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WorksheetsCivil Rights
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s work to change unfair laws was caused by a desire for people to be treated fairly. What was an effect of King’s work?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr. led marches and gave speeches.
b)
Equal rights laws were passed, so Americans are treated fairly.
c)
African Americans and whites went to separate schools.
2.
African Americans were often forced to sit in the ____________ of the bus.
a)
back
b)
middle
c)
front
3.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech is ______________.
a)
I have a dream.....
b)
I have a problem...
c)
I have one wish...
d)
I have an argument...
4.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation
d)
Desegregation
5.
What does civil rights mean?
a)
You have to be nice to others.
b)
It means the opposite of gold.
c)
All citizens are treated equally.
d)
To treat others unfairly.
6.
Why did black people at one time have to give up their seats on buses?
a)
They wanted to stand.
b)
They were polite.
c)
It was the law.
d)
They thought it was fair.
7.
What happened to Rosa Parks after she refused to move?
a)
She was kicked off the bus.
b)
She was arrested.
c)
She was left alone.
d)
She was given a medal.
8.
Why did the police arrest Rosa Parks?
a)
She refused to give her seat to a white person.
b)
She stole bread from the grocery store.
c)
She was speeding.
d)
She wasn't wearing her seatbelt.
9.
Why didn't Rosa Parks give up her seat?
a)
She thought the law was unfair.
b)
She didn't know anyone wanted the seat.
c)
She had too many bags to get up.
d)
She was sleeping.
10.
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.
11.
ALL citizens have always had the right to vote in the U.S..
a)
TRUE
b)
FLASE
12.
In November of 1956, the Supreme Court ruled that Jim Crow laws .....
a)
were legal and provided equal treatment
b)
were unconstitutional and kept whites and blacks segregated
c)
were the reason the bus boycott failed
d)
brought blacks and whites together
13.
Which group advocated for Hispanic-Americans during the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
NAACP
b)
LULAC
c)
Freedom Riders
d)
Topeka Board of Education
14.
Which court case legalized segregation through its "separate but equal" ruling?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Sweatt v. Painter
15.
Who was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, & first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps?
a)
Jane McCallum
b)
Oveta Culp Hobby
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Lulu Belle Madison White
16.
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
17.
To stop using or buying things
a)
Riot
b)
Disagreeing
c)
Boycott
d)
Capitalism
18.
an organized passive protests where people sit peacefully and refuse to leave
a)
Stand up
b)
Sit in
c)
Sit down
d)
Stand in
19.
disobeying certain laws in non-violent ways in order to make a point
a)
Civil Obedience
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Riots
d)
Angry protesting
20.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Group formed to advance rights of minorities
a)
NCAA
b)
NCAACP
c)
NAACP
d)
NACAP
21.
Which court case stated that it was unconstitutional to segregate
a)
Brown vs Board of Education
b)
Plessy vs Ferguson
c)
Bourque vs Fernandez
d)
Roe vs Wade
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