Civil Rights

This case led to the Supreme Court stating that segregated schools needed to be integrated "with all deliberate speed"

This civil rights leader felt only a willingness to fight back with violence would lead to any real change

This Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist fought to improve the lives of farm workers in the U.S.

The Supreme Court will rule that bussing is an acceptable method of desegregating school districts

The Supreme Court led by this Chief Justice would be the most activist Supreme Court of the 20th century

This Alabama governor was a staunch segregationist who attempted to block black students from enrolling at a college

This piece of civil rights legislation ended the use of literacy tests as a qualification for voting

What did Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

The Supreme Court will rule that "freedom of choice" plans were not acceptable methods of desegregation

What is feminism?

In 1964, activists organized this drive to register African Americans to vote in Mississippi

This act banned discrimination in access to public facilities, employment, and federal programs.

Why did the Equal Rights Amendment of 1972 never become a part of the Constitution?

This act was the first in the nation's history to provide federal funding for books and materials directly to schools

This court case results in police now having to ensure that people they arrest are aware of their rights

Which of these options is NOT a reason the Great Society "ended"

The Supreme Court rules that state laws banning the teaching of birth control methods violates privacy rights

The 1953 House Concurrent Resolution 108 did what in relation to Native Americans

Which president shared his vision of a "Great Society" where poverty would end and equal rights for all would be ensured

The Supreme Court will rule that using rigid racial quotas for school admissions is not acceptable

This act ended the system of quotas for people relocating to the United States that had been set in 1924

This 1909 organization focused on challenging unjust laws that infringed on civil rights through the court system

Which of the following is most responsible for the end of the Great Society?

This group, formed by MLK, used social activism and civil disobedience to demand an end to segregation

This act set aside funds for low and middle income housing. It also gave rent assistance to low income families

What did Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

Protest involving going to lunch counters, libraries, beaches, etc. where you're not wanted and refusing to leave

In inner cities, wealthy whites moved to the suburbs to escape having black people as neighbors, a phenomenon known as

This civil rights activist was also a staunch member of the Women's Rights movement

Which of the following Great Society programs was considered a major victory of civil rights legislation?

In this court case, the defendant requests a court appointed lawyer and the court denies his request

The Supreme Court rules that a woman's decision to continue or end a pregnancy is within her right to privacy

This program managed Job Corps, a program to train young adults in workplace skills

This Native rights group organized marches in the '70s and was responsible for occupying Alcatraz in 1969 for 18 months

In this court case, a woman's home is searched with no warrant, which violates the Fourth Amendment

This young woman refused to give up her seat on a bus, leading the NAACP to have Rosa Parks do the same thing later on.

President's Johnson's Great Society is most often compared to