WorksheetsCivil Rights/Liberties
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
2.
What did the court case Brown vs Board of Ed establish?
a)
Public buses could not discriminate.
b)
Segregation is not legal in theaters and hotels.
c)
Public schools could not segregate.
d)
All-black schools must be equal to all-white schools.
3.
What is it called when people attempt to separate people by race?
a)
integration
b)
Segregation
c)
Desegregation
d)
Disenfranchisement
4.
Unable to read or Write is called
a)
literate
b)
illiterate
c)
Competent
5.
Forcing African Americans to use separate drinking fountains, separate bathrooms and separate waiting rooms is an example of
a)
Segregation in the South
b)
Desegregation in the South
c)
The effects of Brown vs. Board of Education.
d)
Segregation in the North
6.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
7.
Group working for Civil Rights that promoted "Black Power"
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
Black Panthers
d)
Southern Democrats
8.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
9.
Which Amendment prohibits charging a person a poll tax before they vote?
a)
Amendment 24
b)
Amendment 4
c)
Amendment 10
d)
Amendment 1
10.
Which amendment gave people 18+ the right to vote?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 26
c)
Amendment 5
d)
Amendment 9
11.
Which Amendment grants the District of Columbia electors in the electoral college?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
23rd Amendment
12.
Which amendment establishes that Electors shall vote by ballot for President and Vice-President?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
12th Amendment
c)
7th Amendment
d)
5th Amendment
13.
Which amendment protects you from being searched without a warrant?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
14.
The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review over the laws of congress
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
15.
Which Supreme Court case stated that all individuals must be read their rights at the time of arrest?
a)
Mapp v. Ohio
b)
Swann v. Charlotte
c)
Korematsu v U.S.
d)
Mirranda v Arizonia
16.
Which Supreme Court case reversed "separate but equal" and led to the desegregation of public schools?
a)
Brown v. BOE
b)
Texas v. Johnson
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Madison v. Marbury
17.
Which Supreme Court case allowed for "separate but equal" facilities?
a)
Brown v. BOE
b)
Grutter v. Bollinger
c)
Swann v. Charlotte
d)
Plessy v Ferguson
18.
Which invention had the greatest impact on America in the 1950's?
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Cars
19.
Which event is MLK, Jr. most known for?
a)
being President during the Civil Rights Movement.
b)
not giving up his seat to a white man.
c)
creating Jim Crow laws.
d)
March on Washington
20.
4. Which of the following is something that can be used to decide whether a person can vote?
a)
person is a U.S. citizen
b)
owns a home
c)
race
d)
male or female
21.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
22.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC.
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Jesse Jackson
23.
The principle of a limited government means . . .
a)
the government can do whatever it chooses.
b)
the laws do not apply to government officials.
c)
the President can change the law as he sees fit.
d)
the government can only do what the people allow it to do.
24.
Our freedoms under the Constitution are
a)
unlimited
b)
limited (my rights cannot interfere with yours)
c)
subject to limitations by the will of the President
d)
applied to all people in and out of the US
25.
The Ninth Amendment says rights that are not explicitly listed in the Constitution are
a)
not protected
b)
still rights and are protected
c)
subject to approval by Congress
d)
to be decided by the Supreme Court
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