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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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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.
3

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.
4

The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

A
Rosa Parks.
B
Eugene Connor.
C
Lyndon B. Johnson.
D
George Wallace.
5

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.
6

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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Read the excerpt from an article written by President Barack Obama, reflecting on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law—breaking down legal barriers at the state and local level that had prevented African Americans and others from exercising their constitutional right to vote.Because of that law—one of our nation's most influential pieces of legislation—Americans who were previously disenfranchised and left out of the democratic process were finally able to cast a ballot. The law was designed to ensure that all American citizens, regardless of the color of their skin, had an equal opportunity to make their voices heard.How did the Voting Rights Act expand the ability of Americans to vote?

A
It made barriers such as literacy tests that targeted African Americans illegal.
B
It required voters to present photo identification before voting in any federal election.
C
It enforced a rule that federal ballots only be printed in English in every official election.
D
It mandated that states require all high school seniors to register to vote upon graduation.
8

Civil rights activists challenged Southern voting laws because they conflicted with

A
the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
the Fifteenth Amendment.
C
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
E
the Thirteenth Amendment.
F
the Thirteenth Amendment.
G
the Declaration of Independence.
H
the Declaration of Independence.
9

Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

A
John F. Kennedy
B
John F. Kennedy
C
Martin Luther King Jr.
D
Martin Luther King Jr.
E
George Wallace
F
George Wallace
G
Lyndon B. Johnson
H
Lyndon B. Johnson
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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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