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Civil Rights Movement Vocab

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
2.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
3.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
4.

Gave women the right to vote

a)

19th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

26th Amendment

5.

Made charging a poll tax to vote illegal.

a)

23rd Amendment

b)

24th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

6.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?

a)

denying the right to vote based on race or color

b)

denying the right to vote based on gender

c)

allowing people to vote multiple times

d)

allowing people under the age of 21 to vote

7.

The main goal of the March on Washington on August 28, 1963 was to

a)

encourage the Supreme Court to make a decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

b)

pressure the president to introduce a civil rights bill to Congress.

c)

force the president to introduce a voting rights bill to Congress.

d)

convince the Supreme Court to overturn its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.

8.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
9.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
 Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
10.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th  Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
11.

This group traveled around the South in buses, stopping to protest segregation in large cities

a)

Integration Station

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

The Little Rock Nine

d)

Bus Brigade

12.

This law guarantees individuals with disabilities equal opportunities in employment, public accommodations, transportation, and government.

a)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

13.

What high school did the Little Rock Nine attend?

a)

Middle High School

b)

City High School

c)

Central High School


d)

Western High School

e)

County High School

14.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
15.
The March on Washington is most famous for...
a)
causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
b)
200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization
d)
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
16.

This group demanded rights for people on reservations and recognition of tribal laws

a)

Black Panther Party

b)

American Indian Movement (AIM)

c)

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

d)

Tribal Recognition Act

17.

What was a main goal of the Black Panthers?

a)

Housing

b)

Challenge police brutality in African American communities

c)

Full employment

d)

All of the above