Movements for Change Review

A collective effort by a group of people to bring about social, political, economic, or cultural transformation. • in response to injustice, inequality, or unmet needs • aim to shift policies, societal attitudes, laws, or power structures. What is the correct term?

• Movement

• Tradition

• Celebration

• Institution

Allows for the Constitution to adapt to new issues and reflect the changing needs of the nation while still maintaining its core principles. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• Amendments

• Articles

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

To amend the U.S. Constitution, a proposed amendment must first be approved by a ________ vote of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• two-thirds

• simple majority

• three-fourths

• unanimous

Then, it needs to be ratified by __________ of the states, either through their legislatures or through state conventions. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• three-fourths

• one-half

• two-thirds

• one-third

The white man made promises but instead they took this away from Native Americans. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• Land

• Horses

• Clothing

• Tools

President Andrew Jackson authorized the removal of Native American tribes east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river, primarily to what became Oklahoma. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• Indian Removal Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

This individual advocated for the environmental movement. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• Rachel Carson

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

Rachel Carson warned readers of the damage to all living things caused by insecticides in this piece of literature. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• Silent Spring, 1962

• The Jungle, 1906

• Walden, 1854

• The Grapes of Wrath, 1939

This group of people utilized civil disobedience to gain access to public facilities. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• People with disabilities

• Women suffragists

• Civil rights activists

• Environmentalists

One result of protests by sit-ins by people with disabilities. Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank.

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Social Security Act of 1935