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Civil Rights and the Constitution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This person apposed Race Riots

a)

Lee Harvey Oswald

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Jim Crow

2.

Segregated schools became illegal as a result of..

a)

Brown vs. Board of Education

b)

March on Washington

c)

Jim Crow Laws

3.

Winning the court case of Brown vs. Board of Education allowed this person to be the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Rosa Parks

4.

Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated because...

a)

He was running for president in 1968

b)

He organized the march on Washington

c)

He refused to give up his seat on the bus in Montgomery

5.

This made segregation of schools illegal

a)

24th Amendment

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

6.

This made literacy tests in order to vote illegal

a)

19th Amendment

b)

Voting Rights Act 1965

c)

Civil Rights Act 1964

7.

MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech happened...

a)

at the March on Washington in 1963

b)

during a race riot at the nation's capital

c)

to help 200,000 people get the right to vote

8.

Segregation on buses became illegal after many months of protesting because of...

a)

The March on Washington

b)

MLK was arrested

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

9.

The Civil Rights movement gained strength, because people of all races were outraged and the event gained national attention on TV, radio and in the newspaper because of this person's death...

a)

Robert F Kennedy

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

MLK

10.

This amendment made poll taxes illegal.

a)

19th

b)

15th

c)

24th

11.

These presidents helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Obama

12.

What was the tone in America in the 1960's?

a)

Angry and Upset

b)

Happy and Excited

c)

Nervous and Anxious

13.

What happened at this location?

a)

MLK assassinated

b)

Montgomery Buss Boycott

c)

March on Washington

14.

You are innocent until proven guilty because of...

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

23rd amendment

c)

Due Process of the Law

15.

Is the right to bar arms because of the due process of law?

a)

true

b)

false

16.

You must testify or speak in court about the crime that you witnessed because

a)

it is your right as a citizen

b)

due process of law

c)

Bill of Rights

17.

3/4 of the Supreme Court Justices must vote to pass the new amendment

a)

true

b)

false

18.

The purpose of an amendment is to

a)

prevent people from breaking laws

b)

fix the constitution

c)

to protect the citizens rights

19.

Jim Crow Laws...

a)

Segregated Schools

b)

Segregated Bathrooms

c)

Segregated Water Fountains

20.

This person started the National Farm Workers Association and helped organize a farm worker's strike to help farmers receive fair pay

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

MLK

c)

JFK

21.

This amendment gave Washington DC residents the right to vote in presidential elections

a)

15th

b)

23rd

c)

24th