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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?

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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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The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964

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was stronger than the first draft of the act.
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was weaker than the first draft of the act.
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was rewritten in response to a Senate filibuster.
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was rewritten in response to the House of Representatives.
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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.
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The “I Have a Dream” speech referred to which historic American document?

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the Magna Carta
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the Voting Rights Act
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the Declaration of Independence
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the Twenty-fourth Amendment
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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 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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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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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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An important effect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that

A
it raised awareness of civil rights through TV coverage.
B
it raised awareness of civil rights through TV coverage.
C
it negatively affected national opinion about civil rights.
D
it negatively affected national opinion about civil rights.
E
it divided supporters of civil rights into two groups.
F
it divided supporters of civil rights into two groups.
G
it helped ensure the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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it helped ensure the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

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