Civil Rights Movement

What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Segregation in public schools became illegal
• African-Americans began playing profession sports
• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
• MLK led a March on Washington

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
• Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
• African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
• Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat

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

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

Segregation caused by private action & not legislation

• de facto segregation
• de jure segregation
• affirmative action
• ex post facto segregation

Segregation caused by legislation from the government

• de facto segregation
• de jure segregation
• affirmative action
• ex post facto segregation

Who wrote the Letter from a Birmingham Jail?

• Malcolm X

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Stokely Carmichael

What are Civil Rights?

• Rights that only some citizens get
• Rights that all citizens get
•  Rights that are civil
• Rights that are controlled by the president

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended poll taxes and literacy tests as a prerequisite to vote, resulting in -

• women gaining the right to vote

• veterans of the Korean War voting in larger numbers

• larger voter participation in the North than the South

• increased voting rates of minorities

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 contribute to the changes shown in this table?

• It helped reduce voter discrimination at polling sites

• It increased state revenues associated with poll taxes

• It contributed to increased involvement of lobbyists in political campaigns.

• It helped voters determine educational policy based on literacy test results.