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Worksheetscivil rights movement
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who founded the Black Panther Party ?
a)
Huey Newton
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Eldrige Cleaver
d)
Bobby Seale
2.
What is the name of the Supreme Court Case that ruled that segregation is illegal and violates the 14th amendment?
a)
Plessy V. Ferguson
b)
Brown V. Board of Education
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
3.
Who played a pivotal role in boycotting the Montgomery Bus line after being arrested ?
a)
Ida Wells
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Ella Baker
d)
Coretta Scott King
4.
Which amendment outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes?
a)
22nd amendment
b)
23rd amendment
c)
24th amendment
d)
25th amendment
5.
Which governor tried to prevent 9 african american students from entering Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas ?
a)
George Wallace
b)
Orval Faubus
c)
Strom Thurmond
d)
Lester Maddox
6.
Which amendment ensured citizenship and the basic rights of all citizens?
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
16th amendment
7.
Which president ordered the infantry division to be sent in to protect 9 African American students as they integrated central High school in little rock Arkansas?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
John F Kennedy
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Richard Nixon
8.
Which law ensures no American citizen outlaws the discrimination of based on race, color , religion, sex, or national origin
a)
voting rights act 1964
b)
civil rights act 1957
c)
civil rights act 1964
d)
24th amendment
9.
Which civil rights leader advocated separation for African Americans and was opposed to integration ?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Medgar Evers
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Eldrige Cleaver
10.
which act prevents racial discrimination in voting?
a)
24th amendment
b)
civil rights act 1964
c)
voting rights act 1965
11.
which lawyer argued against segregation in the Brown V. Board of Education ?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Clarence Thomas
c)
John Roberts
d)
Earl Warren
12.
Which Chief Justice ruled that segregation in schools violated the 14th amendment in the Brown V. Board of Education ?
a)
Earl Warren
b)
John Roberts
c)
Oliver W. Holmes
d)
Warren Burger
13.
Who wrote the Feminine Mystique ?
a)
Gloria Steinem
b)
Betty Friedan
c)
Sylvia Plath
d)
Simone De Beauvoir
14.
Who was the 1st female judge to be placed on the supreme court ?
a)
Sonia sotomayor
b)
Sandra Day O'Connor
c)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
d)
Elena Kagan
15.
Which proposed amendment that was designed to ensure equal rights for women , was rejected by Congress?
a)
Equal Rights amendment
b)
13th amendment
c)
Women's Rights amendment
d)
18th amendment
16.
which supreme court case ruled that separation is okay so long as it is equal?
a)
Plessy V. Ferguson
b)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
17.
This woman ran for the U.S. presidency twice, was Secretary of State during Obama's administration. Which of the following best best fits the description
a)
Hillary Clinton
b)
Sarah Palin
c)
Geraldine Ferraro
d)
Michelle Obama
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