Martin Luther King, Jr.’s strategy during the Civil Rights Movement emphasized —

organizing non-violent mass protest

Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in these graphs?

Schools narrow the technological gap caused by income.

How has the Internet affected the lives of rural Americans?

By providing better access to information

How have these individuals impacted the Supreme Court?

They have helped to create a more diverse court.

What event is shown in the picture?

The attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001

In recent years, employers' expectations for job applicants have changed how?

expect their employees to have computer skills

One push factor for many United States immigrants is that their native country has a

lack of employment opportunities

How did Virginians respond to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Many white students left urban school systems.

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1
Which term best completes this diagram?
Desegregation
Enrollment
Reconstruction
Disenfranchisement
2
Which innovation best completes this diagram?
Compact disc
Satellite dish
Newspaper
Radio
3
Modern American schools adapted to serve new immigrants in the United States by —
requiring physical education
offering extracurricular activities
limiting vocational programs
offering bilingual education
4
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s strategy during the Civil Rights Movement emphasized —
challenging discrimination through the courts
organizing non-violent mass protest
creating a political coalition with organized labor
promoting self-help through education
5
Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in these graphs?
Schools narrow the technological gap caused by income.
Access to education improves with higher family income.
There are more children born in higher-income families.
Family income has little bearing on access to computers.
6
Which part of the national government controls the supply of money in the economy?
Federal Reserve
Treasury Department
President
Congress
7
How has the Internet affected the lives of rural Americans?
By attracting more medical professionals to rural areas
By providing better access to information
By creating more blue-collar jobs in rural areas
By lowering the cost of housing
8
What outlawed literacy tests?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
19th amendment
15th Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
9
Which type of action is described by this quotation?
Diplomatic relations
Economic sanctions
Strategic attacks
Independent investigations
10
Over the last three decades, the American work force has had to acquire and improve skills in
medical equipment
computer technology
automobile repair
heavy machinery
11
How have these individuals impacted the Supreme Court?
They've promoted gov't interference in individual's lives
They have initiated the passage of civil rights legislation.
They have created a court that promotes judicial restraint.
They have helped to create a more diverse court.
12
This excerpt describes the purpose of the —
United Nations Participation Act
Patriot Act
Interstate Commerce Commission
Strategic Defense Initiative
13
Based on the information in this graph, in comparison to men, women in the work force —
hold less desirable jobs
receive lower salaries
have more education
bear more responsibility
14
After her nomination by Ronald Reagan, who became the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sally Ride
Hillary Clinton
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Sandra Day O’Connor
15
Which regions are the source of most recent immigration to the United States?
Asia and Latin America
Western Europe and Africa
Asia and Southern Europe
Latin America and Africa
16
The practice of Massive Resistance led to all of the following EXCEPT —
immediate integration
establishment of private academies
closing of some public schools
white flight from urban school systems
17
What event is shown in the picture?
The attack on the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000
The attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001
The attack on an American embassy in Lebanon in 1983
The attack on a federal govt building in Oklahoma in 1995
18
This practice was outlawed with the passage of the —
15th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
19
The doctor shown in this photograph is best known for —
isolating sick people
curing yellow fever
treating the symptoms of disease
developing a vaccine for polio
20
In recent years, employers' expectations for job applicants have changed how?
require workers to be able to operate heavy machines
feel employees should have advanced scientific knowledge
expect their employees to have computer skills
believe workers must be loyal to their country
21
One push factor for many United States immigrants is that their native country has a
lack of employment opportunities
lack of family connections
quality education system
diverse religious history
22
Which president signed the 1965 law that led to an increase in registered minority voters?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S Truman
Richard M. Nixon
23
How did Virginians respond to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
Many African American students enrolled in private academies
Public schools immediately integrated.
Many white students left urban school systems.
Private academies reduced enrollment.

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