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Civil Rights

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
2.
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.
3.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
4.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
5.

Regenerated attention to the women's rights movement with her book "Feminine Mystique".

a)

Frances Willard

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Betty Frieden

6.

The Chicano Civil Rights Movement wanted-

a)

extension on their visas

b)

better pay and working conditions

c)

work longer hours with little pay

d)

government grants for college

7.

Recognized for the affect it had on women's involvement in organized sports at the college and high school levels.

a)

Title XI

b)

19th Amendment

c)

Title IX

d)

Women's suffrage

8.

President who imposed a ruling to integrate public schools

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

9.

There was a March on Washington for jobs and freedom by Native Americans called-

a)

American Indian Movement (A.I.M)

b)

March on Washington

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

The Trail of Broken Treaties

10.
These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High
a)
Elite Eight
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Arkansas Seven
d)
Final Four
11.
The mixing of different races through marriage and family, and was illegal in many states
a)
misinformed
b)
segregation
c)
miscegenation
d)
public accommodation
12.
What does civil rights mean?
a)
You have to be nice to others.
b)
It means the opposite of gold.
c)
All citizens are treated equally.
d)
To treat others unfairly.
13.
What were colleges forced to give women?
a)
equal job opportunities
b)
equal athletic opportunities
c)
equal voting opportunities
d)
equal housing opportunities
14.
What amendment was never passed?
a)
NOW
b)
ERA
c)
CORE
d)
SOL
15.

FIRST case to hold that Affirmative Action is legal BUT universities and employers may not establish QUOTAS for different races etc.

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

Fisher v. UT

c)

Regents of University of California v. Bakke

d)

Griswold v. Connecticut