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WorksheetsCivil Rights Era
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 50mins
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1.
The passage of legislation that were passed as part of Johnson's Great Society program, resulted in —
a)
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
b)
federal guarantees of income
c)
limitations on government expenditures
d)
the creation of programs to alleviate poverty
2.
What decision resulted from the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Separate-but-equal schools are not equal, and so they are a violation of the Constitution
b)
Segregated schools must be within five miles of each other in order to assure equal physical access.
c)
Segregated schools within the same school district must be controlled by the same Board of Education.
d)
Separate-but-equal schools must file a report with the government showing that they are providing a high-level of education.
3.
Which of the following describe the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
a)
Financial reparations should be paid for all citizens who were the children of former slaves.
b)
De facto, of voluntary segregation of the races
c)
Using force to achieve African American equality
d)
Disobeying unjust segregation laws non-violently
4.
During the 1960s, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used sit-ins primarily to
a)
protest high college tuition costs
b)
promote passage of clean air laws
c)
support voting rights for 18-year-old citizens
d)
challenge racially segregated public facilities
5.
Which event during the civil rights movement is most closely associated with President Dwight Eisenhower?
a)
granting permission for the March on Washington
b)
urging the Brooklyn Dodgers to sign Jackie Robinson
c)
supporting the sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina
d)
using federal troops to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas
6.
A goal that was part of the Voting Rights Act in1965 was to
a)
expand the use of property qualifications
b)
establish voter qualifications such as literacy tests
c)
remove barriers to voting based on racial background
d)
stop fraudulent voting in large cities
7.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to
a)
support the goals of the Freedmen’s Bureau
b)
restrict the voting rights of African Americans
c)
undermine the “separate but equal” ruling of the Supreme Court
d)
enforce the amendments enacted during the Civil War and Reconstruction
8.
After 1877, racial segregation became widespread in the South primarily as a result of the
a)
decline of the Ku Klux Klan
b)
activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
c)
passage of Jim Crow laws
d)
stationing of federal troops in the South
9.
Which program was proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to address the issues of poverty with minorities?
a)
Square Deal
b)
New Frontier
c)
Great Society
d)
New Federalism
10.
After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution was to
a)
grant civil and political rights to Native American Indians
b)
allow women to become full citizens
c)
guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law
d)
extend constitutional rights to new territories
11.
Which Supreme Court case reversed the "separate but equal" ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
b)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
c)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States
d)
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
12.
What type of action did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. advocate when faced with unjust laws?
a)
militant resistance
b)
civil disobedience
c)
judicial activism
d)
affirmative action
13.
The United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953–1969) made several landmark decisions that
a)
increased the rights of individuals, particularly minorities
b)
weakened the power of the federal government
c)
strengthened the authority of the police
d)
drew criticism for supporting States rights
14.
During the 1950s, the main goal of the civil rights movement was to
a)
create separate African American economic and social institutions
b)
eliminate legal segregation from American life
c)
establish affirmative action programs to compensate for past wrongs
d)
form a new nation for African Americans
15.
What eventually was passed as a result of the Freedom Rides, March to Washington and Lunch counter sit-ins?
a)
Civil Rights Act 1964
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson decision
c)
26th Amendment
d)
Resignation of President Nixon
16.
Which leader is most closely associated with the non-violent approach of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
a)
Malcolm X of the Black Muslims
b)
Huey Newton of the Black Panthers
c)
Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute
d)
Martin Luther King Jr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
17.
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, she began the:
a)
National Organization of Women
b)
Black Panthers
c)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
d)
Supreme Court decisions
18.
The first African American to integrate professional baseball was
a)
Josh Gibson
b)
Satchel Paige
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
Eddie Murray
19.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?
a)
Public accomodations
b)
housing
c)
churches
d)
Private universities
20.
Governor Orville Faubus called out the National Guard in Little Rock
a)
in an attempt to integrate Central High School
b)
using state troops to keep a federal law from being carried out
c)
to protect the 9 black students going to Central High School
d)
because President Eisenhower told him not to
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