleviate poverty

What was one way the decision described in this passage affected the United States in the first half of the twentieth century?

• Minorities were not allowed to attend school with whites

• Poll taxes in federal elections were ruled unconstitutional

• Affirmative action programs were rule unconstitutional

• Minorities were not allowed to join the military

Which civic action demonstrates the most fundamental responsibility of citizens in a democracy?

• Volunteering at a community food bank

• Signing a petition on a college campus

• Registering with the Selective Service

• Voting in a presidential election

Which action occurred as a result of the Supreme Court decision excerpted above?

• The requirement of equal access to school facilities for disabled students

• The expansion of science in school curricula

• The implementation of requirements for federal certification of private-school teachers

• The desegregation of public schools

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

This 1972 poster depicts an organization originally formed to advocate

• publicly funded health care for children

• better economic treatment of migrant workers

• a retirement system for farm laborers

• equal employment opportunities for women

How have these groups helped shape U.S. culture?

• By fighting against child labor

• By supporting strict immigration quotas

• By focusing on expanding civil rights for minorities

• By lobbying against equal pay for equal work