Vocabulary Words and GMAS Check-On Learning Civil Rights

Martin Luther King, Jr.

• A prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement, known for his nonviolent protests and his 'I Have a Dream' speech.

• A famous scientist known for his theory of relativity.

• A political figure known for his role in the American Revolution.

• An author famous for his works on existentialism.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• An African-American civil rights organization closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther King, Jr.

• A political party founded in the 1960s to promote civil rights

• A religious group advocating for social justice in the 21st century

• An educational institution focused on African-American history

The term "___ ___ laws" describes law that discriminated against African Americans in the South in the early 20th Century.

• Jim Crow

• Black Codes

• Segregation Acts

• Civil Rights Laws

24th Amendment

• An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that established the right to vote for women.

• An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibited the use of poll taxes in federal elections.

• An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery.

• An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted the right to vote to all citizens over the age of 18.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

• A landmark piece of federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

• A law that allows citizens to vote without any identification.

• A regulation that limits voting to only certain age groups.

• An act that mandates voting only in federal elections.

Sibley Commission

• A group formed in 1960 to gather public opinion on school desegregation in Georgia.

• A legislative body that enforced segregation laws in Georgia.

• An organization that promoted school choice in Georgia.

• A committee that opposed the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia.

SunTrust Park

• Atlanta Braves

• New York Yankees

• Los Angeles Dodgers

• Chicago Cubs

What Supreme Court case was reversed by the Brown decision?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

The Brown case was based on the belief that segregation in Topeka's schools violated the "equal protection clause" of the __________.

• 12th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

1956 Georgia Flag

• A state flag adopted by Georgia in 1956 that incorporated the Confederate battle emblem.

• A flag representing the state of Georgia that was adopted in 1776.

• A flag that symbolizes the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia.

• A flag that was used during the American Revolution in Georgia.