Civil Rights Movement ( Domestic Change) MC

Which conclusion about the civil rights movement of the 1960s is most accurate? (1) Groups in the movement had common goals but different methods for attaining them. (2) Civil disobedience failed to bring about any legislative changes. (3) The movement began with violent protests but ended with peaceful demonstrations. (4) The movement failed to inspire people to work for change.

1

During the civil rights era of the 1960s, activities of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Black Panthers, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) illustrated that (1) all civil rights groups use the same tactics. (2) different approaches can be used to achieve a common goal. (3) organizational differences usually lead to failure. (4) violence is the best tool for achieving social change.

2

Martin Luther King, Jr., urged his followers to seek justice by (1) using violence. (2) engaging in nonviolent protest. (3) leaving a community that practiced racism. (4) demanding reparations from Congress.

2

In 1954, the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka advanced the civil rights movement by (1) guaranteeing equal voting rights to African Americans. (2) banning racial segregation in hotels and restaurants. (3) declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment. (4) supporting the principle of separate but equal public facilities.

3

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal." -Martin Luther King, Jr., March on Washington, 1963 Which step was taken following this speech to advance the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.? (1) desegregation of the Armed Forces (2) ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (3) elimination of the Ku Klux Klan (4) passage of new civil rights laws

4

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was intended to end (1) the hunt for communists in the government. (2) affirmative action programs in education. (3) unfair treatment of the elderly. (4) discrimination based on race or sex.

4

When Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of his dream that the United States would reach a time "when all of Gods children, black men and white men...will be able to join hands" he was expressing a desire to (1) create a separate nation for African Americans within the United States. (2) unite all churches into one religious faith. (3) establish religious freedom for African Americans. (4) replace racial segregation with an integrated society.

4

Which action in U.S. history is an example of civil disobedience? (1) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sued the state of Kansas for violating the constitutional rights of public school students. (2) The Congress of Racial Equality supported desegregation of buses and trains in the South. (3) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference organized a boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, until transportation facilities were integrated. (4) Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.

4

Which strategy did African-American students use when they refused to leave a "whites only" lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960? (1) economic boycott (3) petition drive (2) hunger strike (4) civil disobedience

4

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that a. racial segregation was constitutional b. states may not secede from the Union c. all western territories should be open to slavery d. slaves are property and may not be taken from their owners

a

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the United States Supreme Court decided that a. separate educational facilities are inherently unequal and unconstitutional b. busing of children to overcome segregation is constitutional c. the use of civil disobedience to achieve legal rights is constitutional d. closing public schools to avoid integration is unconstitutional

a

The Jim Crow legal system, which expanded in the South after Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), was based on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the a. states' rights provision of the 10th Amendment b. equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment c. voting rights provision in the 15th Amendment d. due process clause of the 5th Amendment

b

The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) is considered one of the most liberal in United States history because it a. worked effectively with lower courts b. gained the overwhelming support of the American people c. expanded the civil rights of various groups of people d. favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution

c

The decision of the Supreme Court in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case is important because it a. upheld the legality of sharecropping b. denounced the violence of the Ku Klux Klan c. approved separate but equal facilities for black Americans d. declared slavery to be illegal

c

Which statement is a valid conclusion based on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's approach to applying the Brown v. Board of Education ruling to the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas? a. State governors do not have to obey Supreme Court rulings. b. Presidents refuse to allow military intervention in local disputes. c. Some Supreme Court decisions are not effective unless the President enforces them. d. Presidents have been unwilling to enforce laws pertaining to minorities.

c

"The Constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens" In United States history, which is an example of the idea of this quotation in action? a. Black Codes were enacted in the post-Civil War period. b. States passed laws establishing the poll tax. c. The United States Government moved Native American Indians to reservations during the 19th century. d. The Brown v. Board of Education decision struck down legal school segregation.

d

"We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal"; has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" This quotation expresses the Supreme Court decision in the case of a. Plessy v. Ferguson b. Engel v. Vitale c. Tinker v. Des Moines, Iowa d. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

d

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court ruling stated that segregated public schools a. provided an appropriate education to students b. must be made equal to all other schools c. must comply with Federal standards d. provided an unequal education

d

What was the significance of the use of Federal marshals to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957? a. It was the first time martial law had been declared in the United States. b. It led to Federal takeover of many Southern public schools. c. It strengthened control of education by state governments. d. It showed that the Federal Government would enforce court decisions on integration.

d

Which pair of Supreme Court cases demonstrates that the Supreme Court can change an earlier decision? a. Schenck v. United States and United States v. Nixon b. Korematsu v. United States and Miranda v.Arizona c. Gideon v. Wainwright and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States d. Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

d