Chapter 5- Civil Rights [National Government}

Which of the following was a key turning point in the Civil War? 1. Congressional passage of the Missouri Compromise. 2. Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. 3. The publishing of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. 4. The Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case.

2. Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court determined that separate but equal facilities... 1...violated the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. 2...did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. 3...did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's "equal protection" clause, but did violate the "due process" clause. 4...violated the rights found in the Declaration of Independence.

2...did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause.

When first written, the Constitution... 1...explicitly outlawed slavery in the new nation. 2...granted people of African descent "equality under the law." 3...treated people of African descent as property. 4...did not mention slavery or rights for people of African descent.

3...treated people of African descent as property.

Voting Rights Act----> Civil Rights Act of 1964----> Civil Rights Act of 1968---->

<----aggressively sought to counter nearly one hundred years of disenfranchisement <----barred racial discrimination in accommodations and private employment <----prohibited racial discrimination in housing

Thirteenth Amendment ----> Fourteenth Amendment ----> Fifteenth Amendment ---->

<---ended slavery throughout the United States and prohibited it in the future <---mandates the same privileges and immunities for all citizens and due process protections for all people <---expanded voting rights to former slaves

Which of the following were arguments put forth by the attorneys representing Plessy? >Louisiana state segregation laws violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. >Louisiana state segregation laws only apply to inhabitants of Louisiana, which Plessy was not. >The Fourteenth Amendment states that no state shall "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." >The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits states and the federal government from using a citizen's race, color, or previous status as a voting qualification.

>Louisiana state segregation laws violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. >The Fourteenth Amendment states that no state shall "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Which of the following assertions resulted from the Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford? >African Americans are equal to white citizens. >Slaves born in northern territories were freed. >Scott was not a U.S. citizen. >Citizens, not slaves, had the legal right to bring lawsuits in court. >The U.S. Congress lacked authority to ban slavery in the territories.

>Scott was not a U.S. citizen. >Citizens, not slaves, had the legal right to bring lawsuits in court. >The U.S. Congress lacked authority to ban slavery in the territories.

During the first century of our nation's history, which of the following groups was involved in the national debate about equality? Mexicans gays and lesbians African Americans recent immigrants

African Americans

______Codes were laws passed immediately after the Civil War by the confederate states that limited the rights of "freemen."

Black

Which law, passed by Congress and also known as the Anti-Ku Klux Klan Act, made it a federal crime to deprive individuals of their rights, privileges, and immunities? Emancipation Proclamation Enforcement Act of 1870 Jim Crow Act of 1872 Civil Rights Act of 1872

Civil Rights Act of 1872

De _______segregation is segregation that is mandated by law.

De JURE Segregation

Which document listed many rights and opportunities that the law did not guarantee to women, including the right to vote and educational and employment opportunities equal to those of white men? Declaration of Sentiments Equal Rights Amendment of 1848 the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Conference press release Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Sentiments

What was the name of the case on which the Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens with legal rights?

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which act bolstered the Fifteenth Amendment by establishing penalties for interfering with the right to vote?

Enforcement Act of 1870

What government body did Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 create that still administers the enforcement of Title VII today? Affirmative Action Commission U.S. Department of Employment Equal Employment Opportunity Commission U.S. Department of Civil Rights

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

True or false: By the dawn of 20th century, African Americans had successfully achieved civil rights protections from the federal government.

False Reason: In the early decades of the 20th century, African Americans continued their struggle for equal protection. It was not until half-way through the century that the status of African Americans was changed in revolutionary ways.

True or false: Oliver Brown accidentally enrolled his daughter in an all-white public school in Topeka, Kansas.

False Reason: The act of enrolling Linda Brown in an all-white public school was a calculated first step in an NAACP legal strategy pushing for an end to segregation in public education.

True or false: Early civil rights advocates such as W. E. B. Du Bois fought for separate but equal treatment for minority groups.

False Reason: The civil rights movement actually fought for equal treatment from the government, public accommodations, and educational institutions.

Which of the following groups enforced the laws that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote? political candidates federal officials government agents law enforcement officers Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

Government agents Law enforcement officers Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

Which of the following accurately describe the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution? It sanctioned the doctrine of separate but equal. It provided all persons with the privileges and immunities of national citizenship. It overturned the Dred Scott decision. It gave former slaves the right to vote. It mandated due process and equal protection for all people. It overturned the Missouri Compromise.

It provided all persons with the privileges and immunities of national citizenship. It overturned the Dred Scott decision. It mandated due process and equal protection for all people.

