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Civil Right & Civil Liberties

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
a)
attempted to ensure African American votes would not be diluted through gerrymandering
b)
prohibited state governments from denying citizens the right to vote
c)
required some states to get changes to their voting laws approved by Congress
d)
all of these answers are correct
2.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
a)
prohibited literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting
b)
prohibited racial discrimination in employment and public accommodations
c)
attempted to prevent racial gerrymandering
d)
ended an FBI program (COINTELPRO) used to spy on and break up citizen organizations
3.
What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?
a)
extended citizenship to all people born in the United States
b)
granted all men the right to vote
c)
started the Prohibition
d)
granted women the right to vote
4.

Which amendment gives you the right to bear arms?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

5.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

13

d)

15

6.

Which amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

19

7.

What is the name for the first ten amendments?

a)

Consitution

b)

Preamble

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

8.

which amendment protects you against unreasonable search and seizure?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

9.

Which court case ruled the separation of races does not violated the Constitution?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Bakke v. California

10.

All of the following are considering barriers for African Americans to vote EXCEPT

a)

blood test

b)

poll tax

c)

literacy test

d)

white primaries

11.

Which amendment states you are have a right to a attorney and a fair and speedy trail?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

12.

Which court case is responsible for public schools segregation of races violating the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Fergusion

c)

Mapp v. Ohio

d)

Bush v, Gore

13.

What is the term refers to what the government must do as far as ensuring equal protection and freedom from discrimination?

a)

civil rights

b)

civil liberties

c)

civil air patrol

d)

civil actions

14.

What term states that no state can deny basic rights to its people and must act fairly according to the law, per the 14th amendment?

a)

establishment

b)

due process

c)

enurmerated

d)

supremacy

15.

What is the name for the laws that discriminated against people because of their race?

a)

Southern

b)

Slavery

c)

Jim Crow

d)

Integration

16.
The 5th Amendment offers protection from what?
a)
Free Speech
b)
Unreasonable Search and Seizure
c)
Clear and Present Danger
d)
Self-Incrimination
17.
Police must read criminal suspects their rights is the outcome of which Supreme Court case?
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Schneck v. United States
c)
Hernandez v. Texas
d)
Mapp v. Ohio
18.

"Unreasonable Search and Seizure" is protected by which amendment?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

8

19.
What did the court case Brown vs Board of Ed establish?
a)
Public buses could not discriminate.
b)
Segregation is not legal in theaters and hotels.
c)
Public schools could not segregate.
d)
All-black schools must be equal to all-white schools.
20.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
21.
Which Amendment prohibits charging a person a poll tax before they vote?
a)
Amendment 24
b)
Amendment 4
c)
Amendment 10
d)
Amendment 1
22.
Which amendment gave people 18+ the right to vote? 
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 26
c)
Amendment 5
d)
Amendment 9
23.
Which Supreme Court case reversed "separate but equal" and led to the desegregation of public schools?  
a)
Brown v. BOE
b)
Texas v. Johnson 
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Madison v. Marbury 
24.
Rights guaranteed to the accused: grand jury, no "double jeopardy", self-incrimination, deprived of like, liberty or property without due process of law; eminent domain
a)
Amendment 6
b)
Amendment 7
c)
Amendment 5
d)
Amendment 9
25.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

13th Amendment

1.

abolished slavery

b)

14th Amendment

2.

all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights

c)

15th Amendment

3.

gave people right to vote regardless of race

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

4.

Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.

e)

Brown v. Board of Education

5.

Ended segregation in public schools

26.

President ​ (a)   proposed civil rights legislation to congress but it did not pass, so when he got re-elected, he demanded his ​ (b)   to be integrated (mixed). He also issued executive orders to ​ (c)   the armed forces.

Choose from the below words
Truman
inauguration
desegregate
Eisenhower
election
segregate
27.

The NAACP is an organization that...

a)

Challenged the separate but equal doctrine in the American court system

b)

Fights to win racial inequality by challenging the law and fighting for changes in the constitution

c)

stands for "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"

d)

A and C

e)

All of the Above

28.
Question Image

Match the following person with the event they spearheaded...

a)

Rosa Parks

1.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Little Rock Nine

2.

Integration in Little Rock H.S.

c)

Freedom Riders

3.

civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States

d)

Herman Sweatt

4.

Black law student who challenged UT LAW

e)

Jackie Robinson

5.

first African-American baseball player to cross the "color line" and join MLB

29.

How did Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) cancel Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)? Did it end ALL racism and segregation? If it didn't, what lead the change to end racism and segregation in America?

Write in complete sentences.

4 lines
30.

The creation of this card was a result of which Civil Liberties case?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gitlow v. New York

31.

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to

a)

make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states

b)

prevent states from taxing agencies of the federal government

32.

This card is an example of...

a)

Due Process

b)

Habeus Corpus

33.

The Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago (2010) that a citizen’s right to...

a)

keep and bear arms at home for self-defense

b)

eat happy meals

c)

practice their religion in public schools

34.

In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that

a)

evidence seized during an illegal search cannot be used in court

b)

police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest

35.

Which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students’ sincerely held religious beliefs?

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

b)

US v Lopez (1995)

36.

A group unhappy with local law enforcement distributes a memo to members encouraging physical confrontations with police officers. The leaders of the group are promptly arrested. Which of the following Supreme Court cases best justifies the actions taken by law enforcement in this scenario?

a)

Schenck v. United States (1919)

b)

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

37.

In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s ruling?

a)

It ruled that the state had no justifiable interest to compel (force) students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation.

b)

It rejected the student complaint, as public school students have no free exercise rights in school.

38.

States must provide poor defendants with an attorney to guarantee a fair trial, was an impact of...

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Gideon v. Wainright

39.

Students in public schools are allowed to wear armbands as symbolic speech.

a)

Tinker v. DesMoines

b)

Gideon v. Wainright

40.

What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?

a)

Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

b)

Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism

c)

OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA

d)

Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty

41.

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

a)

Guzman V. School

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Miranda V. Arizona

d)

Plessy V. Ferguson

42.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

43.

What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?

a)

WAC

b)

HUAC

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

44.

What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Prohibition

c)

NAACP

d)

Harlem Renaissance

45.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

46.

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

a)

March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Black Panthers

c)

Mass Support Demonstrations

d)

Little Rock Nine

47.

What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the 24th Amendment?

a)

Expanded the political and economic opportunities for minorities

b)

Decreased the political and economic opportunities for minorities

48.

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?

a)

Sit-in

b)

Boycotts

c)

Freedom Rides

d)

March on Washington

49.

Civil Rights are...

a)

constitutional protections from improper government action

b)

promises of the government to guarantee equal citizenship and to protect citizens from discrimination

50.

Civil Liberties are

a)

constitutional protections from improper government action

b)

promises of the government to guarantee equal citizenship and to protect citizens from discrimination