WorksheetsCivil Rights Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The case of Brown v. Board resulted in
the Topeka school district spending more money on black schools
the creation of the "separate but equal" doctrine of segregation
a ruling that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity
a ruling that stated segregation in American schools was unequal
What was the purpose of "SNCC" during the early years of the Civil Rights era?
to provide more militant leadership to combat racism
it replaced the NAACP as the dominant Civil Rights era
it coordinated students around the south in resisting segregation laws
it was a “whites only” organization created to keep whites in political power in the South
The Supreme Court declared that segregation was unconstitutional in the decision of Brown v. Board of Education. Georgia attempted to refuse this ruling by
appealing the decision in the Federal Court of Appeals.
threatening to pull state funding from schools that desegregated.
allocating funds for the construction of African American schools.
declaring that the Court’s decision interfered with the state’s powers.
The 1956 Georgia state flag caused controversy for nearly forty years because it
changed Georgia’s state seal.
was not approved by the governor.
bore the Confederate battle flag.
was not flown in front of municipal building.
President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to
protect impoverished groups by banning the poll tax.
implement affirmative action programs at the federal level.
issue federal grants to businesses owned by minorities and women.
prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.
· First organized in 1960 at Shaw University in North Carolina.
· Played a major role in the "sit-ins" and "freedom rides" of the Civil Rights era.
· Organized voter registration drives across the South, especially in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
· Served as the main organization for African American youth and young adults during the Civil Rights movement.
the Nation of Islam
the Black Panther Party
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Which Georgia governor appointed more African Americans to government positions than all previous Georgia governors combined?
Jimmy Carter
Lester Maddox
George Busbee
Earnest Vandiver
When the state of Georgia changed the design of its flag in 1956, many people objected. What can you conclude was the MAIN reason for this objection?
People had grown very accustomed to the original flag.
People were still recovering from the Reconstruction Era.
People believed it was an attempt to resist desegregation.
People did not want to be reminded of the defeat in the Civil War.
Lester Maddox took opposition to the federal government after the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed. Which action describes how he took action against the progression of the Civil Rights Movement?
He became a state senator and worked to block any bills granting equality to blacks.
He posted signs around his town protesting integration and made speeches on television.
He closed his restaurant because he refused to serve blacks after integration was passed.
He refused to send his children to the same school as black children after schools integrated.
Identify each CORRECT statement about the life and influence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)
He was a Baptist minister known for his strong oratory.
Dr. King promoted the idea of Pan Africanism among black Americans.
He was one of the principal leaders of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his humanitarian and civil rights efforts.
He was outspoken in his desire for racial and social equality in the 1950s and 1960s.
