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6th Six Weeks Review: Cold War, Civil Rights, Government
Choosing representatives for our government
Congress is...
6th Six Weeks Review: Cold War, Civil Rights, Government
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Congress is...
Biennial
Judicial
bicommercial
Bicameral
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Choosing representatives for our government
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
3
Branch of government whose job it is to enforce the law
Executive
Bicameral
Judicial
Legislative
4
This event showed Eisenhower sending troops to enforce desegregation
MLK's March on Washington
little rock 9
montgomery bus boycott
greensboro sit-ins
5
This branch of government interprets the law
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Senate
6
Q1: NASA stands for 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration'
False
True
7
This gave minorities the right to vote
15th Amendment
Brown v Board of Education
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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To designate areas specifically for one race
Boycott
Desegregation
Segregation
Discrimination
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What was a major goal of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's
End racial segregation
Improve living conditions for Native Americans
Reform prison conditions
Reduce prejudice against immigrants
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The most important aim of the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War was.....
Development of military alliances
Advancement of national self-interest
Containment of Communism
Participation in international organizations
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What were the Truman Doctrine and Marshal plan attempting to do
Speed up the Arms Race
Punish Germany and Japan
Revive the Monroe Doctrine
Deal with the spread of Communism
12
How does the U.S. and Texas Constitutions protect individual freedoms
A bi-cameral legislature
Checks and Balances
An amendment process
A Bill of Rights
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Which of the following is an example of Checks and Balances
House debate on a bill
Creating three branches of government
President vetoes a bill
Voting for state judges
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When paratroopers escorted the Little Rock Nine into school, what did this say about the CRM
Federal gov’t wanted to use force to prevent integration
white communities supported integration
Federal government would intervene if necessary
Gov't has power over decisions of segregation in schools
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The Cold War of the 50's and 60's revolved around
Japan's need for markets and raw materials
Worldwide economic growth
Imperialistic struggles between France and Great Britain
Tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
16
Which of these achievements did NASA not accomplish?
Make a nice pizza.
Create the Space Shuttle.
Put the first man ever into space.
Send the first manned moon mission.
17
MLK lead the struggle against
Limited city bus routes for African American riders
Higher bus fees for African Americans
Restrictions on the hiring of minority bus drivers
Segregated seating on public transportation
18
What is a peaceful protest
non-aggression
non-vivacious
non-violation
non-violent
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What group was formed to fight discrimination against Mexican Americans
Congress of Racial Equality
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Montgomery Bus Boycott
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The Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, and NATO were all steps taken by the U.S. during the
Civil War
Cold War
World War I
World War II
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An example of Federalism would be
State and Federal governments can pass laws to create taxes
The election of representatives to the state legislature
Powers of the government are written in the Constitution
President vetoes a bill
22
The civil rights act of 1964....
eliminated voting restriction
gave the right to vote to minority groups
prohibits discrimination based on race or sex
declared segregation unconstitutional
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The Supreme Court case ruling that segregation was unconstitutional
Little Rock 9
Brown v Board of Education
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Montgomery Bus Boycott
24
This ensures that each branch of government isn't too powerful
Limited Government
Separation of Power
Federalism
Checks and Balances
25
A country where political power is held by the citizen's is known as....
A democracy
An autocracy
A dictatorship
A monarchy
26
Sharing of power between national and state government
Federalism
Separation of Power
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
27
A
Space Race
was a 20th century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the USA.
False
True
28
Supreme Court rules that segregation is unconstitutional. Which branch of gov't has this power
Judicial
Executive
Congressional
Legislative
29
Signer of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Eisenhower
FDR
Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson
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This principle gives American citizens power through voting
Federalism
Republicanism
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
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Breaking a law peacefully, that you feel is unjust
Civil Obedience
Civil Disobedience
Civil Rights
Civil-Discrimination
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Effect of MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech
The public becoming more critical of the movement
More support and awareness for the movement
Rise in the use of violence by Civil Rights activists
Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Eliminated Voting Restrictions
Civil Rights act of 1964
15th Amendment
Brown vs. Board of education
Voting rights act of 1965
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Being able to vote demonstrates which principle of government
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Separation of Powers
