Independent Practice: Taking Action for our Rights Activity 1

What is a delegate?

• the right to vote

• rights for citizens to be treated equally

• a large meeting

• a person chosen to act for others

In 1945, Eleanor Roosevelt was chosen to be a delegate to the United Nations. Why are delegates important?

• Because they bring cases to the Supreme Court

• Because they make and enforce laws in communities

• Because they represent people and act on their behalf

• Because they open schools and teach children to read

How did Susan B. Anthony help fight for people’s rights?

• A. She helped people get the right to a fair trial.

• B. She helped to end slavery.

• C. She helped women get the right to vote.

• D. She helped improve education for children.

What was Thurgood Marshall’s job?

• doctor

• lawyer

• teacher

• postman

What did Thurgood Marshall fight hardest for?

• Free speech

• voting rights for women

• freedom of religion

• ending segregation

Civil Rights is the right for all citizens to be treated equally under the law:

• True

• False

What does suffrage mean?

• Large meeting

• the right to vote

• to separate

• to be treated equally

Read this excerpt from a decision by the Supreme Court in a case called Brown v. Board of Education, then answer the question:

We come then to the question presented: Does segregation in public school solely on the basis of race, even through the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe it does.

What did the Supreme Court Decide in this case?

• To give school more money

• To build more public schools

• To give schools more facilities

• To end school segregation

The right to vote is known as ______

• veto

• repeal

• suffrage

• abolish

What year did women in the United States gain the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment?

• 1920

• 1910

• 1930

• 1945

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DOK Level 1: Recall