WorksheetsUnit 10-Texas Civil Rights
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
2.
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.
3.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
4.
Person who was killed on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony outside his hotel room at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee after trying to help black sanitation workers receive better working conditions
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Robert Kennedy
5.
_______________ 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
6.
What amendment was used to advocate for integrated schools?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
7.
What ended segregration in public places and banned employment discrimination?
a)
a. the Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
b. the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
c. the Fair Housing Act of 1968
d)
d. the Jim Crow laws
8.
The text describes a sequence of events related to the passage of the Civil Rights Act. What happened after the Senate voted 73-27 in favor of the Civil Rights Act?
a)
a. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas
b)
b. Southern and border state Democrats staged a 75-day filibuster.
c)
c. Johnson signed the act into law on July 2, 1964.
d)
d. The House approved the bill with bipartisan support by a vote of 290-130.
9.
Keeping things or people SEparate
a)
prejudice
b)
union
c)
confederate
d)
segregation
10.
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
11.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
12.
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
13.
Political leaders such as George Wallace, Orval Faubus, and Lester Maddox were committed to the idea of —
a)
women’s rights
b)
racial segregation
c)
school integration
d)
rights for farm workers
14.
After Brown v. Board of Education, 9 AA students were admitted into a High School. The governor and state national guard stood in front of the doors stopping the admission. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the students. Where did the event take place?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Montgomery, Alabama
c)
Washington DC
d)
Del Rio, Texas
15.
What court case stated, "We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherintly unequal."
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
16.
Which president integrated the military and federal government?
a)
Truman
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Kennedy
17.
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
18.
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
19.
which lawyer argued against segregation in the Brown V. Board of Education ?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Clarence Thomas
c)
John Roberts
d)
Earl Warren
20.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
21.
How did the assassination of MLK affect the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
The movement gained strength because people were upset
b)
The movement slowed without MLK's leadership
c)
The movement continued because MLK wasn't an important part of it
d)
There was not change in the movement at all
22.
These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years
a)
China and Russia
b)
Cuba and Russia
c)
USA and Russia
d)
Iran and Russia
23.
John F. Kennedy was president during which event?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
World War II
c)
World War I
d)
Spanish American War
24.
Which method did Rosa Parks use when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery?
a)
lobbying
b)
litigation
c)
violent protest
d)
non-violent protest
25.
Which statement explains why the 26th Amendment was ratified during the Vietnam War?
a)
Women were entitled to equal rights
b)
Prohibition of alcoholic beverages had proved to be failure
c)
Unfair to send 18-year-olds to fight when they couldn't vote
d)
Presidents should not serve more than 2 full terms
26.
What was the spaceflight in July of 1969 conducted by America that landed Americans on the moon?
a)
Vostok 1
b)
Sputnik
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Apollo 11
27.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
The USSR and US
c)
China and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
28.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
29.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
c)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
30.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
c)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
31.
How were the Korean War and Vietnam War similar?
a)
both were fought in Eastern Europe
b)
Both were fought to stop the Soviet Union from taking over
c)
Both were fought to stop the spread of communism
d)
Both were fought between the east and the west
32.
Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
33.
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam war and taking control of the entire country?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
North Vietnam
c)
United States
d)
South Vietnam
34.
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Charles Lindbergh
35.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
36.
The President that took over for JFK when he was assassinated was:
a)
Johnson
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Nixon
d)
Carter
37.
Who was the Space Race between?
a)
Aliens and humans
b)
Soviet Union and the rest of Asia
c)
Soviet Union and the United States
d)
United States and the rest of the world
38.
The Warren Commission studied:
a)
Reasons we helped train Cuban refugees for the Bay of Pigs
b)
JFK's Assassination
c)
The Berlin Crisis
d)
Peace Corps
39.
Court Case that overturned the 1896 Separate but Equal case was
a)
Brown v. BOE ,1954
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1964
40.
This is the Texas City where JFK was assassinated:
a)
Houston
b)
San Antonio
c)
Plano
d)
Dallas
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