Life
Civil Rights
Vocabulary
Supreme Court
Miscellaneous
100
Thurgood Marshall was born in____________ Hint: City and State
What is Baltimore, Maryland?
100
Freedom of expression is A. the ability to speak, write, or draw B. the right to express beliefs in speaking, writing, or art C. the character trait of respect for law D. freedom from unfair government
B. the right to express beliefs in speaking, writing, or art
100
What is authority?
the right and power to lead
100
In 1954, Thurgood Marshall argued and won his most important case.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
100
Civil Rights for African Americans was important to Thurgood Marshall because A. he wanted to be a lawyer B. he enjoyed studying the United States Constitution C. he wanted to argue cases in front of the Supreme Court D. he felt it was important to protect his rights and the rights of others.
D. he felt it was important to protect his rights and the rights of others.
200
Marshall attended Lincoln University in ____________ Hint: State
PA (Pennsylvania)
200
The right for African Americans to vogte in certain elections was protected on what year?
1944
200
Define boycott:
refusing to buy, sell, or use certain goods or services
200
What was result of Marshall's victory in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
Segregation in Public Schools ended.
200
We remember Thurgood Marshall today because he A. grew up in Baltimore, Maryland B. studies law at Howard University C. knew the United States Constitution by heart D. was the first African American judge on the Supreme Court
D. was the first African American judge on the Supreme Court
300
Thurgood's teachers made him study the United States Constitution because: ____________________ .
He liked to argue.
300
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court said that __________ in public schools was against the law.
What is segregation?
300
Define Citizen:
a person who is an official member of a city, town, or country.
300
Case that allowed Lucy to go to the University of Alabama took place in what state?
Alabama
300
The United States Constitution A. is a long poem B. is a plan for making laws C. helps people go to law school D. was written by Thurgood Marshall
B. is a plan for making laws
400
What profession did Thurgood study?
Lawyer
400
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
400
A debate is __________________.
a discussion in which many sides of an argument are presented.
400
What year was a case won where African Americans could eat at restaurants?
1961
400
In what branch of government did Thurgood Marshall work for justice?
What is the judicial branch?
500
How many members in the Supreme Court?
nine
500
Marshall argued many cases in what building?
Supreme Court
500
What is freedom of conscience and expression?
the right to think and say as you wish.
500
Thurgood became the first African American __________ in the _____________ ______________.
Judge/Justice in the Supreme Court
500
Because Thurgood Marshall worked for justice, he worked for: A. equal and fair treatment under the law B. freedom from unfair government C. the right to express a belief D. the right to hold a belief
A. equal and fair treatment under the law
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