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1
What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s main goal in the Civil Rights Movement?
Eliminate racial segregation and discrimination
Support segregation laws
Lead a political party
Promote violent resistance
2
Marches were used to raise awareness about injustice.
True
False
3
What did Betty Friedan’s book
The Feminine Mystique
do?
Called for women to leave the workforce
Inspired women to question traditional gender roles
Advocated for segregation
Encouraged women to embrace traditional roles
4
What was the significance of the “I Have a Dream” speech?
It ended segregation in buses
It led to the Voting Rights Act of 1970
It launched the Black Panther Party
It pressured lawmakers to pass civil rights legislation
5
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
John Lewis
Malcolm X
6
What did the Medicare Act of 1965 do?
Gave all citizens free hospital visits
Created private health insurance plans
Provided free healthcare for children
Expanded Social Security to cover medical care for people over 65
7
What does Title IX require schools to do?
Teach women's history in all classes
Offer free college to all students
Equal opportunities for women if the school receives federal funding
Hire only female teachers
8
What community did the United Farm Workers fight for?
African Americans
Native Americans
Factory workers
Immigrant and Latino farm workers
9
Mapp v. Ohio
helped strengthen 4th Amendment protections against illegal searches.
False
True
10
What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
Legislative
Judical
Executive
Presidential
11
What were Freedom Rides meant to challenge?
Segregation in interstate bus terminals and facilities
The military draft
Segregation in schools
Immigration policies
12
The National Organization for Women (NOW) gave women a voice in pushing for equality.
False
True
13
Jim Crow laws were used to exclude African Americans from equal opportunities.
True
False
14
Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Eleanor Roosevelt
15
Brown v. Board of Education
overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine
False
True
16
Wisconsin v. Yoder
allowed Amish families to remove their children from high school for religious reasons.
True
False
17
President Kennedy helped enforce school desegregation
True
False
18
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that enforced racial segregation
Laws to protect civil rights
Laws that gave women voting rights
Laws that provided welfare programs
19
Why did Phyllis Schlafly oppose the ERA?
She thought it gave women too many rights
She believed it would harm traditional family roles
She supported more rights for immigrants instead
20
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
Outlawed poll taxes
Ended slavery in the United States
Guaranteed the right to vote for women
Gave citizenship to immigrants
21
The Selma March is also known for “Bloody Sunday.”
False
True
22
What was the main goal of the Black Panthers?
Promote segregation
Advocate for Black empowerment and self-defense
Avoid political involvement
Use legal strategies only
23
What was the ruling in
Brown v. Board of Education
(1954)?
Segregation was allowed under certain conditions
Poll taxes were legal
Literacy tests could still be used
Segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
24
What did the Supreme Court decide in Roe v. Wade (1973)?
Only married women could have abortions
States could ban abortion in all cases
Women have a right to an abortion in the first trimester
Abortion was a crime nationwide
25
Thurgood Marshall is best known for:
Arguing for desegregation in court cases like Brown v. Board
Marching with the Black Panthers
Suing to keep segregation in place
Leading the Freedom Rides
26
Why was Dr. King arrested in Birmingham?
He participated in a nonviolent march against segregation
He led a boycott of city buses
He refused to pay taxes
27
Which previous Supreme Court case was overturned by
Brown v. Board
?
Marbury v. Madison
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
28
What did the Economic Opportunity Act do?
Helped wealthy Americans buy property
Provided financial and educational aid to help fight poverty
Created poll taxes
Outlawed segregation in schools
29
What was the goal of the Chicano School Walkouts?
Improve educational opportunities for Mexican American students
Protest against the Vietnam War
Demand voting rights
End bus segregation
30
What right is protected by the 15th Amendment?
Right to free speech
Right to a fair trial
Right to vote regardless of race
Right to privacy
31
SNCC stood for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
True
False
32
What was
Wisconsin v. Yoder
about?
Freedom of speech
Equal pay for women
Segregation in schools
Religious freedom for the Amish to avoid high school education
33
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Prohibited discrimination in public places
Gave women the right to vote
Ended segregation in schools only
Prohibited employment based on race, color, religion, or national origin
34
What was the goal of LBJ’s Great Society?
Promote segregation
Fight social inequality and poverty
End the Civil Rights Movement
Increase military funding
35
What is the job of the Executive Branch?
Judge court cases
Make the laws
Enforce laws
36
What happened at Little Rock High School in 1957?
The school was shut down permanently
Teachers went on strike
Nine Black students were welcomed without protest
A mob tried to prevent school integration
37
Poll taxes made it easier for people to vote
False
True
38
The 15th Amendment gave all men, regardless of race, the right to vote.
False
True
39
What did
Mapp v. Ohio
(1961) decide?
Freedom of religion was expanded
Segregated schools were acceptable
Voting discrimination was banned
Evidence obtained illegally could not be used in court
40
What was the goal of the Chicano Mural Movement?
Express Chicano pride and highlight social issues through art
Promote fast food
Protest war
Organize military training for students
41
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 only applied to restaurants and hotels.
True
False
42
What was Phyllis Schlafly best known for?
Writing The Feminine Mystique
Leading the opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment
43
A boycott involves violent protests to create change
False
True
44
What did the Economic Opportunity Act do?
Provided financial and educational aid to help fight poverty
Outlawed segregation in schools
Helped wealthy Americans buy property
Created poll taxes
45
Who was Betty Friedan and what was her impact?
A civil rights lawyer who argued Brown v. Board
Author who inspired women to question traditional roles through her book
A Supreme Court justice who ruled on Roe v. Wade
A politician who helped pass the Voting
46
What did the 24th Amendment eliminate?
Grandfather clauses
Poll taxes in federal elections
Literacy tests
Segregation on buses
47
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative
Executive
48
How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
11
9
8
5
49
Congress is part of the Executive Branch.
False
True
50
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat.
False
True
51
What is a boycott?
A violent protest
A government tax
A type of court case
A form of protest where people refuse to buy goods or services
52
The 24th Amendment allowed states to charge poll taxes.
True
False
53
What was Cesar Chavez known for?
Leading school integration protests
Writing The Feminine Mystique
Organizing boycotts to improve conditions for immigrant farm workers
Advocating armed resistance
54
What was the main message of
Letter from Birmingham Jail
?
African Americans could not wait any longer for their rights
African Americans should move to the North
Segregation would end on its own
The courts should handle civil rights issues
55
What was the purpose of Affirmative Action programs?
To enforce school segregation
To ensure fair hiring practices for minorities and women
To provide military benefits
56
What is litigation?
Voting against unfair laws
Writing letters to politicians
Protesting in public places
Taking legal action through the courts
57
Which of the following was NOT a goal or action of the Black Panther Party?
Promoting armed self-defense
Providing free food and clothing
Protecting citizens from police brutality
Promoting only nonviolent protest
58
Which civil rights leader’s ideas influenced the Black Panther Party?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Malcolm X
John Lewis
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
59
What major Supreme Court case did the NAACP support?
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Mapp v. Ohio
60
Which president appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
