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WorksheetsCivil Rights & Conservativism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
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Class
Date
1.
What Civil Rights organization was the first to be founded on the principles of non-violence?
a)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
b)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
c)
Freedom Riders
d)
Women's Army Corps (WAC)
2.
What Civil Rights organization organized the "Freedom Rides"?
a)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
b)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
c)
Freedom Riders
d)
Women's Army Corps (WAC)
3.
Which individual focused on educating blacks on what they need to do to vote?
a)
James Farmer
b)
Lulu Belle Madison White
c)
Hector P. Garcia
d)
Lyndon B. Johnson
4.
What drove Hector P. Garcia to found the GI Forum?
a)
The death of his father during the war
b)
The treatment of African Americans during World War II
c)
The discrimination that he saw in the newspaper
d)
The discrimination against Mexican Americans that he witnessed during the war
5.
Which political party did Lyndon B. Johnson align himself with?
a)
Democratic
b)
Republican
c)
Independent
d)
Libertarian
6.
What was Oveta Culp Hobby known for?
a)
One of the 20 most wealthiest Texan
b)
One of the 20 most powerful Texan
c)
One of the 20 most important people in the United States
d)
One of the 20 most interesting Texan
7.
Which individual is credited with founding the CORE organization?
a)
James Farmer
b)
Hector P. Garcia
c)
Oveta Culp Hobby
d)
Lulu Belle Madison White
8.
Which individual founded the American GI Form and was awarded the American Medal of Freedom?
a)
James Farmer
b)
Hector P. Garcia
c)
Oveta Culp Hobby
d)
Lulu Belle Madison White
9.
Which individual was the commander of the Women's Army Corps?
a)
James Farmer
b)
Hector P. Garcia
c)
Oveta Culp Hobby
d)
Lulu Belle Madison White
10.
Which individual was able to get Congress to pass laws that benefited African Americans?
a)
James Farmer
b)
Hector P. Garcia
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Lulu Belle Madison White
11.
What was the outcome of Sweatt VS. Painter?
a)
Sweatt was allowed to enter the University of Texas law school
b)
Sweatt was not allowed to enter the University of Texas law school
12.
What was the outcome of Delgado VS. Bastrop?
a)
The judge ruled that the segregation of Mexican Americans was not allowed
b)
The judge ruled that the segregation of Mexican Americans was allowed
13.
What does Delgado VS. Bastrop and Sweatt VS. Painter have in common?
a)
They have nothing in common
b)
They both have to do with the unfair practices in schools
c)
They both have to do with the unfair treatment of African Americans
d)
They both have to do with the unfair treatment of Mexican Americas
14.
Which act outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, or national origin?
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Tidelands Controversy
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
GI Forum
15.
Which act enforced the voting rights guaranteed by the 14th and 15th amendments?
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Tidelands Controversy
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
GI Forum
16.
Who was involved in the Tidelands Controversy?
a)
Texas and the United States
b)
United States and Mexico
c)
Texas and Louisiana
d)
United States and Canada
17.
Which individual became the state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction?
a)
Phil Gramm
b)
Bill Clements
c)
George W. Bush
d)
George H.W. Bush
18.
Which individual switched political parties after he supported Reagan's economic plan?
a)
Phil Gramm
b)
Bill Clements
c)
George W. Bush
d)
George H.W. Bush
19.
Which individual served as both the Texas Governor and President of the United States?
a)
Phil Gramm
b)
Bill Clements
c)
George W. Bush
d)
George H.W. Bush
20.
Which individual served as the 41st President of the United States?
a)
Phil Gramm
b)
Bill Clements
c)
George W. Bush
d)
George H.W. Bush
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