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CRM Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name

Class

Date

Which term is the best meaning of "suffrage"?

the right for women to protest

the right to vote in elections

citizenship

freedom

Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?

A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.

A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.

A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.

No one can be denied the right to vote.

Which amendment did the Voting Right Act of 1965 reinforce?

The 15th Amendment protects minorities' right to vote

The 1st Amendment's freedom of speech

The 13th Amendment makes slavery illegal

The 10th Amendment allowing states to make voting laws

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to

let African Americans ride the bus.

deny someone of a job because of their race.

fire someone for not doing their job.

kick someone out of the military.

Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.

Sit-In

Freedom Rides

Selma March

Filibuster

Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Lyndon B. Johnson

John F. Kennedy

The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

13th Amendment

Jim Crow Laws

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1964

"States are prohibited from imposing any voting qualifications or prerequisite to voting or to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

Armed Forces Desegregation Act

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

G.I. Bill

10.

"Extends voting rights and outlaws racial discrimination in schools and the workplace and by facilities that serve the general public" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

Armed Forces Desegregation Act

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

G.I. Bill

11.

Forcing people to pay for the right to vote was called a _________?

Literacy Test

Poll Tax

12.

In 1965, troubles in this city caused the Voting Rights Act to be passed.

Montgomery

Selma

Greensboro

Atlanta

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CRM Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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