Types of Resistance
Who said this, "Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of the spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him"
Martin Luther King Jr.
List 5 rights we have form the Bill of Rights?
1
What is the largest bill in ever printed in the U.S.?
100,000 bill
How old do you have to be to be able to vote?
18
How old is Mr. Benton?
27
Who said this, “If you live in a society…and it doesn’t enforce its own law because of the color of a man’s skin…then…people are justified to resort to any means necessary to bring about justice..”
Malcolm X
What does freedom of the press mean?
The freedom to release any type of media you choose
Who is the bank of banks and is known as the bank of the U.S. government? They print money and destroy old or damaged bills.
The Federal Reserve
Why is voting important?
Citizens can choose representatives that represent them and who they are
What are two steps needed to become a U.S. citizen?
Study and take a citizenship test, fill out the application, get biometrics test/fingerprints, go to the ceremony, take the oath of allegiance
Who was the leader of the SCLC?
Who was the leader of the Black Panther Party?
SCLC= MLK
BPP= Malcolm X
What president would not sign the Constitution if a document listing the rights of citizens (Bill of Rights) was not added?
Thomas Jefferson
What are 3 American Symbols?
Statue of Liberty, Eagle, Dove, Stars on the Flag
What is disenfranchisement?
the act of depriving a person of the rights or privileges of a citizen, especially the right to vote
What are three American values?
Freedom, democracy, education, sports, individualism, limited government
What do these events have in common? Greensboro Sit In, Bloody Sunday (Selma March), and the Freedom Riders
Non- violent protest directed at ending racial discrimination and segregation
How many amendments are there? What is an amendment?
27, an addition to the constitution
Who is on the $100 bill?
Who is on the $1 bill?
Benjamin Franklin
Give 2 examples of disenfranchisement aimed at the Black community?
Literacy Test and Poll Tax
Define Naturalization
The process of becoming a U.S. citizen
Did the Freedom Riders succeed at protesting discriminatory voter registration practices in the south? If so, what new law was passed by congress in 1965?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
What is the highest court in the U.S. called?
The supreme court
What is a Tariff?
The extra money placed on goods sold from other countries and brought into our country
What law or right was established?
19. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of gender. (1920)
The right to vote for woman
Name two symbols on the statue of liberty
Chains on the feet, crown which represents the seas and continents, book of laws in hand