Worksheets2023 Civil Rights STAAR Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society pograms were focused on
Increasing taxes
Privatizing education
Expanding voting rights
Fighting social inequality
Overturned by Brown v. Board of Education, the 'separate but equal' precedent was originally set by this "messy" case.
Sweatt v. Painter
Hernandez v. Texas
Plessy v. Ferguson
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Dolores Huerta is perhaps most known for
Armed resistance protests
Securing better working conditions for farmers
Fighting against public segregation against farmworkers
Seizing corporate farmland to protest discrimination against farmworkers
The nineteenth amendment and the civil rights act of 1965 are both similar in that they addresed
judicial review
poll taxes and literacy tests
suffrage rights for minority groups
lowering the voting age
Which practice was eliminated with the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Providing proof of employment
Proving property ownership
Passing literacy tests
Taking religious tests
How did President Eisenhower repond to the Little Rock Crisis?
Sending soldiers to Arkansas to enforce desegregation
Closing schools in Arkansas until desegregation was achieved
Declaring school segregation to be a state-level decision
By firing public school teachers who supported segregation
African-Americans were first granted to right to vote due to
Nativist policies
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
Plessy v. Ferguson
Social Darwinism
How did the Black Panther Party's tactics differ from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s?
The Black Panther Party focused attention only on issues in the South
The Black Panther Party believed in achieved equal voting rights for all
The Black Panther Party advocated militant action
The Black Panther party worked willingly with governmetn officials
Prior to Brown v. Board of Education integrating schools nationwide, what other case integrated schools in California
Mendez v. Wesminster
Sweatt v. Painter
Delgado v. Bastrop
Miranda v. Arizona
How did MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech affect US politics?
By increasing pressure on political leaders to form new minority-based political parties
By persuading political leaders to introduce literacy tests for voting
By persuading political leaders to ratify an amendment that extends voting rights to women
By increasing pressure on political leaders to pass federal civil rights legislation
Which of these was a goal of the Ku Klux Klan?
To prevent governmetn from passing voter registration laws
To warn people about voting fraud
To prevent racial minorities form participating in government
To protest the use of literacy tests
What did the federal governmetn do to address the social injustice shown in this picture?
Enforced the Wisconsin v. Yoder decision protecting First Amendment rights
Established the Congress of Racial Equality to promote voting rights
Passed civil rights legislation banning segregation in public areas
Issued an executive order prohibiting limits on interstate migration
What is one way the Civil Rights movement impacted the United States?
By increasing diversity in the workplace
By leading to the creation of a national health care system
By increasing the globalization of the economy
By leading to the passage of antitrust laws
During the late 1960s, Mexican American students in Los Angeles participated in the Chicano movement by organizing school walkouts. What was the primary goal of these walkouts?
Ending the use of poll taxes
Raising awareness of insufficient educational opportunities
Protesting the rising cost of college education
Supporting th epassage of a minimum wage law.
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was created for the primary purpose of:
Enforcing laws prohibiting discrimination
Integrating public schools
Enforcing privacy protections
Integrating the armed forces
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendmnets adressed
Rights for women
Readmission to the Union for Souther States
Rights for former slaves
Presidential impeachment proceedings
True or False? As a result of the Civil Rights movement, there is greater representation for mionrities in public service today compared to the 1950s.
True
False
Murals such as these
Expressed the artistic style of the Beat Generation
Were commissioned by the federal government
Is an example of cultural pride among Mexican Americans
Were New Deal projects to provide work for the unemployed
Which method for achieving civil rights is most associated with MLK, Jr.?
Using peaceful protests and acts of civil disobedience
Obtaining signatures to petition for a referendum
Pursuing litigation through the court system
Recalling officials in special elections
Executive Order 9981 declared that there would be "equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services," in an effort to
Increase funding for veteran pensions
Boos enlistment rates
Prevent discrimination against minority service members
Repeal the draft
How did Brown v Board of Education decision influence the Civil Rights movement?
By discouraging activists from relying on the judicial system
By guaranteeing scholarships to minority college students
By providing a judicial basis for achieving equality in other areas
By eliminating social barriers assocaited with hiring practices
Which action is prohibited under provisions of the Title IX Education Amendments Act?
A principal refusing to organize athletic events for female sports teams
Funding music programs
Organizing charity basketball games for faculty and students
Staffing for a foreign language class being reduced due to lack of interest
Which of the following was a direct result of the civil rights movement?
An increase in respect for suburban housewives
Increased political participation by minority groups
The revitalization of inner cities
Increased migration to rural areas
Why did Chicano migrant workers establish the United Farm Workers
To exert influence on foreign policy
TO obtain fair wages and improve labor conditions
To attain the right to vote in federal elections
To change citizenship requirements
Which government action was intended to esnure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment Rights?
Sweatt v. Painter
The desegregation of the armed forces
Passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which organization is most associated with using necessary means to defend themselves, their community, and using armed resisteance to achieve equality?
Nation of Islam
Black Panther Party
Congress of Racial Equality
NAACP
A part of Johnson's Great Society, HUD and Medicare ----
(select two answers)
Created affordable housing
Provided health insurance for senior citizens
Enforced equal access to public education
Increased volunteers for community projects
Rosa Parks is most known for her contributions to the Civl Rights movement by
changing the way police interact with protesters
Leading a bus boycott that lasted over a year
Helping to increase the number of registered voters in the south
Prompting the government to station the national guard in the south
How did the Food Stamp Act, Housing and Urban Development, and the Child Nutrition Act impact society?
They regulated cabinet-level agencies
The established federal guarantees of income
They limited government expenditures
The created programs to alleviate poverty
While MLK called for civil disobedience, the Black Panterhs supported
Using the judicial system to gain equality
Respecting government authority
Using armed resistance when necessary
Enduring injustice through religious faith
The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Unfair lending practices by banks
Unequal representation in local legislatures
Inadequate medical services in urban areas
Discrimination by employers
Which court case most impacted the rights of criminal suspects upon being arrested?
Plessy v. Arizona
Hernandez v. Texas
Sweatt v. Painter
Miranda v. Arizona
Who is most known for organizing an economic boycott to improve working conditions for migrant farmers?
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X
Betty Friedan
Which lawer and Supreme Court Justice is most associated with overturning segregation in public schools?
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
Medgar Evers
Marcus Garvey
What role did Arkansas governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?
He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks
He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools
He helped minimize reace-related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups
He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates
The Voting Rights Act eliminated
barriers to voting for women
literacy tests as prerequisites for voting
proof of residency as a condition for voting
age discrimination in state voting laws
