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3.  
Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1968 passed so soon after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?  (4 points)
The legislation addressed new issues pressed by the women's movement.
The previous legislation did not address housing discrimination.
The legislation had to be renewed by Congress every four years.
The previous legislation did not address workplace discrimination.

Answer 1

 
During his term in office, what industry did President Kennedy threaten with federal prosecution for illegally fixing prices?  (4 points)
automobile industry
steel industry
aerospace industry
construction industry
5.  
Which example of media communication is indirectly related to Great Society programs?  (7 points)
USA Today
Cable News Network
World Wide Web
Sesame Street
6.  
Which movement for social change modeled on the original civil rights movement achieved some success and avoided violence?  (4 points)
feminist movement
anti-war movement
Chicano movement
Red Power movement
7.  
The quote below comes from Malcolm X:

"I want Dr. King to know that I didn't come to Selma to make his job difficult. I really did come thinking I could make it easier. If the white people realize what the alternative is, perhaps they will be more willing to hear Dr. King."

Source: http://www.malcolm-x.org/quotes.htm

What does this statement say about how white society viewed the two civil rights leaders?  (4 points)
King failed to achieve his goals; Malcolm succeeded at his goals
King worked to achieve justice; Malcolm did not want justice
King was ignored; Malcolm was unknown
King was acceptable; Malcolm was menacing
8.  
Both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Freedom Rides were successful in that they resulted in the integration of transportation. What was the difference in the way the successful outcomes were achieved?  (7 points)
The Freedom Rides were successful despite having no central organization involved in the planning; the Montgomery Bus Boycott was supported by the NAACP.
The Freedom Rides succeeded due to federal intervention; the Montgomery Boycott succeeded due to local economic pressure.
The success of the Freedom Rides did not require the intervention of law enforcement; the Montgomery Bus Boycott involved local police.
The success of the Freedom Rides was due to the support of the American public, the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott stemmed from international pressure.
9.  
Rosa Parks contributed to which of these Civil Rights actions?  (4 points)
the Freedom Summer
the March on Washington
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
the Selma to Montgomery March
10.  
The diagram below shows groups that were involved in the planning of the March on Washington:



Which organization also belongs on this diagram?  (4 points)
Black Panther Party
American Civil Liberties Union
National Organization of Women
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
11.  
The excerpt below comes from a Supreme Court decision issued in 1954:

"We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment."

Source: http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/brown.html

Which Civil Rights leader is identified with this decision?  (4 points)
Thurgood Marshall
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Charles Houston
Rosa Parks
12.  
In what area did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have its first successes?  (4 points)
pressuring Congress to pass voting rights laws
winning court battles against public school segregation
bringing Northern whites into the Civil Rights movement
winning court battles against discrimination in employment
13.  
What was the goal of the Freedom Summer?  (4 points)
to register African American voters in the South
to increase racial pride among African Americans
to expand economic opportunities for African Americans
to get more non-African Americans involved in the Civil Rights movement
14.  
White activists were important to the success of which Civil Rights action?  (4 points)
freedom rides
lunch-counter sit-ins
the March on Washington
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
15.  
The Selma Voting Rights Campaign had the same goal as which Civil Rights actions?  (4 points)
Freedom Summer
March on Washington
Woolworth Counter Sit-ins
Montgomery Bus Boycott
16.  
What Supreme Court decision is partially defined by argument over the word "choice"?  (4 points)
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
Mapp v. Ohio
17.  
What did the court cases of Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade have in common?  (4 points)
Civil Rights cases
states' rights cases
discrimination cases
reproductive rights cases
18.  
Why was the issue in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) sometimes called "reverse discrimination"?  (4 points)
Bakke was rejected after he had been accepted at medical school.
Bakke was a white male who had better grades than some minority applicants.
The university had set aside a certain number of spots for white applicants.
The university had set aside more spots for minorities than for white applicants.
19.  
The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963):

"The right of one charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some countries, but it is in ours. From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair trials before impartial tribunals in which every defendant stands equal before the law."

Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0372_0335_ZO.html

In what way did this ruling produce a fundamental change in the United States?  (7 points)
It resulted in the rewriting of numerous state constitutions.
It had the potential to free thousands of prisoners across the nation.
It required the establishment of a nationwide system of public defenders.
It made it much more difficult for police to obtain evidence of criminal activity.
20.  
Which statement describes a similarity between the protests of radical feminists and draft protestors?  (4 points)
Both burned items in public as a form of symbolic protest.
Both won government concessions as a result of their actions.
Both ended up turning to terrorism when civil disobedience failed.
Both sought to draw on the successful tactics of the Civil Rights movement.
21.  
What was one similarity between Civil Rights activists of the 1950s and 1960s and antiwar activists of the 1960s and 1970s?  (4 points)
Both were supported by a silent majority of the American public.
Both faced significant resistance from state governments in the South.
Both used mass protests to get their message to leaders and the public.
Both felt that legal challenges would be more successful than direct political action.
22.  
What is one similarity between the women's suffrage movement and the Civil Rights movement?  (4 points)
They both slowly built significant popular support for their goals.
They both relied on increasingly radical methods to achieve their aims.
They both achieved their goals without the support of the federal government.
They both succeeded without producing widespread resistance in the general public.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Question Number 5:
Correct Answer: (D) Sesame Street

Answer 5

Question Number 16:
Correct Answer: (A) Roe v. Wade

Answer 6

Question Number 13:
Correct Answer: (A) to register African American voters in the South