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Civil Rights Movements

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What civil rights tactic is seen in this newpaper?

a)

Civil disobedience

b)

Militant action

c)

Black separatism

d)

Popular sovereignty

2.

"This calls for a worldwide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond one's tribe, race, class, and nation is in reality a call for an all-embracing and unconditional love for all men." 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr 

Based on the quote, what is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talking about?    

a)

using armed force to gain housing

b)

different races to fight against discrimination together

c)

a call to maintain the values system in the US

d)

asking for the March on Washington to be on tv

3.

"We want freedom now, but we're not going to get it saying 'We Shall Overcome.' We've got to fight until we overcome." 

Malcolm X, 1964 

What belief of Malcolm X is shown in this quote?

a)

Civil disobedience is the most effective means on change

b)

Education and workplace equality should come before legal rights

c)

African Americans could not achieve equality through nonviolence alone

d)

Speeches by African Americans were increasing their rights

4.

What method is being mentioned to gain civil rights?

a)

CORE focused on militant tactics to promote civil rights

b)

CORE banned white Americans and promoted Black Power

c)

CORE asked other minority groups to solve their own problems

d)

CORE encouraged all groups to support equality campaigns

5.

“Gainesville CORE is devoted to ending segregation and discrimination, as are other active groups in the city…....... we support and participate in the Youth Council voter registration drive, and are now using The Gainesville Women for Equal Rights’ research as a basis for future projects. We invite the physical and moral support of all concerned individuals.” 

Flyer for Gainesville, FL CORE meeting (1964) 

Which identifies a contribution of Gainesville CORE in Florida?

a)

They worked with other groups to pursue the same goals

b)

Their work focused on Floridian women of color

c)

They were the first branch of CORE to admit women

d)

They conflicted with other groups, particularly voter registration

6.

How does the image promote the Black Panthers idea of "Black Power?"

a)

Their actions led to increased cooperation with police

b)

The developed programs to help their communities

c)

They opposed integrated schools

d)

They encouraged outright violence

7.

How did the Black Panthers differ from the NAACP?

a)

Black Panthers were against racial segregation in public

b)

Black Panthers repeatedly filed lawsuits in federal courts

c)

Black Panthers were prepared to use weapons

d)

Black Panthers tried to repeal the 2nd amendment, the right to bear arms

8.

“Well, Mr. Kennedy…........... Hence we settled the idea of a march where we would have thousands and thousands of people who would set their bodies in motion in the interest of the achievement of a great objective such as freedom, human dignity, equality, and jobs…” A. Philip Randolph, 1963 

What Civil Rights Movement event is talked about in the quote?

a)

Greensboro Sit-In

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Freedom Summer

d)

March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

9.

Based on the image what can be inferred about the Freedom Rides?

a)

White college students traveled to southern states to protest integration

b)

Young, white Americans supported equal rights for African Americans

c)

Freedom Riders were prepared to use violence if needed

d)

Americans roade buses into the cities to prevent integration

10.

“For [God's sake] help those poor innocent people in Selma, Alabama. If your voice or vote can be of service now is the time to use it. We can’t sit by any longer and watch the shocking events........................ It’s sicken[ing] and as a mother of four sons I can’t stand it any longer…”   From Mrs. Jackson, Brooklyn NY to Rep. Celler (1965) 

Which is most likely to have motivated Mrs. Jackson to write this letter?

a)

March on Washington

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

March for Jobs & Freedom

d)

Bloody Sunday

11.

 “We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” 

—Opinion of the Supreme Court, Brown v. Board of Education (1954) 

Which constitutional phrase was used as justification

to overturn the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?

a)

protection against double jeopardy

b)

freedom of speech

c)

equal protection of the law

d)

right of assembly

12.

What was an impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

lowered the voting age to 18

b)

protected African American suffrage

c)

increased women's rights with the Equal Rights Amendment

d)

extended Brown v Board of Education to all public places

13.

“…He wished to see us rapidly assimilated into the mainstream of American society—as taxpaying, hardworking, ‘emancipated’ citizens… Imagine the outrage of the people in one of your own communities if Congress should attempt to terminate their basic property, inheritance, and civil rights.” 

- DRUMS Committee of the Menominee Indians, 1971 

Which one shows a similarity between the American Indian Movement

and the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Both movements called for laws to protect their rights.

b)

Both movements demanded election reform.

c)

Both had successful Supreme Court decisions on their behalf

d)

Both asked for integrated public spaces as a top priority

14.

Which was a demand for the Chicano Movement

and the American Indian Movement?

a)

passage of the Equal Rights Amendment

b)

protected voting rights

c)

equal rights and more opportunities

d)

recognition as independent nations

15.

What can you infer from the images?

a)

Civil rights movements gradually became more peaceful as time went on

b)

Groups that armed themselves achieved their goals quicker

c)

Organized protests were primarily about labor issues

d)

Violent and nonviolent approaches were used to achieve civil rights

16.

What were the Floridians in this picture asking for?

a)

To celebrate after Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment

b)

They wanted Florida to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Trying to convince the Governor of Florida to veto the Equal Rights Amendment

d)

To elect representatives who oppose the Equal Rights Amendment

17.

The Feminine Mystique can be described as.........

a)

Women were pawns in a male dominated world and had no real power

b)

Life as a wife and mother should be enough

c)

Women's suffrage was enough to satisfy equality

d)

Being a homemaker was not enough the women should pursue a career

18.

What trend does the graph show?

a)

The creation of the highway system allowed older Americans to stay in the workforce longer

b)

Both men and women born post WW2 joined the workforce

c)

The increased amount of women in the work force.

d)

After WW2, women retained their jobs and men became homemakers.

19.

What is the message this cartoon is showing?

a)

The passage of the Equal Rights Amendment was a huge victory for the Women's Liberation Movement

b)

Even though the process was slow, all states ratified the Equal Rights Amendment by June 30th

c)

Liberal states prevented conservative states from passing the Equal Rights Amendment

d)

Some states were slow to pass the Equal Rights Amendment

20.

What did the outcomes of Roe v. Wade and Brown v. Board of Education

show about the court?

a)

The court took on controversial cases to advance social issues of the time.

b)

The court's ability to promote civil rights was limited because of protests.

c)

The court stressed national security over civil liberties.

d)

The court reaffirmed states rights over controversial issues.

21.

Which best completes the diagram?

a)

made individual rights a priority

b)

protected the right of the accused

c)

supported the rights of minorities

d)

expanded affirmative action programs

22.

Use the quote to answer the following question. “We are gaining an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the way economic, institutional, and legal forces shape our surroundings for good or ill; the next step is learning how to turn such forces to environmental benefit.”

President Richard Nixon, 1972

Which program is associated with the vision expressed by Nixon in the above quote?

a)

Title IX of Education Amendments

b)

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

c)

War Powers Act

d)

Environmental Protection Agency