Gov U2 Quarterly Review

Civil Rights Act

100

What was banned by the Civil Rights Act?

Segregation in public places, job discrimination, and voting discrimination

200

What year did the Civil Rights Act pass?

1964

300

Who signed the Civil Rights Act?

JFK

400

What city in Alabama did major Civil Rights marches occur?

Selma

500

Name two key Civil Rights leaders that participated in the marches in Alabama.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

John Lewis 

Vocab

100

What are checks and balances? 

System of government in which each branch can limit the power of the other branches. 

200

What is voter suppression? 

Tactics used to discourage or prevent certain groups of people from voting or registering to vote 

300

What is a reliable source? 

A source that includes true and accurate information presented unbiasedly by an author that has knowledge on the topic they are writing about. 

400

What is national service?

A system in some countries in which young people are required to complete a period of military or community service. 

500

What is citizen activism?

Citizens organizing to promote social, political, or economic change outside of formal representative institutions. 

Voting Rights Act

100

Who enforced voting after the passing of the Voting Rights Act?

Federal Government 

200

What year did the Voting Rights Act pass?

1965

300

Who signed the Voting Rights Act? 

LBJ

400

What was banned by the Voting Rights Act?

Literacy Tests 

Poll Taxes 

500

Which previously existing amendments were enforced by the passing of the Voting Rights Act? 

14th and 15th amendments 

Skills

100

What is a research question? 

A clear, focused, and debatable question that guides the direction of your research. 

200

What are some reliable web site endings? 

.Gov 

.Edu 

.Org 

300

What are the four parts of an annotated bibliography entry? 

E

S

A

R 

400

What is the CRAAP test? Name and explain all five parts.

Currency 

Relevance 

Authority 

Accuracy 

Purpose 

500

What is our method for evaluating a political cartoon?

Step 1 - Circle the title 

Step 2 - Star the source

Step 3 - Write one noticing and one wondering 

Step 4 - Write the main idea of the cartoon 

New Voting Rights Proposals

100

What court case weakened the protections of the Voting Rights Act?

Shelby County v. Holder 

200

How does the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act plan to strengthen the Voting Rights Act? 

• Modernizing the VRA’s formula determining which states and localities have a pattern of discrimination;
• Ensuring that last-minute voting changes do not adversely affect voters by requiring officials to publicly announce all voting changes at least 180 days before an election; and
• Expanding the government’s authority to send federal observers to any jurisdiction where there may be a substantial risk of discrimination at the polls on Election Day or during an early voting period.

300

How does the Freedom to Vote Act plan to strengthen the Voting Rights Act?

Sets fair national standards, such as guaranteed two weeks of early voting. 

Enforces an end to gerrymandering. 

Makes secret money organizations make their donors public. 

400

How many justices agreed in the court case that limited the protection of the VRA? How many disagreed?

5 agree, 4 disagree 

500

What state did this case that limited voting rights take place in?

Alabama