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Civics 11 Quizziz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "_" as "values especially of a traditional or conservative kind which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and to strengthen the fabric of society."


a)

family values

b)

socialism

c)

avant garde

d)

anarchy

2.

The perception that rampant _ was destroying family values led to the prohibition in the United States from 1920 to 1933.

a)

crack cocaine

b)

alcoholism

c)

crystal meth

d)

communism

3.

Teens may feel pressured to engage in underage drinking, illegal drug use, or other harmful behavior by their peers. This is called _.

a)

peer pressure

b)

self-esteem

c)

civil rights

d)

civility

4.

_ is available to a larger number of people today than in previous generations.

a)

Anarchy

b)

Education

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Machiavellianism

5.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "_" as "the personal income that is left after the deduction of personal taxes and that is available for consumption and savings."

a)

disposable income

b)

money supply

c)

monetary policy

d)

supply-side economics

6.

The purchasing power of the average U.S. household _ over the course of the 20th century.

a)

tripled

b)

doubled

c)

declined

d)

remained the same

7.

The number of _ in the workplace more than tripled between 1900 and 1999.

a)

women

b)

men

c)

children

d)

teens

8.

The number of female _ multiplied 29 times in the period of 1900 to 1999.

a)

attorneys

b)

mechanics

c)

doctors

d)

teachers

9.

The increase in disposable income led to increased _ of good and services.

a)

exhaustion

b)

consumption

c)

scarcity

d)

shortage

10.

Easy _ terms also allowed greater consumption of goods and services but at the cost of increased household debt.

a)

credit

b)

debit

c)

check

d)

audit

11.

The diversification of Alabama agriculture from _ to other crops made Alabama less susceptible to price drops in a single crop.

a)

cotton

b)

cotton candy

c)

apples

d)

coffee

12.

The Port of _ is a hub for international trade on the Gulf of Mexico.

a)

Mobile

b)

Montgomery

c)

Birmingham

d)

Dothan

13.

Does Alabama participate in world trade?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "_" as "the rights that every person should have regardless of his or her sex, race, or religion."

a)

civil rights

b)

civil law

c)

civility

d)

civilization

15.

The _ v. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ended the "separate but equal" doctrine from the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision.

a)

Brown

b)

Greene

c)

Plessy

d)

Ferguson

16.

Schools and other places were required to serve people regardless of _ or other inherent factors.

a)

race

b)

civility

c)

attire

d)

behavior

17.

_ refused to surrender her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus on December 1, 1955.

a)

Amelia Boynton

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Septima Poinsette Clark

18.

A boycott of the Montgomery bus system by African-Americans started in 1955. _ emerged as a leader in the protest.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Amelia Boynton

d)

W.E.B. Du Bois

19.

Protestors staged lunch-counter sit-ins to protest discrimination in public _.

a)

accommodations

b)

politics

c)

civility

d)

scarcity

20.

The _ of 1964 banned discrimination in public accommodations, education, and employment.

a)

Voting Rights Act

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Natural Rights Act

d)

Liberal Rights Act

21.

The non-violent protesters were attacked by police on March 7, 1965. The date is known as "_."

a)

Bloody Sunday

b)

Maundy Thursday

c)

Bloody Saturday

d)

Bad Monday

22.

The _ to Montgomery March was a protest against voter discrimination.

a)

Selma

b)

Enterprise

c)

Dothan

d)

Auburn

23.

The _ of 1965 forbade states from using poll taxes, literacy tests, and other tactics to prevent African-Americans from voting.

a)

Voting Rights Act

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Polling Rights Act

d)

Electoral Rights Act

24.

The _th Amendment (1870) already gave all men the right to vote.

a)

15

b)

19

c)

20

d)

10

25.

The _th Amendment (1920) gave all women the right to vote.

a)

19

b)

14

c)

15

d)

12