Civil Rights Era Test

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What was the result of the legislation passed as part of Johnson's Great Society program?

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the creation of programs to alleviate poverty

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What decision resulted from the Brown v. Board of Education case?

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Separate-but-equal schools are not equal, and so they are a violation of the Constitution

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Which of the following describe the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr.? Options: Financial reparations should be paid for all citizens who were the children of former slaves., De facto, of voluntary segregation of the races, Using force to achieve African American equality, Disobeying unjust segregation laws non-violently 

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Disobeying unjust segregation laws non-violently 

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During the 1960s, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used sit-ins primarily to

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challenge racially segregated public facilities

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Which event during the civil rights movement is most closely associated with President Dwight Eisenhower?

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using federal troops to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas

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A goal that was part of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 was to

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remove barriers to voting based on racial background

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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to

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restrict the voting rights of African Americans

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After 1877, racial segregation became widespread in the South primarily as a result of what?

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passage of Jim Crow laws

Answer explanation

Jim Crow laws.

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After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution was to hint: think 14th amendment

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guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law

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Which Supreme Court case reversed the "separate but equal" ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson? Options: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States, Tinker v. Des Moines School District

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka