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YISD MS SS 7th SHOWDOWN #2 Civil Rights and Conservatism

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group advocated for Hispanic-Americans during the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
NAACP
b)
LULAC
c)
Freedom Riders
d)
Topeka Board of Education
2.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were both key events that did what?
a)
Helped end segregation and discrimination and protect minority voters.
b)
Allow for minorities to serve in the military.
c)
Allowed minority groups to hold public offices.
d)
Freed the slaves and outlawed slavery in the south. 
3.

Why did members of the NAACP organize pickets such as this?

a)

To challenge segregation in any form.

b)

To only challenge segregation when it is separate but unequal.

c)

To challenge segregation when it's for profit.

d)

To ensure that African Americans remain separate from Whites.

4.

Which civil right listed in the Texas Bill of Rights is depicted here?

a)

Freedom of assembly.

b)

Freedom of the press.

c)

Freedom of religion.

d)

None of them. The Bill of Rights doesn't apply to minors.

5.

What does the flyer indicate about the significance of the Vietnam War in U.S. history?

a)

The war was controversial and sparked protests.

b)

Only University students disagreed with the Vietnam War.

c)

Only former soldiers disagreed with the Vietnam War.

d)

Most Americans did not have an opinion about the Vietnam War.

6.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
7.

Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Ronald Reagan

8.

Term for people who protest to call attention to a cause, like civil rights.

a)

activist

b)

actor

c)

reporter

d)

scholar

9.

Term for a form of nonviolent protest where people stop buying a product, or refuse a businesses service.

a)

march

b)

boycott

c)

sit in

d)

activist

10.

U.S. political leader who said, "We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. We have talked for one hundred years or more. It is time now to write it in the books of law."

a)

Lulu Belle Madison White

b)

Hector P. Garcia

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

11.

Which was movement was a political, legal, and social struggle to gain full citizenship rights for African Americans and Hispanic Americans?

a)

Civil Rights movement

b)

Equal rights movement

c)

Human rights movement

d)

Women's suffrage movement

12.

What war took place during Johnson's presidency?

a)

the Civil War

b)

the American Revolution

c)

the Vietnam War

d)

WWII

13.

Part of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society was to

a)

end poverty in America and provide Education to all

b)

prevent the mistreatment of migrant workers

c)

require migrant workers to work for multiple farmers

d)

prevent the desegregation of schools in America

14.

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, the second President from Texas, was known for his CONFIDENCE and his COURAGE, but NOT for his

a)

patience.

b)

strength.

c)

decisiveness.

d)

influence.

15.

"I helped established the G.I. Forum to educate Hispanic citizens after they were denied WWII veteran benefits. I was a supporter of equal rights." Who am I?

a)

Jane McCallum

b)

Barbara Jordan

c)

Hector Garcia

d)

Lyndon Johnson

16.

How was Reagan's policies different from many past Presidents?

a)

Reagan believed in cutting government spending for several welfare/social programs.

b)

Reagan wanted to reduce military spending.

c)

Reagan wanted to enact very strict policies for environmental protection.

d)

Reagan wanted to increase social spending, and strengthen the social safety net.

17.

This El Paso born, Arizona raised woman was nominated by Reagan to the US Supreme Court; the Court's first female judge.

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Sandra Day O'Connor

c)

Anita Hill

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

18.

Reagan and Conservatives generally believed in...

a)

More government regulations/rules in the economy on businesses

b)

Less government regulations/rules in the economy on businesses