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Civil Rights Movement Checkpoint

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the verdict of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court Case?

a)

Separate but equal was unconstitutional

b)

separate but equal was constitutional

c)

slavery was abolished and citizenship was granted to all former slaves

d)

all public transportation was desegregated

2.

Which Supreme Court case overturned the verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Yoder v. Wisconsin

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Roe v. Wade

3.

Which Amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

4.

Which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from voting in many southern states? (choose 2)

a)

Poll Tax

b)

Literacy Test

c)

Sit-Ins

d)

Boycotts

5.

Civil Rights activist who advocated for the use of non-violent civil disobedience

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Stokely Charmichael

c)

Huey Newton

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

6.

U.S. president responsible for desegregating the military?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Barrack Obama

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

7.

U.S. President responsible for sending Federal Troops to Arkansans to assist in integration of a Central High School in Little Rock?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Bill Clinton

8.

Civil Rights Activists that are responsible for founding the United Farm Workers organization, and supporting migrant workers? (choose 2)

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Betty Friedan

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Delores Huerta

9.

Which law was created that ended segregation in public places & banned racial discrimination in places of employment?

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Executive Order 9066

10.

Constitutional Amendment that granted Women the right to vote?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

15th

11.

Which Amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

17th

12.

Constitutional Amendment that granted the right to vote to all male citizens

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

19th

13.

Which of the following events contributed most to the drastic increase in registered African American voters in the South U.S.?

a)

passage of the Jim Crow laws

b)

Passage of the 14th Amendment

c)

passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

14.

Which 2 civil rights activist were most known for disagreeing with MLK's non-violent tactics, and encouraged militant behavior?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Stokely Charmichael

15.

Which Amendment banned the use of Poll Taxes in Federal elections?

a)

18th

b)

21st

c)

17th

d)

24th

16.

Which set of characteristics is most associated with Thurgood Marshall?

a)

1st African American Supreme Court Justice

b)

Lead Attorney for the NAACP in the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case

c)

Advocate for Migrant workers and founder of AIM

d)

Co-founder of the Black Panthers and author of The Feminine Mystique

17.

Event that initiated the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

the arrest of Rosa Parks

b)

the arrest of Cesar Chavez

c)

the Little Rock Nine

d)

The Greensboro Sit-Ins

18.

What was the purpose of the Montgomery Bus Boycott? (choose 2)

a)

show economic impact of African Americans on public transportation

b)

desegregate public transportation

c)

eliminate the use of poll tax in federal elections

d)

to obtain equal voting rights for African Americans

19.

Which characteristics are most associated with Martin Luther King Jr. ? (choose all the apply)

a)

Nobel Peace Prize Winner

b)

Supporter of the "Black Power" movement

c)

organizer of the non-violent protests

d)

Delivering the "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington

20.

Which organization was responsible for the siege of Wounded Knee in an attempt to attract attention for the injustices done to Native American Indians ?

a)

SCLC

b)

AIM

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

21.

Which of the following characteristics are most associated with Betty Friedan? (choose all the apply)

a)

Women's Rights Advocate

b)

Author of "The Feminine Mystique

c)

encouraged women to be happy with non-traditional roles within society

d)

Advocated for the passage of the 14th Amendment

22.

Which word is associated with something being legal?

a)

Federal

b)

constitutional

c)

Abolish

d)

Advocate

23.

Which word is most associated with something being illegal?

a)

Integration

b)

Desegregate

c)

Advocate

d)

unconstitutional