9.1 Separate but Equal

What is de jure segregation?

• Segregation by law

• Segregation by choice

• Segregation by unwritten custom

• Segregation by tradition

What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Segregation is unconstitutional

• Segregation is constitutional if separate but equal

• Segregation is illegal

• Segregation is not allowed

What was the goal of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?

• To end discriminatory policies

• To enforce segregation

• To limit participation in the democratic process

• To promote racial discrimination

Who became the first African American to play major league baseball in 1947?

• Gunnar Myrdal

• James Farmer

• Thurgood Marshall

• Jackie Robinson

What did President Truman use his executive power to order in 1948?

• Expansion of discriminatory policies

• Desegregation of schools

• Desegregation of the military

• Enforcement of segregation laws

What did the Committee on Civil Rights recommend in its report?

• Antilynching law and federal protection of voting rights

• Racial violence and discrimination

• Segregation laws and discrimination policies

• Limitation of civil rights

What was the impact of World War II on the civil rights movement?

• It hindered the progress of civil rights

• It led to increased segregation

• It set the stage for the rise of the modern civil rights movement

• It had no impact

What was the main focus of the civil rights movement?

• To limit participation in the democratic process

• To promote racial inequality

• To attain racial equality

• To enforce segregation laws