Civil Rights Movement Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2025 (Already Passed)
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Civil Rights Movement Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2025 (Already Passed)
Which action designed to oppose a political or business policy is closest to the approach used by Martin Luther King, Jr.?
1.a war protester accepting a jail term rather than registering for the draft
2....
Civil Rights Movement Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2025 (Already Passed)
Which action designed to oppose a political or business policy is closest to the approach used by Martin
Luther King, Jr.?
1.a war protester accepting a jail term rather than registering for the draft
2.a union picketer assaulting a strikebreaker
3.a government employee resisting arrest for failure to pay income taxes
4.dissatisfied workers destroying machinery in their factory
Explanation: This reflects the practice of "civil disobedience" advocated by Dr. Martin Luther King jr.. The
idea behind this protest is to disobey laws that one considers unjust. In this example the selective
service laws are being disobeyed by the war protestor. In the case of Dr. King and the civil rights
struggle, laws on segregation were disobeyed by black protestors sitting at all-white lunch counters or
riding segregated busses, etc.. - Answers Correct Answer Number: 1
The abolitionist movement, the women's suffrage movement, and the 1960's civil rights movement are
all examples of reform efforts that
1.succeeded without causing major controversy
2.developed significant popular support
3.achieved their goals without government action
4.failed to affect the nation as a whole
Explanation: The abolitionist movement gained popular support prior to and during the Civil War, fueled
in part by exposes on the conditions of slavery like Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin .
The women's suffrage movement gained popular support due to the efforts of women advocates like
Lucrecia Mott, Elizabeth Caty Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. The woman's suffrage movement
culminated with the successful passage of the 19th amendment (also known as the Anthony
amendment) in 1919. Finally, the 1960's civil rights movement gained popular support in the 1950's and
60's due in part to efforts such a - Answers Correct Answer Number: 2
Which generalization can most accurately be drawn from a study of Supreme Court cases Plessy v.
Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education?
1.The Supreme Court has issued consistent decisions in cases involving rights of the accused.
2.Supreme Court decisions are accepted without public controversy.
, 3.The Justices believe that social issues are best left for state courts to decide.
4.The Supreme Court has helped to determine public policy.
Explanation: The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) established that "separate but equal" facilities were
legal (thereby upholding the Jim Crow laws of Southern states) and was later overturned in the Supreme
Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas ruling. - Answers Correct Answer Number: 4
The major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960's was to
1.establish a separate political state for African Americans
2.gain passage of an equal rights amendment to the Constitution
3.end segregation based on race
4.permit unlimited immigration to the United States
Explanation: Jim Crow laws were legalized segregation. Upheld as legal in the Plessy v. Ferguson case of
1896, Jim Crow laws would persist in the South up until the culmination of the black civil rights
movement in the 1950s and 60's. - Answers Correct Answer Number: 3
An original purpose of affirmative action programs was to
increase educational and employment opportunities for 1.women and minorities
2.improve the Amencan economy by guaranteeing that employees will be highly skilled
3.decrease social welfare costs by requiring recipients of public assistance to work
4.reduce the Federal deficit by increasing government efficiency
Explanation: The original approach to affirmative action in the 1960's was to create a "level playing field"
where minorities (such as blacks and women) would be able to compete for jobs with white males. The
need was justified by the historic inequalities that had resulted in unequal access to education and job
opportunities. By allowing race or sex to be a factor in determining school admission or hiring the
government sought to equalize this access. Many schools and businesses instituted affirmative action
programs based solely on "quotas" or required - Answers Correct Answer Number: 1
Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court was considered "activist" because of its
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