What inspired women to demand equal rights and opportunities in the 1960s and 1970s?

Civil rights movements inspired women to demand equal opportunities.

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in University of California v. Bakke (1978)?

Racial quotas in college are unconstitutional, but race can be a factor

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

ended segregation in all public places

In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education established that....

separate schools for black & white students was illegal.

What was the most significant outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?

Courts have to provide counsel to defendants who can't afford an attorney.

What was the primary goal of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972?

To prevent sex-based discrimination in educational programs and activities.

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1
What inspired women to demand equal rights and opportunities in the 1960s and 1970s?
Economic prosperity led women to seek higher-paying jobs.
Advances in technology made it easier for women to work outside the home.
Civil rights movements inspired women to demand equal opportunities.
World War II increased the need for women in the workforce.
2
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in University of California v. Bakke (1978)?
Federal courts must oversee all college admissions decisions.
Colleges must admit an equal number of students from each racial group.
Racial quotas in college are unconstitutional, but race can be a factor
Affirmative action policies were completely banned in higher education.
3
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
ended segregation in public schools
ensured the right to vote for all US citizens
ended segregation on public transportation
ended segregation in all public places
4
In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education established that....
schools could be segregated as long as they tried to be equal.
separate schools for black & white students was legal.
protestors could not demonstrate at public schools.
separate schools for black & white students was illegal.
5
What was the most significant outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?
The right to vote was extended to citizens age 18 and older.
Racial segregation in public schools was declared unconstitutional
Law enforcement must inform suspects of their rights upon arrest.
Courts have to provide counsel to defendants who can't afford an attorney.
6
Which civil rights organization, focused on agricultural labor rights, using boycotts like the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
National Organization for Women
United Farm Workers
American Indian Movement
Black Panthers
7
In what city did Martin Luther King lead a 1955 bus boycott?
Montgomery
Washington D.C.
Asheboro
Selma
8
What was the primary goal of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972?
To provide financial aid to women in all academic fields.
To ensure equal pay for women in the workplace.
To prevent sex-based discrimination in educational programs and activities.
To require all schools to offer separate programs for men and women.
9
What world leader did Martin Luther King get inspiration from?
Thomas Jefferson
Mahatma Gandhi
Adolph Hitler
Thurgood Marshall
10
What is the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) most known for during the Civil Rights Movement?
Filing major Supreme Court cases
Promoting armed resistance
Leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Organizing the Freedom Rides
11
In 1960, black students began "sit-ins" in what type of places in Greensboro, NC?
store lunch counters
store changing rooms
movie theaters
buses
12
Which law ensured the right to vote for all US citizens?
24th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1955
Equal Rights Act of 1970
Voting Rights Act of 1965
13
This 1896 court case ruled that "separate but equal" places for blacks and whites was okay.
Brown v. Board of Education
Mendez v. Westminster
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
14
Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Harry S. Truman
Sandra Day O'Connor
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall

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