Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What was a major consequence of the Jim Crow laws?

• The end of racial segregation

• Increased voter turnout among Black Americans

• Desegregation of public schools

• Suppression of Black Americans' rights

Which president issued Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the armed forces?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

What did the 24th Amendment achieve?

• Established equal protection under the law

• Overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Desegregated the armed forces

• Abolished the poll tax

What was the significance of Executive Order 9981?

• It declared literacy tests unconstitutional

• It established the Civil Rights Commission

• It banned segregation in the armed forces

• It initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott

What did the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision declare?

• Segregated schools are legal

• Segregated schools are inherently unequal

• Poll taxes are unconstitutional

• Literacy tests for voting are fair

What was the 'Southern Manifesto'?

• A Supreme Court decision

• An executive order for civil rights

• A declaration of southern states' intention to desegregate schools

• A protest against the Brown vs. Board of Education decision

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

• Authors of the Southern Manifesto

• A group of students who desegregated a high school in Arkansas

• Members of the Supreme Court

• Civil rights activists in the 1960s

What strategy did southern states use to resist school desegregation?

• Closing public schools

• Promoting voter registration

• Expanding civil rights legislation

• Implementing new Jim Crow laws