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WorksheetsCivil Rights Review 2025
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 32mins
What was the name given to many of the discriminatory laws that opposed the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th)?
Jim Crow Laws
Civil Rights Act
Emancipation Proclamation
Declaration of Independence
The effectiveness of (a) was greatly hurt by various voter suppression and (b) such as poll taxes and literacy tests.
15th Amendment
Jim Crow laws
19th amendment
antitrust acts
Literacy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?
voting
serving in the military
moving north
getting an education
The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution states
all citizens have the right to vote
slavery is illegal
all people born in the US are US citizens
no other amendments can be added to the Constitution
Match the following terms and their definitions
segregation
separation of racial groups
boycott
to refuse to buy, use or participate in something as a form of protest
abolished
to end or destroy
equality
to be equal
legislation
another word for law
Match the following reconstruction amendments as rights for former slaves
13th amendment
abolishing slavery
14th amendment
promising equal protection of the law
15th amendment
granting suffrage for African American men
Civil Rights legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 addressed which issue in the photo?
Civil Rights legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 addressed which issue in the photo?
Civil Rights legislation such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 addressed which issue in the photo?
What in this photo might be a source of pride for Mexican Americans?
in 1957, President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in Little Rock Arkansas in an effort to —
ensure the safety of protesters at lunch counter sit-ins
end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders
enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools
protect citizens from rioting spurred by Ku Klux Klan rallies
In 1948 this American President issued an executive order to desegregate the military.
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which way for achieving civil rights is most associated with Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement?
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
Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP used the legal system and court cases to challenge _________ African Americans.
discrimination against
integration of
preferential treatment of
accusations of disloyalty against
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was most associated with what?
Members armed themselves and were willing to take necessary means to protect their homes and families
Leaders worked with existing laws to petition the rights of African Americans
Members worked closely with media companies like NBC and CBS to promote their messages
Leaders enforced the use of nonviolence among those engaging in sit-ins and other protest activities
The Black Panthers were most associated with what?
Members armed themselves and were willing to take necessary means to protect their homes and families
Leaders worked with existing laws to petition the rights of African Americans
Members worked closely with media companies like NBC and CBS to promote their messages
Leaders enforced the use of nonviolence among those engaging in sit-ins and other protest activities
Act that reduced voter discrimination by eliminated the so-called literacy tests and poll taxes that had disqualified many voters
Brown vs. the Board of Education
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Roe Vs. Wade
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The most significant legal change after the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. the Board of Education was:
Linda Brown was able to go to the University of Alabama.
Segregation on public transportation was outlawed.
Membership in the KKK escalated violence in retaliation.
The end to legal public school segregation based on the principle of separate but equal schools
The name of the first woman appionted to the supreme court was (a) and the First African American appointed to the Supreme Court was (b)
Sandra Day O'Connor
Thurgood Marshall
Betty Friedan
W.E.B. DuBois
What constitutional amendment prohibited discrimination on the bases of gender in voting?
21st amendment
19th amendment
18th amendment
15th amendment
What was the original purpose of Title IX?
providing legal advice to those wrongfully convicted in a court of law
preventing schools and universities from discriminating against girls and women
encouraging companies to pay women more than men
preventing schools and companies from discriminating against boys and men
Which of the following expanded protections in hiring decisions for companies?
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Plessy V Ferguson
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Affirmative Action
Match the following Court Cases and with what they established
Plessy V Ferguson
Legally allowed racial segregation
Brown V. Board of Education
Made racial segregation illegal in schools
mendez v westminster
Established segregation of Hispanic Americans was illegal in California schools
Hernandez V Texas
Equal protection of the law applies to Hispanic Americans in Court Cases
Wisconsin v Yoder
Religious freedom is more important than state mandates
Affirmative action rules-
increase the globalization of the economy
increases diversity in companies and colleges
ban elderly Americans from working
prevent monopolies from forming
What was the name of the artistic movement of the 1960s that produced cultural pride among Mexican Americans?
United Farm Workers Union
The Chicano Mural Movement
The Harlem Renaissance
Cubism
Match the following figures with the movement
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
United Farm Worker Union: Fighting for farm worker rights (1962)
Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott: fighting to end segregation on public transportation (1955)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony
The National Woman Suffrage Association: fighting to achieve woman's suffrage (1869)
Betty Freidan, Author of The Feminine
Mystique, stood for what cause?
Animal rights activism
Men's rights and anti-feminism
Equal rights for women
Environmental conservation
Which Domestic Policy of Lyndon Johnson had the goal of achieving Social Equality in the United States?
Great Society program
Vietnam War escalation
Space Race initiative
Medicare program
What historic piece of legislation made the United States "more Free and more Fair" in 1964?
Emancipation Proclamation
Patriot Act of 1964
Declaration of Independence
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which organization worked to improve the lives of Hispanic Migrant Workers in 1966 by advocating for better wages and working conditions?
Samuel Gompers's American Federation of Labor
W.E.B. DuBois's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Betty Freidan's National Organization for Women (NOW)
Caesar Chavez's United Farm Workers (UFW)
Freedom Rides and Sit-ins were examples of Non-violent Protests with the purpose of -
promoting violence and chaos
maintaining the status quo
bringing awareness to the injustice of segregation
enforcing stricter laws
Aside from making segregation in public schools illegal, the Court Case Brown V Board of Education also -
allowed segregation in private schools
had no impact on segregation in universities
encouraged segregation in other public spaces
provided a judicial basis for achieving equality in other areas
When someone is arrested in the United States, the first thing a police officer must do is read them their rights, which include the "right to remain silent" and "the right to an attorney." What supreme Court case is responsible for this?
Brown v. Board of Education
Smith v. Maryland
Washington v. Texas
Miranda v. Arizona
How did the Supreme Court Case, Sweat V Painter, effect the outcome of Brown V. Board of Education?
It was not related to the issues addressed in Brown V. Board of Education
It supported the idea of separate but equal facilities being truly equal
It had no impact on the outcome of Brown V. Board of Education
It established the precedent that separate but equal facilities were not truly equal, which influenced the outcome of Brown V. Board of Education.
Which Constitutional right was most directly violated by Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 (forced internment of Japanese Americans during WW2)
Freedom of speech (1st amendment)
Right to equal protection (14th amendment)
Right to bear arms (2nd Amendment)
Freedom of religion (1st amendment
in 1961, John F Kennedy's Executive Order 10925 -
banned government contractors from hiring minorities
required government contractors promote fair employment practices in government agencies
encouraged government contractors to discriminate based on race
had no impact on government contractors' hiring practices
How were these rights addressing suffrage achieved?
By granting citizenship to immigrants
By passing antitrust and antimonopoly legislation
By ratifying new constitutional amendments
By engaging in an international conflict
Which of the following court cases expanded on the Equal Rights protections outlined by the 14th amendment? Because of this Hispanics are considered a different racial group in the US.
Hernandez v. Texas
Martinez v. Florida
Garcia v. California
Smith v. Jones
Which trend of the late 1800s and early 1900s is BEST reflected in this photograph of a young native american?
The emphasis on cultural assimilation
the restoration U.S. citizenship to American Indians
The desire to gain new territories
Encouraging the study of American Indian religious practices
What was the goal of the Grape boycotts that took place California?
To support the use of pesticides in farming.
To increase grape prices for farmers.
To promote grape consumption among consumers.
To improve working conditions and wages for farmworkers.
