WorksheetsCivil Rights
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who was the Arkansas governor that sent the National Guard to keep nine African Americans students out of school?
Orval Faubus
George Wallace
Lester Maddox
Bull Connor
What was the purpose of Executive Order 9981?
To call for rationing
To mobilize troops in preparation for the Vietnam War
Desegregating the military
Initiate nuclear launch codes
In 1896, this court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine for public facilities.
Brown v. Board
Texas v. Hernandez
Sweatt v. Painter
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which court case in 1954 ended segregation in schools, and reversed Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
Lee v. Lee
Sweatt v. Painter
Delgado v Bastrop ISD
Rosa Parks initiated the _____________.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Little Rock Nine event
Woolworth Sit-In
Freedom Rides
Poll taxes and literacy tests limited which right of African Americans?
Voting
Equal Pay
Education
Health Insurance
Which of the following was used in the South to practice segregation?
Equality
Jim Crow laws
Title IX
No laws were needed
Which term is most associated with Martin Luther King Jr?
Civil disobedience
Violent protests
Black militancy
Segregation
Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party are associated with ________.
civil disobedience
militancy ("by any means necessary")
cooperation
political lobbying
The important Civil Rights Act of 1964 calls for __________.
the end of discrimination in public areas
the integration of religious and state facilities
Jim Crows to continue
None of the above
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited ________.
any barriers to voting such as literacy tests and poll taxes
the government to conduct surveillance of polling sites
voters from seeing early drafts of ballot cards
poll workers from handing out reference materials to help voters read their ballots
During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?
Rights for women
Readmission of states to the Union
Rights for former slaves
Presidential impeachment proceedings
What landmark legislation was passed in 1964 to enforce the constitutional right to vote?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Barbara Jordan
Maxine Waters
Kamala Harris
Which U.S. Supreme Court case declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Roe v. Wade
Which of the following BEST defines Segregation?
no separation of people by race or ethnicity
separation of people by race or ethnicity
The act of disliking someone based on race or ethnicity
In the court case of Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall argued that...
The segregated schools were flawed due to the separation of kids
The all white schools were closer to parks and quiet streets
The segregated schools were unequal, so it was a flawed system
Thurgood Marshall was famously known for...
Being a speaker and nonviolent activist during the civil rights era
Sitting on a diner counter seat until being served in a whites only restaurant
the NAACP's top lawyer who worked on many cases to help right civil rights laws
Check ALL of the following that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped end discrimination/segregation in
Transportations
Restaurants
Voting Rights
Movie Theaters
Which view was shared by Governors Orval Faubus (Arkansas) and George Wallace (Alabama) in the 1950's and 1960's?
"Separate but equal" has no place in public education.
The time has come for all African Americans to enjoy equal rights,
The federal government should actively intervene in states when necessary to stop racial discrimination.
People should not be forced to mix with those of other races in public places, including schools and universities.
Match the following person with the event they spearheaded...
Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Little Rock Nine
Integration in Little Rock H.S.
Freedom Riders
civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States
13th Amendment
abolished slavery
14th Amendment
all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights
15th Amendment
gave people right to vote regardless of race
Plessy v. Ferguson
Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.
Brown v. Board of Education
Ended segregation in public schools
What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?
Southern Peace Corps
NAACP
SNCC
Black Panthers
During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?
Tuskegee Airmen
Little Rock Nine
Atomic Bombs
Flying Tigers
