How did Edgewood v Kirby seek to achieve equality?

Wealthy and poor districts should have equal education.

How did the Dawes Act impact Native Americans?

It called for education & assimilation into US society.

What was the issue in Hernandez v Texas?

Plaintiff was denied due process of jury of his peers.

White v Regester addressed which of these problems?

Racial/ethnic imbalance and inequality in voting districts.

where voters can propose laws to send to congress.

The 17th Amendment allowed...

more democratic participation as Populists called for.

What was the issue in Delgado v Bastrop?

The segregation of Mexican Americans in public schools.

The Pendelton Civil Service Act was...

made to stop political machines from giving jobs to friends.

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CFA 4: Making Change / Legal

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Civil rights and legal methods for making change in America.

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How did Edgewood v Kirby seek to achieve equality?
Wealthy and poor districts should have equal education.
Schools should give women equal access to sports activities.
Students with disabilities get equal access to facilities.
Students of various races get equal education opportunities.
2
How did the Dawes Act impact Native Americans?
It allowed settlers to take over Indian lands.
It called for education & assimilation into US society.
It allowed treaties to be recognized by the government.
It made Indians citizens.
3
Susan B Anthony would have been upset with which amendment?
14th Amendment
16th Amendment
15th Amendment
17th Amendment
4
This landmark bill made discrimination in jobs and in public facilities illegal.
Title IX
Contract with America
Civil Rights Act of 1964
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
5
Betty Friedan formed this group to end sex discrimination and wanted an Equal Rights Amendment.
UFW
NOW
AFL
PETA
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What was the issue in Hernandez v Texas?
Plaintiff was denied due process of jury of his peers.
Students were denied the right to protest in school.
Black students were denied right to go to white schools.
Some schools were financed better than others.
7
A black man was denied admission to U Texas and challenged "separate but equal" in what case?
Sweatt v Painter
Brown v Board of Education
Plessy v Ferguson
White v Regester
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White v Regester addressed which of these problems?
Same sex marriage
Racial/ethnic imbalance and inequality in voting districts.
Gays in the military
Segregation in schools
9
Initiative is
an organization of workers that addresses problems at work..
a general vote on an issue that has been referred to them.
where voters can propose laws to send to congress.
how to get rid of bad politicians.
10
The 17th Amendment allowed...
more democratic participation as Populists called for.
women the right to vote.
for the banning of alcohol in the US.
accused criminals to be read their rights prior to arrest.
11
What was the issue in Delgado v Bastrop?
Students were not allowed to protest in Texas schools.
A suspect in a crime was not informed of his rights.
Poorer students were denied a better education.
The segregation of Mexican Americans in public schools.
12
The Supreme Court often used this amendment to decide civil rights cases.
17th amendment
15th amendment
14th amendment
16th amendment
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The Pendelton Civil Service Act was...
made to stop political machines from giving jobs to friends.
a test to gauge workers loyalty to America.
a way to get government workers to learn other skills.
passed to keep railroads from overcharging farmers.

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