WorksheetsThurgood Marshall
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
In which branch of government did Thurgood serve?
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
legislative
d)
none of them
2.
Thurgood Marshall became _______.
a)
a president of the United States.
b)
a principal in a school who fought racism.
c)
the first African American on the Supreme Court.
d)
one of the authors of the constitution.
3.
Where was Thurgood born?
a)
Mayesville, South Carolina
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Rochester, New York
d)
Baltimore, Maryland
4.
A system of keeping certain people separate from others is called __________.
a)
civil rights
b)
slavery
c)
boycott
d)
segregation
5.
The basic freedoms that all citizens deserve to have are called __________.
a)
debate
b)
boycott
c)
authority
d)
civil rights
6.
Where did Marshall get his law degree?
a)
Harvard University
b)
Howard University
c)
Yale University
7.
What is segregation?
a)
All races going to school together.
b)
An idea in a system of beliefs.
c)
Keeping people seperated because of their race.
8.
Marshall fought for civil rights.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American...
a)
police officer
b)
Supreme Court Justice
c)
baseball player
d)
president
10.
___ are the basic freedoms that all citizens deserve to have because they are citizens.
a)
Civil Rights
b)
Justice
c)
Segregation
11.
How many judges on the supreme Court agreed with Marshall?
a)
All 9
b)
8
c)
5
12.
How do we remember Thurgood Marshall today?
a)
1st African American judge on Supreme court
b)
African American Lawyer
c)
African American Judge
13.
How were the laws unfair when Thurgood was a child?
a)
Black people were not allowed to do the same activities as white people.
b)
White people were not allowed to do the same activities as black people.
14.
Thurgood Marshall Died in 1993 at 84
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Thurgood Marshall's nickname was ____________.
a)
"Mr. Civil Rights"
b)
"Mr. Power Speaker"
c)
"Mr. Amazing American"
16.
Thurgood believed that everyone should be treated with _________.
a)
patience
b)
segregation
c)
respect
17.
Where was Thurgood born?
a)
Baltimore, Maryland
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Rochester, New York
18.
Why did Marshall not go to college in his home state of Maryland?
a)
His grades weren't good enough.
b)
Segregation kept him from going.
c)
He didn't want to move away from home.
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