WorksheetsUNIT 8 MOD GA CFA PRACTICE 2022
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the Brown vs. Board of Education case?
Schools would be segregated and kept separate.
The "separate, but equal" policy was unconstitutional.
African American schools would get more money for books and teachers.
African Americans could attend white schools if there was space.
Why was the Sibley Commission formed?
to come up with a plan to get more jobs for blacks
to look into the issue of school desegregation (integration)
to have meetings that brought blacks and whites together
to recommend desegregation in public transportation
Why did Georgia change its flag in 1956?
U.S. Supreme Court said the old flag was unconstitutional.
GA officials supported the Brown v. Board decision
Old flag offended blacks due to Confederate symbol
GA officials used it to protest desegregation and Brown v. Board ruling
What did the Sibley Commission recommend?
integrating Georgia's public transportation system
making proposals to the legislature to address racial issues
establishing a quota system to ensure the hiring of black workers
allowing local school systems to decide if they wanted to integrate or shut down
Which flag became the state flag of Georgia in 1956?
What did the Supreme Court rule in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case?
The Cherokee Nation was its own independent country and Georgia laws did not apply to them.
Separate was not equal and schools must be desegregated.
Dred Scott was a slave, slaves were property and could not sue in court and the federal government could not prevent the spread of slavery.
The races could be segregated as long as there were equal facilities.
How did Georgia respond to the 1954 Brown v. Board ruling?
Georgia supported the Supreme Court's ruling and immediately desegregated its schools.
Georgia resisted desegregation and changed the state flag to show its opposition to the Supreme Court's decision.
Georgia sent public school students to Alabama to avoid desegregation.
Georgia never desegregated its schools and they remain segregated today.
Why was the Sibley Commission formed?
to study the question of desegregation and gather residents' input regarding integration of public schools.
to protect African American children who attended white schools from mob violence.
to redesign and produce the new Georgia state flag.
to organize marches, sit-ins and boycotts against businesses that refused to desegregate.
How did Georgia react to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
By changing the state flag
By closing its public schools
By desegregating as quickly as possible
By using the national guard to keep African American students out of white only schools
The Governor of Georgia ordered the Sibley commission to find out how Georgians wanted to handle desegregating public schools. What did the commission find out?
That 60% of Georgians wanted to close public schools rather than integrate.
That 70% of Georgians wanted to desegregate as quickly as possible.
That Georgians were divided 50-50 about desegregating.
That only 10% of Georgians had strong feelings about refusing to integrate schools
Which amendment did segregated schools violate according to Brown v. Board of Education?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
What is a synonym for integration?
desegregation
segregation
Sibley Commission discovered Georgians would rather close schools than ________ them
integrate
segregate
