WorksheetsAH2.8.3 -- Beginning of Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What organization, founded in 1909, led much of the early legal battle for civil rights?
a)
NAACP
b)
NCAA
c)
NAFTA
d)
NATO
2.
What court case established the doctrine of "Separate but Equal"?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board
c)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
d)
James Meredith v. University of Mississippi
3.
What amendments to the constitution are ignored?
a)
14th Amendment
b)
15th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
17th Amendment
4.
What body does Truman integrate after WWII?
a)
Military
b)
Schools
c)
Restaurants
d)
Housing
5.
What is the name of the 14 year old boy that was brutally murdered in Mississippi?
a)
Emmett Till
b)
Malcolm X
c)
James Meredith
d)
Medgar Evers
6.
What court case does the Warren court overturn with Brown v. Board?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
d)
James Meredith v. University of Mississippi
7.
In what city are nine students refused entry to the high school?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Memphis, TN
c)
Birmingham, AL
d)
Greensboro, NC
8.
According to the Civil Rights Act of 1957, who controls desegregation?
a)
Federal Government
b)
State Government
9.
Whose arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Coretta Scott King
d)
Stokely Carmichael
10.
Which of the following is NOT one of the major goals that inspired MLK Jr?
a)
Massive Retaliation
b)
Massive Demonstration
c)
Civil Disobedience
d)
Non-violent resistance
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