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U.S. History II Quiz
Question | Answer |
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What is a main goal of the freedom riders? | Encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's Civil Rights Bill. |
What corresponds to De Facto segregation? | Town Laws saying African Americans must have separate restrooms from Whites. |
What Supreme Court case best typifies a ruling that a Louisiana law regarding "separate but equal" was constitutional? | Plessy v. Ferguson |
What could violate the Civil Rights Act of 1968? | A neighborhood with an area set aside for segregated housing. |
What would be the best possible choice for President Eisenhower allowing him to be able to respond immediately to the crisis? | Placing the Arkansas National Guard under federal controls they could be ordered to protect the African American students. |
Which speech represents the hopes of a positive outcome for the Civil Rights Movement? | MLK stating: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed." (I Have a Dream speech) |
An act of civil disobedience? | Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a White person. |
An example of what was found to be unconstitutional in the court case, Brown v. Board of Education? | Segregation in the school system creating separate schools for different races. |
Which Act eliminated the illiteracy test and stated that federal examiners could enroll voters denied suffrage by local officials? | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
Which place made the most sense for a "sit-in" location? | At lunch counters |
Which provision best ties in with the Civil Rights of 1964 passed during Johnson's presidency? | Prohibited state and municipal governments from denying access to public facilities on grounds of race, color, religion or national origin. |