Topic 9 AMerican History test

lawyer active in many civil rights cases

The Congressional Black Caucus represented the

Which of the following best describes a sit-in?

Which of the following were designed to weaken African Americans’ right to vote? Select all that apply.

How did the NAACP mainly fight segregation?

found that Congress could ban discrimination in public facilities

founder of CORE and an organizer of the March on Washington

President Eisenhower’s decision to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, was due to

What is a filibuster?

How did the civil rights movement change after Dr. King’s assassination?

The Black Power movement promoted the idea of

Which three of the following are acts of civil disobedience? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply. The “separate but equal” doctrine

founder of the Black Panther Party

What was a major goal of the March on Washington?

What was the purpose of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s campaign in Chicago? Select all that apply.

How did sit-ins signal a change in tactic for the civil rights movement?

governor of Illinois and head of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks is known for

Which of the following people played an important role in the Afri Ameri civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

Which of the following were true about the Black Power movement? Select all that apply.

What were the underlying causes of unrest in African American neighborhoods in American cities from 1964–1968?

Which of the following actions were part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Select all that apply.

What group, established in 1909, pushed for African American civil rights by using the court system?

leader of the Selma March

policy was set up beginning in the 1970s to improve employment and educational opportunities for minorities and women?

World War II contributed to the development of the civil rights movement by

Changes made by the Voting Rights Act of 1965

The court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruled that

found that African Americans could not be excluded from juries

The Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka stated that segregation in education is likely to

Changes made by the Civil Rights Act of 1964

In which two ways did Malcolm X’s ideas differ from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Select all that apply.

found that Congress could ban literacy tests

What tactic did Southern Democrats in the Senate use to stall passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

found affirmative action constitutional if race is one factor used to promote diversity

Civil rights activists started their march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, mainly because

What was a controversial component of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

How did the civil rights movement change African American political representation? Select all that apply.

The Kerner Commission concluded that the root cause of most urban problems was

found that racial quota systems were unconstitutional

How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s focus begin to change in the mid-1960s?