What is significant about Jackie Robinson?

He broke the racial barrier in major league baseball.

Why was the Letter from a Birmingham Jail significant to the Civil Rights Movement?

Defendd non-violent protests, sparkd more protest & atention

How was the Vietnam War different from past US wars?

there was a mass social movement against the war

Which describes Roe v. Wade decision in terms of right to privacy?

supported a right to privacy early in a pregnancy

Which would NOW actively support?

legislation mandating equal pay for leaders of both sexes

What was the ruling in the Bakke decision?

quotas cannot be used as it violates the 14th amendment

How did the SCLC affect African Americans?

used non-violent tactics during the Civil Rights movement

What response did the government have to the environmentalist movement?

it created an agency (EPA) to address environmental problems

What is the message of the I Have a Dream Speech?

equality and mutual respect will benefit all Americans

How did Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign renew the conservative movement?

by providing a conservative agenda used by later politicians

Which of these would be a cause inspired by Rachel Carson?

forming an environmental club to help clean up polluted land

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1
What is significant about Jackie Robinson?
He broke the racial barrier in major league baseball.
He asked Congress to remove racial questions on applications
He had many discussions with MLK, Jr.
He wrote several Great Society programs.
2
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" as unconstitutional?
Scott v. Sandford
Roe v. Wade
Regents of Univ of CA v. Bakke
Brown v. Board of Education
3
What outlawed literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices?
Federal Voting Sanctions Act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
22th Amendment to the Constitution
4
How would you describe Eleanor Roosevelt as first lady?
universally offensive
favoring the rich and powerful
active and controversial
traditional
5
Why was the Letter from a Birmingham Jail significant to the Civil Rights Movement?
Led to MLK and others escaping after a jail uprising.
Causd violent protests resulting in the deaths of CR leaders
Read on TV by JFK to get Congres to pas the Civil Rights Act
Defendd non-violent protests, sparkd more protest & atention
6
What outlawed segregation in public facilities?
Truman's executive order in 1947
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
7
How was the Vietnam War different from past US wars?
there was a mass social movement against the war
citizens were drafted for the first time for a war
the military was not under the control of the president
it was the first war that had ever been fought in Asia
8
Which describes Roe v. Wade decision in terms of right to privacy?
agreed to revisit the issue in 20 years
practically eliminated a woman's right to privacy
supported a right to privacy early in a pregnancy
left the issue completely up to states
9
Which would NOW actively support?
a campaign to increase the number of vegetarians in the US
protest against increasing women voting in foreign countries
attempts to reduce pollution by enforcing electricity limits
legislation mandating equal pay for leaders of both sexes
10
What was the ruling in the Bakke decision?
quotas cannot be used as it violates the 14th amendment
afirmative action canot be used in making college admissions
race can be used in college admissions but not scholarships
a combination of 6 factors must be used in colege admissions
11
How did the SCLC affect African Americans?
used non-violent tactics during the Civil Rights movement
created an institution teaching a basic technical education
preached the hardships of racism was needed for salvation
encouraged separation of black communities from white ones
12
What response did the government have to the environmentalist movement?
it created an agency (EPA) to address environmental problems
it built a series of dams to divert water from the CO River
it eliminated all recycling programs
it reduced funding for environmental projects
13
What is the message of the I Have a Dream Speech?
the end of slavery is worthy of celebration
freedom of religion is our most important freedom
equality and mutual respect will benefit all Americans
African Americans are the leaders for civil rights
14
Which amendment made it illegal to manufacture, sale & transport alcohol?
19th amendment
18th amendment
13th amendment
17th amendment
15
How did Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign renew the conservative movement?
by helping Republicans win many seats in Congress in 1964
by providing a conservative agenda used by later politicians
by softening conservatism to make it appealing to liberals
by forcing Pres LBJ to reverse his earlier liberal policies
16
What helped Lyndon Johnson get civil rights legislation passed fairly quickly?
the death of John F. Kennedy
the realization of how devastating the Tet Offensive was
the riots at the 1968 Democratic convention
the Cuban Missile Crisis
17
Richard Nixon's win in 1968 showed which movement as mainstream?
suffrage
conservative
environmental
women's rights
18
Cesar Chavez is associated with which social movement?
united farm workers
environmentalist
national organization for women
conservation
19
Which of these would be a cause inspired by Rachel Carson?
forming an environmental club to help clean up polluted land
suing companies for discrimination against female employees
demanding integration of public schools by protesting
advocating a ban on nuclear testing by picketing gov. bldgs.
20
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th amendment
17th amendment
13th amendment
19th amendment

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