Civil Rights — Test Answers

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A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that

support for voting rights increased.

the Twenty-Fourth Amendment passed.

few Americans felt their effect.

support for voting rights decreased.

Which statement best describes President Lyndon Johnson?

Johnson helped the United States transition after Kennedy’s death by honoring his predecessor’s policies.

Johnson started the space program to give the grieving United States a new reason to hope.

Johnson declared that a period of mourning was not a good time to change government policies.

Johnson helped the people of the United States put the Kennedy presidency behind them by proposing different policies.

Which statement best explains the legal basis for the right to privacy?

It developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.

It is clearly named in the amendment forbidding search and seizure.

It was a new theory proposed by activist justices in the 1960s.

It evolved as protection from the invasive technologies of the twentieth century.

Which aspect of the March on Washington sent a powerful statement to the United States and the world?

the size of the crowd that attended

the presence of foreign leaders

the location at the Jefferson Memorial

the lack of famous celebrities

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