CIVIL RIGHTS REVIEW
1. When was the 19th Amendment ratified and what did it do?
2. What was the purpose of the NAACP?
3. What was the purpose of SCLC?
4. Who was Martin Luther King Jr, when was he born, when did he die, and why is he significant?
5. Who was Thurgood Marshall and why is he significant?
6. What does lobbying mean and what are some characteristics of lobbying?
7. When were the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments ratified and what did they do?
8. Who is Cesar Chavez and how did he affect Civil Rights?
9. What was the purpose of LULAC?
10. Who is George Wallace and what was his stance on segregation?
11. Which congressmen were against integration and Civil Rights? (what geographic location - include
states)
12. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
13. What was the Great Society focused on?
14. Why is the Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education significant?
15. Why is Edgewood ISD vs Kirby significant?
16. Why is Sweatt vs. Painter significant?
17. Why is Hernandez vs Texas significant?
18. Why is Plessy vs Ferguson significant?
19. List the programs of the Great Society?
20. Why was Mendez vs. Westminster significant?
21. What was the purpose of NOW?
22. What was the purpose of AIM?
23. What Amendment eliminated Poll Taxes and when was it ratified?
24. What was significant about Wisconsin vs. Yoder?
25. What was significant about Tinker vs Des Moines?
26. When was the 26th Amendment ratified and what did it do?
27. How was the Black Panthers different from most Civil Rights groups?
28. Who was Betty Friedan and what was her point of view on women’s rights?
29. Who was Dolores Huerta and why is she significant?
30. What did La Raza Unida champion?