What change did the Voting Rights Act lead to?

increased minority voter participation

Affirmative action ...

was created in the 70's and banned in 2007

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg case decided ....

Schools may bus students to integrate schools

What is miscegenation?

marriage or reproduction by people of different races

The Bay of Pigs Invasion...

resulted in Castro consolidating power in Cuba.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 ...

prohibits employment discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion

Regents of the University of California v Bakke

allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy, upheld affirmative action

The decision in Loving v Virginia was...

States may not refuse marriage licenses to interracial couples

Civil Rights Act of 1964 ...

banned racial discrimination in facilities open to public

What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Soviet installation of ballistic missiles

What did the Voting Rights Act do?

prohibits racial discrimination in voting by outlawing literacy tests

Black Panther Party ...

Rejected King's commitment to nonviolence, racial integration

Which would be an example of a bipartisan effort?

Democrats and Republicans work together on a hurricane relief bill.

A failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration

Affirmative action is

increased hiring of women and minorities in the workplace

Both the New Frontier and the Great Society shared the idea that

the government should provide aid for those less fortunate

What was the real reason for the Dominican Intervention?

To keep communism from spreading to other Caribbean countries

Immigration Act of 1965

Ended immigration quotas per country

What is De Jure segregation?

Segregation mandated by the government

Immigration Act of 1965

increased migration from Latin America

The Supreme Court decided in Milliken v. Bradley that

Students could not be forced to cross district lines.

Black Panther Party ...

promoted armed self defense against in the quest for social equality

Which of the following happened during LBJ's administration?

The March from Selma to Montgomery

Affirmative Action gives...

Minority races a better chance to succeed.

In the 1960 election, who were the candidates?

