Chapter 23 thru 27 (UNIT 10)
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The American Republic Addendum to Chapter 24
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 1954 – 1968
Chapter 23
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1. Which argument might be used by supporters of the Great Society, affirmative action, and Title IX?
(23.3 pg. 735-737)
A. They are examples of the courts eliminating discrimination.
B. They are needed and expand economic opportunities for many.
C. They are unconstitutional and have been unsuccessful.
D. They are illegal and promote discrimination against minorities.
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2. All of the following were part of the Great Society program EXCEPT — (23.3 pg. 736)
A. Head Start
C. Medicare
B. Upward Bound
D. Social Security
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3. defines citizenship : ____________ ::
expands voting rights : ____________. (pg. 144-145)
A. 13th Amendment, 15th Amendment
B. 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment
C. 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment
D. 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment
Chapter 26
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4. Which amendment extended the right to vote to women? (26.2 pg. 807)
A. 14th Amendment
C. 19th Amendment
B. 16th Amendment
D. 17th Amendment
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5. How did Betty Friedan's work influence the women's rights movement of the 1960s? (26.2 pg. 808)
A. She criticized the equal rights movement for not going far enough in promoting women's
suffrage.
B. She sang songs like If I Had a Hammer to impress on the public why a constitutional
amendment on women's equality was needed.
C. She wrote The Silent Spring, which helped women get beyond the "glass ceiling" in job
employment.
D. She wrote the book, The Feminine Mystique, that inspired women to choose the lifestyles
they wanted.
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6. César Chávez championed the economic rights of which group? (26.3 pg. 815)
A. migrant workers
C. farmers
B. ranchers
D. miners
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7. All of the following are groups that worked to expand economic and political rights for different
ethnic groups in the United States EXCEPT —
A. AFLCIO (26.3 pg. 815)
B. NOW (26.2 pg.808)
C. AIM (26.3 pg.816-817)
D. LULAC (26.3 pg.815?)
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8. Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
Which of the following belongs in section II of this diagram?
(26.2 pg. 807; 26.3 pg. 815, 816 Profiles in History)
A. Advocates for people’s basic rights
B. Representatives at the United Nations
C. Separate but equal as a defining philosophy
D. Lobbyists to the legislature
Chapter 27
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9. George Wallace ran for president on the American Independent Party ticket in 1968 with a campaign
platform that was against federal government power and for — (27.1 pg. 833)
A. women’s rights
C. school integration
B. racial segregation
D. Indian rights
____ 10. Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following
question.
 Landmark case in Texas education
 Redistributed property taxes to poorer districts
 Led to "Robin Hood" legislation
Which case decided by the Texas Supreme Court is described above?
(tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jre02)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sweatt v. Painter
Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
Hernandez v. Texas
Brown v. Board of Education
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____ 11. Mendez v. Westminster : challenged racial segregation in California schools::
_______________ : challenged racial segregation in Texas schools
(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jrd01)
A. Gideon v. Wainwright
B. Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
C. Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
D. Texas v. Johnson
____ 12. Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
First Amendment rights, applied in light of the
special characteristics of the school environment,
are available to teachers and students. It can
hardly be argued that either students or teachers
shed their constitutional rights to freedom of
speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.
—Justice Abe Fortas for the majority,
1969
This excerpt is from which Supreme Court case? (texasbar.com/civics/index.html)
A. White v. Regester
B. Tinker v. Des Moines
C. Plessey v. Ferguson
D. Wisconsin v. Yoder
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