Which of these required the strict separation of racial groups in education, employment, and public accommodations, such as transportation and restaurants? Black Codes Jim Crow laws De facto laws De jure codes

Jim Crow Laws

One Jim Crow strategy, the _______test, was used to keep African American voters from participating because it was designed so that few could pass

Literacy

Which of the following women played an important role in securing legal and political rights for women in the United States? Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Cady Stanton Martha Washington Abigail Adams

Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Cady Stanton Abigail Adams

Which of the following individuals propelled the civil rights movement onto the national stage? Ronald Reagan Martin Luther King, Jr. Jim Crow Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King, Jr. Rosa Parks

What important discriminatory issues were women raising by the 1960s? Women were unable to dress in certain attire outside the home. Women were unable to get birth control without their husbands' permission. Men had more educational opportunities. Men had better employment opportunities and higher pay. Women were unable to obtain credit without having a male cosign the loan.

Men had more educational opportunities. Men had better employment opportunities and higher pay. Women were unable to obtain credit without having a male cosign the loan.

Which of the following events was a direct result of Rosa Parks's conviction? Mississippi Summer Freedom Project Montgomery bus boycott Desegregation of Little Rock Central High School March on Washington

Montgomery bus boycott

Which of the following occurred in the 1960s as the result of the civil rights movement? Public accommodations were desegregated. Segregation in public schools ended. All private clubs were integrated. Universal suffrage was promoted.

Public accommodations were desegregated. Segregation in public schools ended. Universal suffrage was promoted.

In the 1930s, the NAACP argued that states had violated the equal protection clause by failing to make what available to African Americans? jobs schools food houses

Schools

What did the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American slain in Mississippi, do that helped to gain national attention for the civil rights movement? She allowed a magazine to publish pictures of his mutilated corpse to show what racism had done to her son. She encouraged African Americans to boycott public transportation to economically hurt those who had killed her son. She organized a march on Washington, D.C., to protest civil rights injustices throughout the nation. She called for the separation of races to prevent any other mother from experiencing the pain that she had endured.

She allowed a magazine to publish pictures of his mutilated corpse to show what racism had done to her son.

Which of the following describes Rosa Parks's best known act of resistance? She refused to leave the lunch counter at Woolworth's when they wouldn't serve her. She participated in freedom rides to register African Americans to vote. She refused to leave her seat in the front of the bus to make room for a white passenger. She walked out of her job to participate in a civil rights march.

She refused to leave her seat in the front of the bus to make room for a white passenger.

True or false: Mississippi has not elected an African American to state-wide office since Reconstruction.

True Reason: More African Americans serve as local elected officials in Mississippi than any other state, but an African American has not been elected to a state-wide office since Reconstruction.

True or false: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 both expanded the rights of many Americans and provided them with protections from discrimination.

True Reason: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 included provisions that mandated equality on numerous fronts.

Which clause of the U.S. Constitution was at the center of the argument in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka? equal protection clause establishment clause due process clause commerce clause

equal protection clause

In practice, in early America, women had... fewer rights than men. the same rights as men. only the right to vote for president. more rights than men.

fewer rights than men.

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution....

gives every man the right to vote, regardless of color.

Which of the following areas has been affected by the civil rights movement? health care housing employment taxation public speaking voting rights education

housing employment voting rights education

Which of the following voting requirements was declared illegal by the Voting Rights Act of 1965? age requirements literacy requirements registration requirements citizenship requirements

literacy requirements

When did most of the momentous victories made by civil rights activists finally begin?

mid-20th century

African American civil rights victories were the result of which of the following? new national media covering the struggle effective strategies used by activists unwavering support by the federal government support of a majority of southern whites the movement's strong leadership

new national media covering the struggle effective strategies used by activists the movement's strong leadership

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., advocated which of the following to protest government-sanctioned discrimination? violent confrontation peaceful boycotts acts of civil disobedience armed conflict mass marches

peaceful boycotts acts of civil disobedience mass marches

Even after the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, women's educational and work opportunities were limited by... robust enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment. state laws. contentment with their situation. social norms.

state laws. social norms.

In Shelby County v. Alabama (2013), the Supreme Court found... that part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional. the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was unconstitutional . that the entire Voting Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional. that discrimination was worse today than in the 1960s.

that part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional.

During which time period did advocates for women's civil rights begin their efforts to secure for women the right to vote?

the mid-1800s

The Montgomery bus boycott was considered a success because the protests garnered national media attention and public sympathy. the Supreme Court ruled that segregated buses were unconstitutional. it convinced white southerners that African Americans should be considered equal. it ended discrimination in the South.

the protests garnered national media attention and public sympathy. the Supreme Court ruled that segregated buses were unconstitutional.