Civil Rights and Voting Rights Quiz

During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,

marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.

The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964

was stronger than the first draft of the act.

The "I Have a Dream" speech referred to which historic American document?

the Declaration of Independence

Which event occurred in August of 1963?

the March on Washington

The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

George Wallace.

How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

It increased significantly.

Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

Martin Luther King Jr.

What does the table show about how Congress voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1957? Check all that apply.

More Democrats than Republicans opposed the bill. The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill. All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill.

A result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was that

as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected increased.

A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to

demand legal equality for African Americans.