Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights

Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video discusses the history and impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting. It highlights the 15th Amendment, Jim Crow laws, and key events in the Civil Rights Movement, such as the Selma marches. The video also details the provisions of the Voting Rights Act, its revisions, and its broader impact on American minorities.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant action did President Lyndon B. Johnson take on August 6, 1965?

He signed the Voting Rights Act.

He initiated the Great Society programs.

He ended the Vietnam War.

He signed the Civil Rights Act.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantee?

The right to vote regardless of race.

The right to a fair trial.

The right to free speech.

The right to bear arms.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were Jim Crow laws primarily designed to do?

Promote voting rights.

Enforce racial segregation.

Support civil rights.

Integrate schools.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event was NOT part of the chain leading to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Brown vs Board of Education case

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Birmingham campaign

Selma marches

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the 24th Amendment achieve?

It established the income tax.

It abolished slavery.

It prohibited poll taxes in federal elections.

It granted women the right to vote.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were key figures in organizing the Selma marches?

John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks and Malcolm X

Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman

Thurgood Marshall and Medgar Evers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a primary goal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

To end the Vietnam War.

To eliminate voting discrimination.

To promote economic growth.

To establish a national healthcare system.

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