AnswersPBCSD_CR_2100315_US History_for_Credit_Recovery_S1andS2_2025Unit Test

Civil Rights and Voting Rights Answers

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During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,

A
protesters attacked onlookers with tear gas and hoses.
B
marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
C
about 25,000 marchers were arrested.
D
marchers received the voting rights they sought.
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How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
It increased slightly.
B
It decreased slightly.
C
It increased significantly.
D
It decreased significantly.
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According to President Kennedy's June 11, 1963, statement, every American should enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to what?

A
social class or income
B
religion or income
C
race or color
D
political affiliation
4

Which provisions did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include?

A
a change in the voting age
B
segregation in some places
C
age discrimination in the workplace
D
new enforcement tools for federal laws
5

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

A
demand legal equality for African Americans.
B
celebrate the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
C
celebrate the passage of important civil rights legislation.
D
demand that President Kennedy leave office.
6

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

A
John F. Kennedy
B
Martin Luther King Jr.
C
George Wallace
D
Lyndon B. Johnson
7

The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

A
Rosa Parks.
B
Eugene Connor.
C
Lyndon B. Johnson.
D
George Wallace.
8

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
More Republicans than Democrats opposed the bill.
C
More Democrats than Republicans opposed the bill.
D
The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill.
E
All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill.
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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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The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964

A
was stronger than the first draft of the act.
B
was weaker than the first draft of the act.
C
was rewritten in response to a Senate filibuster.
D
was rewritten in response to the House of Representatives.

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