The Civil Rights Movement - Week 30 Assessment

Which organization ended segregation on buses?

• Alabama state legislature

• Montgomery, AL, city council

• United States Supreme Court

• Alabama Supreme Court

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Which activity is not considered civil disobedience?

• protesting on a sidewalk

• refusing to pay poll taxes

• sitting in a row blocking traffic

• skipping school to protest pollution

Who boycotted buses in Montgomery, AL?

• students

• housewives

• business people

• African Americans

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CCSS.RL.8.9

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

What were the Freedom Riders testing?

• the open housing law

• integration of public schools

• desegregation in bus terminals

• literacy tests at polling stations

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Study the image of a segregated classroom. Many cities gave old books and supplies to schools in low-income areas. This policy improved educational opportunities for those students.

• It improved educational opportunities.

• It decreased educational opportunities.

• It had no effect.

• It hindered learning.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

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CCSS.RI.7.3

A sit-in is a form of violent disobedience.

• True

• False

Who was attacked during a Freedom Ride in Rock Hill, SC?

• John Lewis

• Rosa Parks

• Joseph McNeil

• Modjeska Simkins

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When was the first Civil Rights Act passed?

• 1957

• 1960

• 1965

• 1968

Explain how citizenship schools increased civil participation.

• They enhanced civic education and engagement among participants.

• They had no significant impact on participation.

• They reduced interest in public processes.

• They focused solely on academic outcomes.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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