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WorksheetsUnit Quiz for SC Cases & Actions
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 58mins
In what year did 13 African-American first grade students enroll in schools that were previously all white?
1978
1786
1865
1961
Which of the following was not one of the schools that the students were enrolled in?
Gorden
Rozelle
Bruce
Lincoln
Which of the following schools did Joyce Bell attend?
Rozelle Elementary
Whitehaven Elementary
Springdale Elemenetary
Alton Elementary
_________________________ 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.
Mark Taylor
Eric Newsom
Rev. Samuel Kyles
Derrick Jackson
First graders were not _____________ and therefore were better suited to integrate the schools.
tainted
friendly
harmful
mediocre
"They said some of the escorts, the police escorts, were _________ on them. "
firm
rough
protective
hard
How many first grader parents filled out an application for the segregated schools?
200
250
300
375
How many first grader parents filled out an application for the segregated schools?
200
250
300
375
Gordon Elementary is now an _______________ school for kindergarten through eighth grade.
optional
academic
exceptional
alternative
What is Memphis Minnie’s real name?
Rose Jones
Lizzie ‘Kid’ Douglas
Jane Smith
Sarah Mamie Lay
1857- legalized slavery in the territories and declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
1954- declared segregation in public schools as unconstitutional (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson)
This ruling explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate government-run schools for blacks and whites), ruling so on the grounds that the doctrine of "separate but equal" public education could never truly provide black Americans with facilities of the same standards available to white Americans
Brown vs Board of Ed
Escobedo vs ILL
Dred Scott vs Sanford
Gregg vs Georgia
Precedent is defined as past decisions made in a court of law.
True
False
____________________was a Supreme Court case that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States. The plaintiffs in the case were Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and Black woman whose marriage was deemed illegal according to Virginia state law. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Lovings appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled unanimously that so-called “anti-miscegenation” statutes were unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment.
Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Misssissippi
Loving v. Washington DC
Berry v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia was a Supreme Court case that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States. The plaintiffs in the case were_________________________ Loving, a white man and Black woman whose marriage was deemed illegal according to Virginia state law. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Lovings appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled unanimously that so-called “anti-miscegenation” statutes were unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment.
Richard and Mildred
David and Mildred
Christopher and Mildred
Christopher and Darla
Loving v. Virginia was a Supreme Court case that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States. The plaintiffs in the case were Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and Black woman whose marriage was deemed illegal according to Virginia state law. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Lovings appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled unanimously that so-called “anti-miscegenation” statutes were unconstitutional under the ___________________________________.
14th Amendment
13th Amendment
12th Amendment
15th Amendment
The __________________case was a challenge to centuries of American laws banning miscegenation, i.e., any marriage or interbreeding among different races. Restrictions on miscegenation existed as early as the colonial era, and of the 50 U.S. states, all but nine had a law against the practice at some point in their history.
Lovings
Memphis 13
Berry
GOAT (Berry)
The central figures in Loving v. Virginia were Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, a couple from the town of Central Point in Caroline County,___________________________.
Virginia
West Virginia
Mississippi
Tennessee
The 14th Amendment could not have been intended to abolish differences based on color
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
The impact od separating people just because of raceis even bigger when the law says it's okay.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Laws that allow or require the races to be separate do not necessarily imply that one race is inferior.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Just because racial segregation existed when the 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868 doesn't mean it is constitutional.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Separate educational facilities are naturally unequal.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
State governments have the power to decide whether to keep the races separate.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Children and adults can be treated differently under the law, so equality under the law doesn't mean blacks and whites must be treated exactly the same.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Making facilities equal isn't enough as long as blacks and whites are still separated.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
The 14th Amendment could not have been intended to force the two races to mingle together when they do not want to.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Research shows that separating white and black children just because of their race makes black children feel like they are inferior.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
If requiring blacks and whites to be separate suggests that blacks are inferior, it is only because black people feel like they are inferior.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Laws cannot change social prejudices.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Blacks and whites can only have social equality by appreciating each other and choosing to be together.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Separating the races in school makes them unequal under the law and violates the 14th Amendment.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the ruling of the Missouri court in the Dred Scott case?
Only Scott should be free
The Scotts should be freed, but the decision was later overturned
The children of the Scotts would be free
Only Scott's wife should be free
Where had Dred Scott lived before returning to Missouri?
Missouri and Maine
California and Virginia
Kansas and Nebraska
Illinois and Wisconsin
In the Scott v. Sandford case, why was the argument of Sandford's widow based on the Fifth Amendment?
She believed that the Missouri courts had been unfair
She believed that Scott had been born in a slave state
She believed that Scott was trying to steal from her
She believed that Scott was her late husband's property
What did Dred Scott argue in the Scott v. Sandford case?
He was free because he had lived in free states
He was free because he was now a slaveholder
He should not have been captured because he was a fugitive
He should get his property back through due process
Which best describes the status of slavery during the time of the Dred Scott case?
Slavery had expanded across the continent, and Northerners were nervous
Slavery was banned almost everywhere, and Southerners were nervous
Slavery was creating tension between the North and the South
Slavery was not an important issue because of the Missouri Compromise
Which best states how a section of the Missouri Compromise supported Dred Scott's argument?
The Missouri Compromise declared that an enslaved person gained his or her freedom upon entering a free state
The Missouri Compromise drew a dividing line between slave states and free states
The Missouri Compromise declared that when a slave state entered the Union, a free state must enter as well
The Missouri Compromise determined the number of free and slave states in the Union
Who was the chief justice of the United States during the Scott v. Sandford case?
