Civil Rights act and Voting Rights

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Harry S. Truman

Which term is the best meaning of "suffrage"?

• the right for women to protest

• the right to vote in elections

• citizenship

• freedom

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to deny someone of a job because of their race.

• deny someone of a job because of their race.

• refuse to hire someone based on their gender.

• terminate an employee for their political beliefs.

• discriminate against someone due to their age.

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal to segregate schools.

• to segregate schools.

• to promote equal funding for all schools.

• to allow private schools to operate without regulations.

• to mandate standardized testing for all students.

Which war led to the passage of the 26th Amendment?

• World War II

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• The Gulf War

Ended legal public school segregation.

• Brown vs. the Board of Education

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Loving vs. Virginia

• Miranda vs. Arizona

The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for African-Americans living in the south to exercise their right to vote

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

• National Voter Registration Act of 1993

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Equal Employment Opportunity Act

• Fair Housing Act of 1968

"Extends voting rights and outlaws racial discrimination in schools and the workplace and by facilities that serve the general public" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

• the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• the Fair Housing Act of 1968

• the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

This act ended voter suppression tactics like literacy tests and grandfather clauses

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

• National Voter Registration Act of 1993