People
Refused to give up a bus seat
Rosa Parks
Brown v. Board of Education
"Separate but equal" is unconstitutional
Segregation
Groups of people are kept separate from each other
What are the 15 department heads called?
Secretaries
Do all states have their own separate laws and constitutions?
yes
Believed in nonviolence
Dr. Martin Luther King
Loving v. Virginia
Interracial marriage is ok
Discrimination
One group of people is treated differently
What group do the 15 department heads form?
President's cabinet
What determines if a candidate wins a presidential election?
electoral college
Signed 3 Civil Rights acts into law
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibits all racial discrimination
Integration
Bringing groups of people together
Name three people or groups who are part of the executive branch of the US government
President, Vice President, Cabinet
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
It took away all restrictions on voting
Believed in using whatever means necessary, including violence
Malcolm X
Bailey v. Patterson
No racial segregation on busses, trains, or waiting areas
Activist
A person who protests to call attention to a cause
What happens to powers not expressly given to the federal government?
They are reserved for the states and the people
What did the 24th amendment do?
It made voting free (no cost) for everyone
First African American on the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Plessy v. Ferguson
"Separate but equal" public facilities are ok
Prejudice
Not accepting someone because of his/her race
Where can you find the specific list of powers granted to the federal government?
The US Constitution
Fill in each blank:
1. Southern __________ Leadership Conference
2. National Association for the Advancement of ______ People
3. Student _______ Coordinating Committee
1. Christian
2. Colored
3. Nonviolent