Civil Rights and Voting Rights Answers

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Compare the tables.How did congressional voting for civil rights laws change from 1957 to 1965?

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A
The majority of both parties shifted to oppose the law.
B
The majority of both parties shifted to oppose the law.
C
More House Democrats shifted from oppposing to favoring the law.
D
More House Democrats shifted from oppposing to favoring the law.
E
Most Senators from both parties shifted to oppose the law.
F
Most Senators from both parties shifted to oppose the law.
G
All Senate Republicans shifted to favor the law.
H
All Senate Republicans shifted to favor the law.
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Refer to the table.What does the table show about how Congress voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1957? Check all that apply.

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A
The majority of both parties opposed the bill.
B
The majority of both parties opposed the bill.
C
More Republicans than Democrats opposed the bill.
D
More Republicans than Democrats opposed the bill.
E
More Democrats than Republicans opposed the bill.
F
More Democrats than Republicans opposed the bill.
G
The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill.
H
The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill.
I
All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill.
J
All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill.
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Literacy tests were banned by

A
the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
the Twenty-fourth Amendment.
C
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D
the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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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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Which event occurred in August of 1963?

A
the passage of the Civil Rights Act
B
the Selma voting rights marches
C
the March on Washington
D
the passage of the Voting Rights Act
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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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The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

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