AFAM Unit 6: Civil Rights Quiz Review

Why did Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus order the Arkansas National Guard to Little Rock’s Central High School on September 4th, 1957?

• to maintain segregated public facilities

• to implement the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v Board

• to prevent violent reactions to desegregation

• to protect the rights of property owners

Which of the following made it unlawful to discriminate in the workplace?

• 24th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

How did the Freedom Riders seek political change?

• by organizing bus transportation to the Selma March

• by desegregating stations on interstate bus lines

• by boycotting local bus lines with segregated seating

• by providing bus service to the March on Washington

Use the table below to answer the question. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) | Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) ---|--- Founded in response to social injustices against African Americans | Founded in order to ________?

• influence the Supreme Court to rule in favor of civil rights

• promote violent revolution against repression

• organize student protests on college campuses

• coordinate nonviolent acts of protest in segregated cities

What aspect of the civil rights movement does this photograph illustrate?

• the widespread acceptance of protest as way to achieve equality

• a greater focus on court cases rather than passive resistance

• support for voter registration drives instead of sit-ins

• a shift in emphasis from civil rights to economic rights

What was the primary intent of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

• to show the injustices of modern society

• to appeal his case to the Supreme Court

• to criticize the principles of the U.S. government

• to express support for advocates of states’ rights

Use the table below to answer the question. | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) | Black Panthers | |-------------------------------------------------|----------------| | Advocated direct action, voting registration, and economic empowerment | ? | Which phrase BEST completes this table?

• Promoted community programs and self defense

• Supported political change through the court system

• Endorsed nonviolent resistance and sit-ins

• Encouraged cooperation with local law enforcement

Use the list below to complete the sentence. - March on Washington, 1963 - Selma to Montgomery marches, 1965 The intent of these actions was to

• reduce the influence of corporations on government.

• decrease the political power of special interest groups.

• use public protest to influence government policy.

• strengthen the power of the central government.

In the 1960s, these leaders formed which organization for which purpose?

• The United Nations for global peacekeeping

• The European Union for economic integration

• The Non-Aligned Movement for political independence

• The World Trade Organization for trade regulation

Which organization was founded by Martin Luther King Jr. and others to coordinate the civil rights movement?

• the Council for United Civil Rights Leadership to coordinate the March on Washington

• the Montgomery Improvement Association to mobilize the Montgomery Bus Boycott

• the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights to coordinate civil rights actions across the nation

• the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to provide aid to activists arrested in civil rights protests