Richard M. Nixon, John F. Kennedy

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1
What change did the Voting Rights Act lead to?
Law that banned Voting
Law that ended Segregated Schools
increased minority voter participation
Voting for the Right to make Laws
2
Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Martin Luther King
3
Affirmative action ...
was created in 2007
was created in the 70's and abandonned in the 80's
was created in the 70's and banned in 2007
is a concept that has never been implemented
4
Which legislation banned poll taxes?
the 22 Amendement
24th Amendment
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
5
When was John F. Kennedy killed?
November 22, 1963
April 17, 1961
April 14, 1865
October 4, 1957
6
Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg case decided ....
Student cell phones may be searched at school
Schools may bus students to integrate schools
Colleges may set admissions quotas without violating Equal Protection
Drug testing for student athletes does not violate the 4th Amendment
7
What is miscegenation?
marriage or reproduction by people of the same race
marriage or reproduction by people of different races
divorce by people of the same race
divorce by people of different races
8
On November 29, 1963, a week after President Kennedy was assassinated, who made a TV address?
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
9
Who was president during The Camelot Years?
Truman
LBJ
JFK
Eisenhower
10
The Bay of Pigs Invasion...
resulted in Castro consolidating power in Cuba.
pushed Cuba into the US sphere of influence.
involved US forces.
was conceived by Lyndon Johnson.
11
What was the movement for equal black rights in the 1950s and 1960s called?
Equality Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Equal Rights Movement
Black Rights Movement
12
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ...
Bans discrimination based on Vietnam Era Veterans
prohibits employment discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion
Bans pay discrimination based on sex
Bans discrimination based on age
13
Who believed civil rights should be achieved "by any means necessary?"
Huey Newton
MLK Jr
John Lewis
Malcolm X
14
Who was the leader of the Black Panther Party?
Alex Tran
Huey Newton
Earl Warren
Steve Vu
15
The Black Separatist Movement taught that black should separate from white society
False
True
16
Regents of the University of California v Bakke
allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy
upheld affirmative action
the right to vote
a female movement for gender equality
17
The decision in Loving v Virginia was...
Congress may eliminate discriminatory business policies
States may not refuse marriage licenses to interracial couples
States may not tax products bought in another state
States must fund public schools equally
18
What was the motto for the Black Panther Party?
Free Huey
Power to the People
Burn, Baby, Burn
Black is Beautiful
19
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ...
prohibited poll taxes and literacy tests
allowed sexual discrimination
banned racial discrimination in facilities open to public
Upheld Plessy v. Ferguson
20
What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
the Bay of Pigs Invasion
Soviet installation of ballistic missiles
The construction of the Berlin Wall
Kennedy's assassination
21
What did the Voting Rights Act do?
focused on raising Mexican American consciousness by expanding suffrage
prohibits racial discrimination in voting by outlawing literacy tests
outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin
uses all means of protest except violence instead of voting
22
Kennedy won the 1960 election by a ...
mandate
vote in the House of Representatives
landslide
very slim margin
23
Black Panther Party ...
sought to stop police harassment
Promoted non-violent civil disobedience, like Dr. King.
Rejected King's commitment to nonviolence, racial integration
promoted self-sufficiency, economic independence
24
Where did a communist revolution take place right before the election of 1960?
Cuba
Turkey
Russia
China
25
Which would be an example of a bipartisan effort?
Republicans push for a tax break for most Americans.
Democrats push for a bill that includes health care for everyone.
Democrats and Republicans have a hard time agreeing on anything.
Democrats and Republicans work together on a hurricane relief bill.
26
Why did the Soviets build the Berlin Wall?
to create a landing strip for the Berlin Airlift
to isolate West Berlin
to prevent democractic ideas from spreading to East Berlin
to promote unity
27
Bay of Pigs was ...
Idk
A bunch of little pigs that were slaughtered
A failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration
A succesful attack that hit the whole city in Germany
28
Who won the 1960 election?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
29
What was The Great Society?
MLK's plan to gain Civil Rights
LBJ's plan to improve America
Malcolm X's plan to take over
JFK's plan to gain allies
30
What is true of the Bay of Pigs?
took place April 17, 1961
all of the above
resulted in the end of Fidel Castro's rule in Cuba
was a successful U.S.-led invasion of Cuba
31
Affirmative action is
a process of hiring an outsider to settle an argument
receiving approval from executives to make a decision
encouragement of employees through praise and compensation
increased hiring of women and minorities in the workplace
32
Who investigated the Kennedy assassination?
Warren Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Central Intelligence Agency
Peace Corps
33
Both the New Frontier and the Great Society shared the idea that
key industries should be nationalized
the government should provide aid for those less fortunate
foreign trade should be cut to a minimum
taxes should be raised to stimulate consumer spending
34
Which was not part of LBJ's war on poverty?
creation of the Headstart program
Medicare and Medicaid
cancelling social security
introduction of food stamps
35
What was the real reason for the Dominican Intervention?
To keep facism from spreading to other Caribbean countries
To keep communism from spreading to other Caribbean countries
To stop the Dominican Republic from fighting a civil war.
To save the American people in the Dominican Republic
36
Immigration Act of 1965
Ended immigration quotas completely
Ended immigration quotas per country
Made immigration quotas much higher
Made immigration quotas much lower
37
_____________________ ended anti-miscegenation laws in all states in the United States.
Loving vs. Virginia
13th Amendment
Brown vs. Board of Education
Jim Crow laws
38
When segregation happens without being mandated by law
Jim Crow
De jure segregation
Reconstruction
De Facto segregation
39
What is De Jure segregation?
Segregation mandated by the government
Segregation that happens by choice
Affirmative Action
Segregation by private companies
40
Immigration Act of 1965
increased migration from Latin America
only allowed immigration from certain countries
increased migration from Europe
outlawed immigration
41
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
to take possession of Cuba
to reduce the price of pork
to raise the price of bacon
to overthrow Fidel Castro
42
The Supreme Court decided in Milliken v. Bradley that
Students could not be forced to cross district lines.
Students should be bused from the suburbs to inner cities.
Forced busing was unconstitutional.
The integration of American schools was complete.
43
Who was the Republican candidate to face Kennedy in the 1960 election?
Herbert Hoover
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Harry S. Truman
44
Black Panther Party ...
promoted candidates for President
promoted safety for panthers
promoted non violence
promoted armed self defense against in the quest for social equality
45
Which of the following happened during LBJ's administration?
The March on Washington for Jobs
the integration of Little Rock Central
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The March from Selma to Montgomery
46
The Soviet launch of Sputnik began ...
a space race
the Cold War
a nuclear arms race
an era of cooperation
47
Where is the National Civil Rights Museum?
Montgomery
Atlanta
Memphis
Jackson
48
What is disenfranchisement?
Having the right to vote
Not having the right to vote
Not believing in anything
Believing in everything
49
Affirmative Action gives...
Minority races a better chance to succeed.
Minorities races less rights.
black people the right to an attorney
black people the right to vote
50
In the 1960 election, who were the candidates?
Richard M. Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
51
Kennedy's plan to boost the US economy and gain allies abroad was called...
The New Deal
The Final Frontier
A Better Deal
The New Frontier

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