Ch 29 Quiz Lakia

Which U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down the ability of states to separate races in schools, railroad cars, movie theatres and public beaches?

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Korematsu vs. United States

• Brown vs. Board of Education

Which choice stated that minorities could not be denied service based on skin color?

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act

Select all 3 of the items that describes a factor in the Chicano Movement.

• The Chicano Movement was primarily led by American Indians.

• It sought higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican Americans.

• Many of its participants were farm workers that faced racism and exploitation.

• It focused on helping farm workers achieve voting and political rights.

What was the main objective of the American Indian Movement's occupation of Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee?

• to gain attention to their condition

• to expand reservation lands

• to gain the right to vote

Which conclusion can be drawn from an examination of these 1947 headlines about Jackie Robinson?

• Sports fans strongly encouraged the desegregation of public accommodations.

• Robinson's integration of major league baseball was a key event in the history of civil rights.

• Robinson's major league debut had no impact of race relations in the United States.

"We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." - Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. What impact did this Supreme Court ruling have on American Society?

• It provided federal funds to educate minorities.

• It checked the powers of the executive branch to help African Americans.

• It showed that changing social conditions can affect Supreme Court decisions.

There are just laws and there are unjust laws. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Which of the following would he think most Americans would be justified in disobeying?

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• the decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Civil Rights Act of 1965

The ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954 in Brown vs. Board of Education set off certain events in the Civil Rights Movement. Identify the 3 events that resulted from the Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education.

• Banned Affirmative Action Programs

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment

• Ended separate but equal public schools

• The Voting Rights Act