AnswersHSSUS US History Sem 1 26-27Organizing to Demand Rights

Civil Rights and Voting Rights Answers

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Read the passage.The first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction was signed by President Eisenhower in 1957. "No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate [for national office] . . . ." –Civil Rights Act of 1957Based on the passage, what inference can be made about why President Eisenhower supported the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

A
He wanted to protect the rights of minority voters.
B
He wanted to protect the rights of minority voters.
C
He wanted to ensure that all people had the right to run for political office.
D
He wanted to ensure that all people had the right to run for political office.
E
He wanted to stop voters from breaking the law.
F
He wanted to stop voters from breaking the law.
G
He wanted to manipulate the election process so only certain candidates were elected.
H
He wanted to manipulate the election process so only certain candidates were elected.
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Refer to the table.According to the yes and no votes shown in the table, who opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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m
members of the Republican Party
m
members of the Democrat Party and the Northern States
r
residents of Northern states and the Republican Party
r
residents of Southern states
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During the 1960s, a federal civil rights act became necessary because

A
the president did not support civil rights.
B
the president did not support civil rights.
C
it was the only way to end Jim Crow laws.
D
it was the only way to end Jim Crow laws.
E
Northern states had passed different civil rights laws.
F
Northern states had passed different civil rights laws.
G
Southern states had ended discrimination.
H
Southern states had ended discrimination.
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Which provisions did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include?

A
a change in the voting age
B
a change in the voting age
C
segregation in some places
D
segregation in some places
E
age discrimination in the workplace
F
age discrimination in the workplace
G
new enforcement tools for federal laws
H
new enforcement tools for federal laws
6

The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

A
Rosa Parks.
B
Eugene Connor.
C
Lyndon B. Johnson.
D
George Wallace.
7

How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

I
It increased slightly.
I
It decreased slightly.
I
It increased significantly.
I
It decreased significantly.
8

A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to

d
demand legal equality for African Americans.
c
celebrate the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
c
celebrate the passage of important civil rights legislation.
d
demand that President Kennedy leave office.
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A result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was that

A
as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected increased.
B
as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected decreased.
C
as African American registration decreased, the number of African Americans elected increased.
D
as African American registration decreased, the number of African Americans elected decreased.
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How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 stop discrimination in areas where voter eligibility tests were previously used?

A
It required federal supervision.
B
It instituted new poll taxes.
C
It sponsored voter registration drives.
D
It required all citizens to vote.

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