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UNIT 11 TEST REVIEW

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) mission?

a)

They supported the rights of Spanish speaking citizens

b)

They supported the rights of Latin speaking citizens

c)

They supported the rights of English speaking citizens

d)

They supported the rights of Hispanic citizens

2.

What Supreme Court Case forced schools across the country to begin to integrate racially?

a)

Hernandez v. Driscoll ISD

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

3.

Which amendment would give women the same rights as men in 1972, but just in Texas?

a)

Voting Rights Amendment

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Same Rights Amendment

d)

Equal Justice Amendment

4.

Who is Barbara Jordan? (select two that apply)

a)

Texas State Senator

b)

Chief of Staff to the President

c)

First African American from the South to serve in the U.S. Congress

d)

U.S. Representative

5.

Who is James A. Baker, III? (select two that apply)

a)

Texas Senator

b)

Chief of Staff for Reagan and Bush

c)

Secretary of State from 1989-1992

d)

U.S. Representative

6.

Who is Raul A. Gonzales Jr.? (select two that apply)

a)

Texas Senator

b)

U.S. Representative

c)

Served as a Judge in Texas

d)

First Hispanic appointed to the Texas Supreme Court

7.

Which choices detail who Lyndon B. Johnson is? (select two that apply)

a)

Pushed for minor civil rights legislation

b)

Understood complex gov. system

c)

Knew Capitol Hill

d)

Launched the "War on Poetry"

8.

Why is freedom of the press important?

a)

Officials use it to fight wars

b)

People ignore it

c)

It helps report info to the public

d)

It monitors citizen's actions

9.

What are the civic responsibilities of a Texas citizen? (select two that apply)

a)

Paying groceries

b)

Voting

c)

Bullying

d)

Serving on a jury

10.

Who was James Farmer, Jr.? (select two that apply)

a)

Civil War leader

b)

Formed the Committee of Racial Equality (CORE)

c)

He wanted to end prohibition

d)

He used Freedom Rides to enforce desegregation laws.

11.

Who was Oveta Culp Hobby? (select two that apply)

a)

Formed the Women's Army Corp (WAC)

b)

First Secretary to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare

c)

First women in Congress

d)

First women to join the Army

12.

How does freedom of the press help the public?

a)

People need to be informed to make valid decisions

b)

People do not need to know information

c)

People need to be less awkward

d)

People do not worry about celebrities

13.

Who is Hector P. Garcia? (Select two that apply)

a)

Founded American G.I. Forum

b)

He was against desegregation

c)

Became the 1st latino in office

d)

Helped expand rights for Hispanic Americans

14.

What does the Texas Constitution protect?

a)

Stuff and items

b)

Equality for men and women

c)

Rights to do many things

d)

Freedoms to become anything

15.

Who was Raymond L. Telles?

a)

Served on one committee

b)

Elected mayor of El Paso

c)

Ambassador to Costa Rica

d)

Became 1st latino president

16.

What was the educational landscape in Texas during the Civil Rights Era? (select two that apply)

a)

No legislation about what's being taught

b)

Brewing fight b/w legislators and educators

c)

Education vouchers and tuition tax credits

d)

More protests and less teaching