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Civic Issues in Education

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civic Education is important because?

a)

It is important for students to know basic facts about United States history, and how the United States political institution work.

b)

It is important for students to be prepared to critique governments in other countries that have government systems inferior to ours.

c)

It is important for students to complete the real work of engaged, informed participants of a democracy by identifying issues and advocating for change in their communities.

2.

Civic Education...

a)

Ensures that students have the knowledge and skills to participate in civic life and become informed and active citizens.

b)

Ensures that students have a firm understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and its enduring effects.

3.

In what year did 13 African-American first grade students enroll in schools that were previously all white?

a)

1978

b)

1786

c)

1865

d)

1961

4.

Which of the following was not one of the schools that the students were enrolled in?

a)

Gorden

b)

Rozelle

c)

Bruce

d)

Lincoln

5.

_________________________ was the chairman of the local NAACP's education committee at the time noted that the decision to use first-graders instead of high school students was intentional.

a)

Mark Taylor

b)

Eric Newsom

c)

Rev. Samuel Kyles

d)

Derrick Jackson

6.

First graders were not _____________ and therefore were better suited to integrate the schools.

a)

tainted

b)

friendly

c)

harmful

d)

mediocre

7.

"They said some of the escorts, the police escorts, were _________ on them. "

a)

firm

b)

rough

c)

protective

d)

hard

8.

Shelby County Schools said that Bruce Elementary is ______ African American.

a)

56%

b)

73%

c)

85%

d)

98%

9.

Who was the president at the time that the Little Rock 9 led the integration in Little Rock high schools?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

10.

What was the name of the newly integrated high school they attended?

a)

Central High School

b)

Little Rock High School

c)

Central Arkansas High School

11.

The Little Rock 9 media sensation came on the heels of...

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Ruby Bridges v. Education

c)

Little Rock 9 v. Board of Education

12.

What was the governor's response after the first African American student graduated from the previously all white high school?

a)

Applaud the student for heroism

b)

Support future African American graduates

c)

Close all public schools

d)

Honor the Little Rock 9

13.

The teens integrated the high school on

a)

September 2, 1954

b)

September 3, 1954

c)

September 2, 1957

d)

September 3, 1957

14.

How many African American students tried to enroll at Central High School?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

10

15.

What was the name of the High School that these students tried to enroll at?

a)

Central High School

b)

Central Prep

c)

Board of Education High School

d)

Brown Academy

16.

What form of defense did the governor call in to prevent these students from entering the school?

a)

Army

b)

National Guard

c)

Poilice

d)

Navy

17.

Brown v. Board of Education determined that separate is _____ Equal

a)

Not

b)

Definitely

c)

Totally

d)

Kind of

18.

In order to overstep the Arkansas National Guard, the president called in 1,200 members of the _________________

a)

Police Department

b)

U.S. Army

c)

U.S. Marines

d)

U.S. Air Force

19.
Which of the Little Rock Nine did not arrive with the group? Why?
a)
Brown, because she lived too far away from the others.
b)
Eckford, because her family did not know the carpool family well enough.
c)
Eckford, because her family did not have a phone to plan carpool with.
d)
Brown, because her car broke down on the way to the meeting place, so she had to walk
20.
Where was Central High located?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Boulder, Colorado
c)
Stonecrest, Georgia
d)
Ebensburg, PA (you forgot the Cambria)
21.
Why did these students enroll in the all-white school?
a)
To follow the 1955 Supreme Court ruling that school boards make a "prompt and reasonable start" to desegregate
b)
To spur rage and cause violence to prove their point.
c)
To bring press to an important issue.
d)
They felt like it.
22.
What does NAACP stand for?
a)
National Association  giving Assistance to Colored People
b)
National Assitance Aiming to Comprehend People
c)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
d)
No, Apples Always Crush Pears
23.
Why were the Little Rock Nine unable to attend Central High School on September 4, 1957?
a)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower had sent U.S. Army troops to the school.
b)
The governor of Arkansas had ordered troops from the state's National Guard to stop them.
c)
An angry mob prevented the students from entering the building
d)
The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education.
24.

