Civil Rights Quiz

The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality are (a)   .

A Supreme Court ruling that made segregation in public schools illegal was _____.

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Brown vs. The Board of Education

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

A refusal to buy something or participate in an activity as a form of protest is ______.

• protest

• segregation

• boycott

• marches

Which of the following is NOT a form of protest used during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Boycotts

• Lunch Counter Sit-Ins

• Boston Tea Party

• Marches and Speeches

__________ gave women the right to vote in 1920.

• The 14th Amendment

• The 1st Amendment

• The 26th Amendment

• The 19th Amendment

The separation of groups of people by race or color is known as __________.

• suffragist

• segregation

• civil rights

• boycotting

A person who believes citizens, especially women, should be able to vote in elections is known as a _______.

• citizen

• suffragist

• segregationist

• activist

_______ gave the famous speech called, "I Have a Dream", which explained his dream that segregation would come to an end.

• Martin Luther King, Sr.

• Rosa Parks

• George Washington

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

_________ refused to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus and was arrested for breaking segregation laws.

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Betsy Ross

A ruling that led to the legal segregation of African Americans and whites was ___________.

• Brown vs. The Board of Education

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• 14th Amendment

• 19th Amendment