John Brown
Roger B. Taney
James Buchanan
Millard Fillmore
Which was found to be unconstitutional based on the Supreme Court's ruling in Scott v. Sandford?
the Compromise of 1850
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the Fifth Amendment
the Missouri Compromise
In its ruling on Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided that Congress could not ban slavery in
free states
slave states
territories
free republics
Which best states how responses to the Scott v. Sandford decision differed in the North and South?
people in the North agreed with part of the decision, while people in the South agreed with all of it
people in the North disagreed with the whole decision, while people in the South only agreed with part of it
people in both the North and South disagreed with the whole decision
people in the South welcomed the decision, while people in the North feared it
An effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Scott v. Sandford was that
legal protection for slavery was strengthened
legal protection for slavery was weakened
the abolitionist movement was strengthened
the Missouri Compromise was strengthened
After the Scott v. Sandford ruling, many people in the South believed the argument over slavery
would lead to its demise
had been settled
had just begun
would never end
After the Scott v. Sandford ruling, many people in the North believed that
slavery might become legal everywhere
slavery might be banned everywhere
formerly enslaved people would move to the North
formerly enslaved people would stay in the South
Which best explains why the abolitionist movement grew strong as a result of the Scott v. Sandford ruling?
many people were angry at the decision and thought it meant slavery would spread
many people agreed with the decision but felt that slavery had spread far enough
many people thought they could help the Scott family by joining the abolitionist movement
many people thought they could help African Americans become citizens by joining the abolitionist movement
John Brown tried to help enslaved people in Kansas by
stopping a violent uprising
urging plantation owners to revolt
attacking proslavery settlers
urging proslavery settlers to move
How did the Dred Scott decision affect the election in 1860?
it gave rise to the Know-Nothing Party, which won the election
it gave rise to the Free Soil Party, which won the election
it strengthened the Democratic Party, which won the election
it strengthened the Republican Party, which won the election
Who opposed Dred Scott in his court case?
his slaveholder, Sandford
his slaveholder's widow
the federal government
the state of Missouri
In the Scott v. Sandford case, the Supreme Court
ruled in favor of Sandford
threw the case out of court
ruled in favor of Scott
declared a mistrial
As a result of the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case, slaveholders had the legal right to take enslaved persons into
Missouri
any territory
Kansas and Nebraska
western territories
The abolitionist movement in the 1850s is best described as
radical
liberal
conservative
moderate
.... this sign represents what laws in the South
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
Texas vs. Johnson
Tinker vs. DesMoines
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
What areas were racially segregated?
Schools
Housing
Public Transportation
All of these answers
Which states brought the cases in front of the courts?
Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
California, Arizona, Texas, Kansas
Kansas, North Carolina, West Virginia, Delaware
What was the law of the land according to Plessy V Ferguson?
Every body go to school where you like.
Separate but Equal.
All for one and one for all.
Equal for everyone.
What was the plaintiff's argument
Public schools were doing ok as is.
Negro students could do just fine in separate schools
Separate was not equal
White kids were awesome and did not need to go to school with anyone else.
When was the argument in the case heard?
1919
2020
1952
1955
Which Amendment did this case reference?
5th
2nd
14th
13
In some states it was law that....
All children of all races go to school.
Negro children were forbidden to educated.
You go to school four days a week
All children go to school 6 days a week.
Which states had the better public education for black children.
Southern states
Mid-west states
Northern states
West coast states
According to the Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, what is the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment to the case?
The amendment requires that all citizens be treated equally under the law.
The amendment explicitly forbids segregation of schools on the basis of race.
The amendment says that all citizens deserve the same educational opportunities.
The amendment forbids differences in quality between various public institutions.
According to Warren in the Brown opinion, how did conditions change between the time the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted and the time the Supreme Court considered Brown v. Board of Education?
Integration became more widespread.
Segregation became a more common practice.
Citizens were better able to sue boards of education in court.
Public education became more important and widespread.
Which statement best summarizes the opinion concerning segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?
The Fourteenth Amendment does not mention public education.
Some earlier court decisions allowed schools to segregate students on the basis of race.
It is unconstitutional for public schools to segregate students on the basis of race.
An earlier court decision allowed “separate but equal” school facilities for white and African American children.
Keeping things or people Separate
prejudice
union
confederate
segregation
Thurgood Marshall used the U.S. Constitution to protect __________ for African Americans.
segregation
civil rights
authority
citizens
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group
Latinos
African-Americans
Native Americans
Asians
Which word describes the feelings of the Little Rock 9 on the first day of school
happy
afraid
bored
Who were the Little Rock 9?
9 white students who went to a black school.
9 black students who sat at a lunch counter.
9 black students who went to a white school.
9 Civil Rights protests.
What did the president do for the Little Rock 9?
He bought all of their textbooks.
He drove them to school each day.
He sent US soldiers to escort them to school each day.
He bought them lunch at a lunch counter.
What practice did Loving v. Virginia decide was unconstitutional?
segregation of schools
segregation of public transportation
interracial marriage
Which Amendment made interracial marriage unconstitutional?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
Where did the Lovings exchange their wedding vows?
Washington state
Washington D.C.
Virginia
Alabama
What was the couple's sentence for being married?
5 years in prison
3 years in prison
1 year in prison
4 years in prison
The Lovings' sentence was suspended on the condition that...
they would live in Alabama for 25 years
they would stay in their hometown for 25 years
they would leave Virginia for 25 years
they would live in isolation for 25 years
When was the Loving case overturned by the Supreme Court?
the 1950s
June 1967
June 1900
June 1950
What best describes interracial Marriage?
Relationship between or involving different races
Relationship between white and black people
Illegal marriage between white and black people
What laws prohibited interracial marriage? (Pick 2)
anti-miscegenation laws
anti-immigration
Jim Crow
Marshall Law
What were the names of the Loving couple?
Cecilia and John Loving
Mildred and Richard Loving
Elizabeth and Samuel Loving
Maria and Frederick Loving