What is the main take away idea of the Little Rock 9?

a)

Elizabeth Eckford had a terrible first day at Central High School.

b)

Elizabeth was one of the Little Rock Nine.

c)

The Little Rock Nine bravely endured a lot of mistreatment to integrate Central High.

d)

Many schools were segregated in the 1950s.

25.
How did most of the people at Central High School feel about integration ("Integration")?
a)
They are happy to accept new students.
b)
Most of the people are angry and disagree with integration.
c)
For the most part, people are indifferent and do not care either way.
d)
People are split 50-50 with their feelings.
26.
Which quote DOESN'T show how people truly felt about integration at Central High School?
a)
"Did any adult witness the incident?" the woman clerk asked in an unsympathetic tone.
b)
"Get down!" he shouted again as what appeared to be a flaming stick of dynamite whizzed past and landed on the stair just below me.
c)
"It was an unfamiliar position--me, counting on a white man to defend me against other white people determined to hurt me."
d)
"You'all are gonna go screaming out of here"
27.

What example shows how the Little Rock Nine DID NOT fight stereotypes in society?

a)

By graduating from Central High School

b)

Most of the group did not visit Little Rock, Arkansas after graduation

c)

By stepping those first steps in 1957 into Central High School despite the hatred and racial tensions

d)

By becoming successful in his/her adult lives

28.
What is the main argument in "Brown Vs Board of Education?"
a)
Equality for all
b)
Public education is critical in the U.S.
c)
It was difficult for the Supreme Court to make a decision
29.
What is NOT ONE of the ways that "Brown Vs Board of Education" puts value on education?
a)
required for service in the armed forces
b)
school attendance laws
c)
foundation of good citizenship
d)
creates a new standardized test for students
30.
What is the main argument for Segregationists that believe schools should be segregated?
a)
That "separate but equal" that applies to separate education is acceptable
b)
That all schools need to be integrated and equal.
c)
The idea that "it has always been this way" than change.
31.
Why don't the judges just overrule "Plessy Vs Ferguson" and eliminate "separate but equal?"
a)
They don't have the power.
b)
They don't want to overturn a ruling made by other Supreme Court Justices.
c)
It's not that important to overrule a law that they mostly agree with.
32.

Who made this statement:

"Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law, for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the Negro group...Any language in contrary to this finding is rejected. We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

a)

Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

b)

Donald Trump, 45th President of the US

c)

Coach Berry, Best Teacher Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

d)

None of the these

33.

African American air force veteran who applied for a transfer to the University of Mississippi.

a)

Fannie Lou Hamer

b)

Filibuster

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

James Meredith

e)

Freedom RIders

34.

Made segregation illegal in most public places.

a)

Fannie Lou Hamer

b)

Filibuster

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

James Meredith

e)

Freedom RIders

35.
They were the first black teenagers to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1957, these remarkable African American students challenged segregation in the deep South and won.    
a)
The Civil Rights Act
b)
The Little Rock Nine
c)
The Greensboro Four
d)
Vivian Malone and James Hood
36.
He became the first Black student to successfully enroll at the University of Mississippi. Mississippians rioted in response causing President Kennedy to send 5,000 troops to restore the peace.
a)
Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.
b)
James Meredith
c)
Elijah Muhammad
d)
Thurgood Marshall
37.
This person was the first African American student to go to the University of Mississippi.
a)
Malcolm X
b)
James Meredith
c)
Stokely Carmichael
d)
MLK Jr.
38.
What type of pressure was used by the Montgomery Improvement Association when it boycotted the segregation of buses?
a)
social
b)
economic
c)
political
d)
physical
39.
SNCC members used this strategy to desegregate lunch counters throughout the South. 
a)
boycotts
b)
sit-ins
c)
protests
d)
marches
40.
De jure segregation is segregation based in
a)
laws
b)
random chance
c)
habit and custom
d)
inequalities in education

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