WorksheetsUnit 8 Notes Quiz: Civil Rights
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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1.
1. This photograph was taken outside a high school in Arkansas in 1957. What does the event in this photograph reveal about the federal government's role in promoting civil rights?
a)
The federal government was reluctant to get involved in what it deemed to be a "state matter."
b)
The federal government used its authority to override a state government's opposition to integration.
c)
The federal government lacked the authority to enforce state segregation laws.
d)
The federal government used peaceful negotiations to compel states to follow integration laws.
2.
2. This is an excerpt from a law passed in 1964.
"To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunction relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute units to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes."
This law is an example of what idea?
a)
the government's commitment to enforcing state laws related to race relations
b)
the government's attempt to promote de facto segregation in urban areas
c)
the government's attempt to end de jure segregation and discrimination
d)
the government's commitment to uphold the principles in the Plessy v. Ferguson case
3.
3. This is a list of some events during the Civil Rights Movement. What conclusion can be drawn from these events?
a)
State governors had authority over the federal government to enact civil rights legislation.
b)
Desegregation of public schools met with little opposition after the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
c)
Schools escaped the violence and problems encountered in other areas of the Civil Rights Movement.
d)
The federal government was willing to take assertive action to ensure federal civil rights laws were followed.
4.
4. What would Martin Luther King Jr. most likely say regarding the best methods to promote the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
The Civil Rights Movement was a failure because no major anti-segregation legislation was passed.
b)
A direct, nonviolent approach towards change is the best way to achieve equality.
c)
Civil disobedience can never work; it is not an effective method to achieve political change.
d)
Groups like the Black Panthers are necessary to the movement because they are not afraid to use force.
5.
5. The events of Freedom Summer were aimed at addressing what issue?
a)
desegregation of public schools
b)
urban poverty in Mississippi
c)
low voter participation by African Americans
d)
inequities in public transportation
6.
6. This chart shows some combined education statistics for the 17 states that required segregation in 1946. The information in this chart supports which argument?
a)
Educational opportunities were equal in all states.
b)
Separate educational facilities were inherently unequal.
c)
Only a small percentage of African American students wanted to attend college.
d)
Federal intervention to end discrimination was unnecessary.
7.
7. These are signs that were common in the South in the 1950s. What action led to the use of these signs?
a)
population changes related to the Great Migration
b)
the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
c)
the passage of Jim Crow laws
d)
participation in the Freedom Rides
8.
8. This is the cover of Life magazine from March 19, 1965. What Civil Rights Movement strategy is illustrated on this cover?
a)
“by any means necessary”
b)
economic boycott
c)
nonviolent demonstration
d)
violence in self-defense only
9.
9. Why would many African Americans consider themselves to be left out of the “American Dream” in the 15 years after World War II?
a)
There was ongoing segregation in many areas of life.
b)
The Supreme Court continued to uphold discrimination in schools.
c)
Many northern states passed Jim Crow laws.
d)
Black leaders and organizations were unwilling to work together.
10.
10. How did the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s inspire other movements for Civil Rights?
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