Legislation
Which Supreme Court case declared that "separate but equal" has no place in public education?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Who is known for leading nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
What was the purpose of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
What is to protest racial segregation on public buses?
What major social change did the Civil Rights Movement achieve by the 1970s?
What is the reduction of legalized segregation?
What voting practice requirement was stopped from the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
What is passing literacy tests?
Which leader advocated for black self-defense and rejected racial integration?
Who is Malcolm X?
Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
How did the feminist movement in the 1970s relate to civil rights?
What is it fought against gender discrimination and for equal rights?
Which case ruled that racial segregation in public facilities was constitutional?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Which civil rights leader organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who is Rosa Parks?
How did President Eisenhower respond to the desegregation crisis in Arkansas?
What is sending federal troops to enforce desegregation?
What is the main goal of these groups (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund & National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium)
A). Promoting nativist policies
B). Protecting Civil Liberties
C). Supporting Segregation
B). What is protecting civil liberties
Who advocated for and benefitted from the Rehabilitation Acts of 1972 & 1973?
Who are disabled people?
What was the core issue raised by the strikes organized by Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers in the 1960s?
A). The farmers stood with civil rights leaders in promoting increased access to legal and voting rights for minorities.
B). The farmers pushed for better trade deals with foreign nations.
C). The farmers wanted higher wages, safer working conditions, and a shorter work day.
C). What are the farmers wanted higher wages, safer working conditions, and a shorter work day.
How did Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique affect the lives of everyday Americans?
A). By inspiring women in the 1960s to question their traditional social roles
B). By focusing attention on a widespread environmental problem
C). By advocating for passage of consumer safety laws during the 1970s
A). By inspiring women in the 1960s to question their traditional social roles
What major social change did the Civil Rights Movement achieve by the 1970s?
What is the reduction of legalized segregation?
How did the National Organization for Women (NOW) affect the feminist movement during the 1970s?
A). By opposing the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion
B). By supporting the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
C). By supporting scholarship programs available through beauty pageants
B). What is supporting the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Which of the following best describes Harvey Milk's primary contribution to the LGBTQ+ rights movement?
A). He was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, advocating for anti-discrimination policies.
B). He founded the Human Rights Campaign, a prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy organization.
C). He led a major protest against the Stonewall Riots, gaining national attention for the gay rights cause.
A). What is he was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, advocating for anti-discrimination policies.
How did the Black Panther Party differ from Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers?
A). The Black Panther Party advocated militant action to achieve its goals.
B). The Black Panther Party focused attention only on issues in southern states.
C). The Black Panther Party worked willingly with government officials.
A). What is the Black Panther Party advocated militant action to achieve its goals.
What was one way the Civil Rights Movement inspired future social justice movements?
What is it encouraged activism for LGBTQ+ rights and environmental justice?