CRM Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

Which term is the best meaning of "suffrage"?

• the right for women to protest
• the right to vote in elections
• citizenship
• freedom

Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?

• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.
• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.
• A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.
• No one can be denied the right to vote. 

Which amendment did the Voting Right Act of 1965 reinforce?

• The 15th Amendment protects minorities' right to vote
• The 1st Amendment's freedom of speech
• The 13th Amendment makes slavery illegal
• The 10th Amendment allowing states to make voting laws

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to

• let African Americans ride the bus.
• deny someone of a job because of their race.
• fire someone for not doing their job.
• kick someone out of the military.

Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.

• Sit-In
• Freedom Rides
• Selma March
• Filibuster

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Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Lyndon B. Johnson
• John F. Kennedy

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The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

• 13th Amendment

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1964

"States are prohibited from imposing any voting qualifications or prerequisite to voting or to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

• Armed Forces Desegregation Act

• the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• G.I. Bill

"Extends voting rights and outlaws racial discrimination in schools and the workplace and by facilities that serve the general public" - Which of the following is being described in the document?

• Armed Forces Desegregation Act

• the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• G.I. Bill