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Civil Rights and Voting Rights Answers

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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
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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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 negatively affected national opinion about civil rights.
C
it divided supporters of civil rights into two groups.
D
it helped ensure the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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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.
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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
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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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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
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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
More House Democrats shifted from oppposing to favoring the law.
C
Most Senators from both parties shifted to oppose the law.
D
All Senate Republicans shifted to favor the law.
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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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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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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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