Civil Rights/Civil Rights Movement
Who was the primary leader of the Civil Rights Movement that believed in “non violent direct action”
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What was the main goal of the demonstrations in Selma?
To secure African Americans the right to vote.
What type of political system does the United States have? ________ ___________ System
Two Party System
True or False: President Johnson was always in agreement with the actions taken in Selma by MLK
False, it took a lot of convincing and innocent people being attacked for Johnson to take action.
Name two examples of actions taken by activists during the Civil Rights Movement
Marches, sit-ins, boycotts, freedom rides
How did the activist plan to use media to further their cause in Selma?
If non violent demonstrators were attacked and harmed while doing nothing illegal, it caused their issue to make front page news and people could no longer ignore the issues.
Define “political party”
An organized group of people with common values and beliefs who try to get their candidates elected to political office
What is the Glass Ceiling?
An invisible but real discriminartory barrier that prevents women and minorities from risking to top positions of power or responsibilities
What does the equal protection clause protect against?
No state shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws”
When was the 19th amendment ratified in Missouri?
1919-1920
Name two barriers that we’re put in place to keep African Americans from voting?
Literacy test, printing names in the paper, vouchers from registered voters, poll tax, grandfather clause
What animal represents the Republican Party?
Elephant
What were some of the tactics women used during the suffrage movements?
Strikes, Marches, Hunger Strikes
What is the separate-but-equal doctrine and what did it establish?
A Supreme Court doctrine holding that the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment did not forbid racial segragation as long as the facilities for blacks were equal to those for whites
What did WWI do for the women’s movement?
WWI gave women the push they needed to begin the women’s suffrage movement
Who did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 protected the right to vote?
African American’s
What is an example of a fundamental right?
Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition and speech (1st amendment rights) *any of the fundamental rights that were established in the Bill of Rights
What two landmark cases aided in the eventually desegregation of schools
Plessy vs. Ferguson and Brown vs. Board of Education
What act was passed in 1963 that required employers to pay an equal wage for substantially equal work?
Equal Pay Act of 1963
How did the brutal Sheriff Jim Clark benefit the movement in Selma?
The brutal Sheriff Clark was easy to provoke and therefore he retaliated against the non violent demonstrators. This helped to get their message on the front page.
What was the difference between MLK’s approach to the civil rights movement and Malcom X’s views?
The main difference is MLK used “non violent direct action” and Malcom X was determined to get African American’s their rights even if it included violence