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Chapter 28 Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The act of protesting by sitting down, commonly used as a method of nonviolent protest

a)

Interstate

b)

Medicare

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Sit-In

2.

A person with family background from Latin America or Spain

a)

Feminist

b)

Medicaid

c)

Latino

d)

Boycott

3.

The refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Sit-In

c)

Poverty Line

d)

Boycott

4.

Moving between two or more states

a)

Boycott

b)

Interstate

c)

Feminist

d)

Medicare

5.

An activist for women's rights

a)

Poverty Line

b)

Medicaid

c)

Feminist

d)

Latino

6.

Refuse to use

a)

Boycott

b)

Feminist

c)

Medicaid

d)

Poverty Line

7.

The federal health insurance program mainly for older people

a)

Medicare

b)

Medicaid

c)

Sit-In

d)

Civil Disobedience

8.

The income level deemed necessary to acquire the necessities of life

a)

Interstate

b)

Feminist

c)

Boycott

d)

Poverty Line

9.

The federal-state health insurance program for low income people

a)

Medicare

b)

Medicaid

c)

Poverty Line

d)

Interstate

10.

Which of the following banned racial discrimination in employment, voting, and public accommodations?

a)

Head Start Act

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Warren Commission Report

d)

Plessy vs Ferguson Court Case

11.

Which of these was a philosophy based on racial pride?

a)

Black Power

b)

Civil Disobedience

c)

Desegregation

d)

Integration

12.

In which group was Malcolm X a leader?

a)

Freedom Summer

b)

Nation of Islam

c)

Black Power

d)

KKK

13.

What prohibits employees from paying women less than men for the same work?

a)

Statutes of Women

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Fair Education Act

d)

1963 Equal Pay Act

14.

Which of these acknowledges the right of Native Americans to make laws on their reservations?

a)

NOW

b)

NCAI

c)

Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968

d)

American Indian Movement (AIM)

15.

Who said, "Ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country"?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

16.

Which of the following is NOT true about the March on Washington?

a)

It was in support of the Civil Rights Bill

b)

It was peaceful

c)

President Kennedy spoke

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech there

17.

What was the goal of the Freedom Summer?

a)

To free African American slaves

b)

To help African Americans register to vote

c)

To persuade Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act

d)

To integrate public schools

18.

What was the name of the man who assassinated President Kennedy?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Jack Ruby

c)

Raymond Lee Harvey

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

19.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of Johnson's Great Society?

a)

Aiding agricultural growth

b)

Improving education

c)

Reducing poverty

d)

Promoting equality

20.

Who assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

a)

James Earl Ray

b)

James Earl Jones

c)

Earl Ray Tomblin

d)

Ray Jones Earl

21.

Besides African Americans, what other groups earned rights during this time? Choose all that apply.

a)

Latinos

b)

Women

c)

Native Americans

d)

Americans with Disabilities

22.

In 1896, the 1._______________ court case ruled that separate but equal was constitutional. This was overturned in 1954 by 2._______________, which stated that separating school children by race was against the Constitution.

a)

1 Shelley vs Kraemer 2 Sweatt vs Painter

b)

1 Briggs vs Elliott 2 Browder vs Gayle

c)

1 Bolling vs Sharpe 2 Missouri vs Jenkins

d)

1 Plessy vs Ferguson 2 Brown vs Board of Education