Chapter 27 Review: Civil Rights Movement
Which of these African Americans is famous for breaking into major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Ralph Abernathy
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
What was the significance of Hernandez v. Texas?
It affirmed the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
It organized national “White Citizens Councils.”
It overturned Brown II.
It extended Fourteenth Amendment protections to Mexican Americans.
How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
24 hours
one week
more than a year
more than five years
In return for the desegregation of interstate transportation,
the Johnson administration agreed to arrest Mississippi activists.
the Kennedy administration agreed not to stop the arrest of Mississippi activists.
the Kennedy administration agreed to arrest Mississippi activists.
the Johnson administration agreed not to stop the arrest of Mississippi activists.
Why did Martin Luther King target Birmingham, Alabama for a civil rights campaign?
because of its strong support for civil rights
because it was considered the most segregated city in the South
because President Kennedy had been born there
because it was the only southern city that practiced segregation
What were Jim Crow laws?
They were laws that protected African Americans.
They were laws that restricted African American voting rights in the North.
They were laws that enforced the strict separation of the races.
They were laws that restored equal rights to blacks.
The members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) believed
that separation of the races was essential to equality.
that violence was necessary to achieve racial goals.
that direct, nonviolent methods could gain civil rights for African Americans.
that they should disband and join the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Which civil rights organization won a number of important court cases against segregation in the 1950s?
SCLC
CORE
MIA
NAACP
In a ruling known as Brown II, the Supreme Court
overturned Brown v. Board of Education.
ordered the immediate implementation of Brown v. Board of Education.
implemented “The Southern Manifesto.”
upheld the segregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
To which city did President Eisenhower send federal troops to protect African American students?
Montgomery, Alabama
Little Rock, Arkansas
Topeka, Kansas
Baltimore, Maryland
In response to riots over desegregation the University of Mississippi, President Kennedy declared that
Americans were free to disagree with the law but not to disobey it.
Americans were free to disobey “bad laws.”
African Americans were free to disagree with laws passed by elected representatives.
African Americans had to accept segregation.
Why were many Americans surprised when President Johnson supported civil rights?
As a congressmen, he had authored “The Southern Manifesto.”
He was a Southerner with an undistinguished record on racial matters.
He had never been a strong supporter of Southern traditions.
He had campaigned for Congress on a platform supporting segregation.
At what school was there major rioting over James Meredith’s enrollment?
the United States Air Force Academy
Little Rock High School
the University of Mississippi
the University of Alabama
How did T. Eugene Connor react to civil rights marchers in Birmingham, Alabama?
He met publicly with civil rights leaders.
He proposed a law to end segregation in Alabama.
He brought in the National Guard.
He ordered the use of police dogs and fire hoses against the marchers.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination in employment on the basis of
education.
age.
race.
gender.
The first of the confrontations on the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the march on Selma became known as
“Black Friday.”
“Freedom Summer.”
“Selma Saturday.”
“Bloody Sunday.”
Not long after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African Americans in several cities
rioted.
assumed public office.
reelected President Johnson.
moved to the suburbs.
Following the issuance of the Kerner Commission’s findings, a number of conservative commentators
urged Congress to expand federal programs in urban ghettos.
argued against expanding federal spending for minorities.
established volunteer programs to clean up urban ghettos.
tried to reach out to other minority groups.
What happened in hundreds of cities immediately after the assassination of Martin Luther King?
Local civil rights demonstrators declared marital law.
There was little reaction to King’s death.
Riots broke out.
Thousands of black citizens registered to vote.
What is an argument that people used to prevent affirmative action?
It would eventually end segregation.
It would remedy the legacy of racial discrimination.
It would provide equal opportunities to all.
It would violate the goal of creating a colorblind society.
The conflict at Little Rock’s Central high School was a reaction to
the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Brown v. Board of Education.
the Montgomery bus boycott.
Hernandez v. Texas.
In what way did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 affect employment in the United States?
It gave employers the right to discriminate against people based on race.
It gave employees the right to organize unions.
It outlawed job discrimination and created the EEOC to investigate charges of job discrimination.
It gave the federal government the right to segregate public schools.
Which of the following events in the Civil Rights movement preceded the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Alabama.
Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at The March on Washington.
All of the above
How did the Black Panthers exemplify the idea of “black power”?
The Black Panthers emphasized peaceful protests, leading to an increase in nonviolent social
change.
The Black Panthers encouraged separate community institutions for African Americans.
The Black Panthers developed programs for African Americans to help themselves and their
communities.
The actions of the Black Panthers led to increased cooperation with police.
Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
President Kennedy
President Nixon
President Johnson
President Eisenhower
When three civil rights workers disappeared during Freedom Summer, the SNCC claimed that they had
been
arrested.
kidnapped.
murdered.
relocated.
While in prison, Malcolm X became a convert to
the Nation of Islam.
the SNCC.
the Black Panthers.
CORE.
What civil rights measure was passed by Congress shortly after King’s assassination?
the Fair Housing Act
the Kerner Commission
the Twenty-Fourth Amendment
the Voting Rights Act of 1965
________________________ attempted to determine the causes of the 1967 riots.
James Meredith
Kerner Commission
Thurgood Marshall
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What was the term coined by SNCC leader Stokley Carmichael?
de jure segregation
Freedom Summer
Freedom ride
black power
Who was known as best-known African American radical activist?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King
Thurgood Marshall
James Meredith
What is racial separation imposed by law
de jure segregation
Freedom Summer
Freedom ride
black power
What was the massive 1964 effort to register African American voters in Mississippi called?
de jure segregation
Freedom Summer
Freedom ride
black power
What was the bus trip staged by CORE to defy segregationist codes called?
de jure segregation
Freedom Summer
Freedom ride
black power
What banned literacy tests for voter registration?
the Fair Housing Act
the Kerner Commission
the Twenty-Fourth Amendment
the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who helped NAACP win desegregation case against “Ole Miss”?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King
Thurgood Marshall
James Meredith
What was the case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
Montgomery bus boycott
de jure segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
Kerner Commission
African American attorney who led a legal challenge against segregation
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King
Thurgood Marshall
James Meredith
Buster, Thurgood Marshalls’ wife. died from _____________
a car accident
cancer
infection
a train accident
Knowing the NAACP could not win a case in the lower court against segregation, why did Thurgood
Marshall have to appeal to the Supreme Court?
To see just how far he could go.
He didn’t think it would be noticed.
Decision was by a three judge court.
Secretly he knew he would win.
From what state did Earl Warren come from to be the Supreme Court Chief Justice?
California
New York
Florida
Texas
In the video “Separate but Equal,” ______________ had to walk over five miles to a segregated school.
George Albert Biggs Jr.
Jesse L. Briggs Jr.
Harry Biggs Jr.
Henry B. Briggs Jr.
In the supreme court, the final count to end segregation was ___.
7 yes and 2 no
unanimous
slit, 5 yes to 4 no
8 yes and 1 no
.