Civil Rights — Test Answers

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Which statement is true of most World War II African American military units?

They were forced into combat roles.

They were kept from combat roles.

They were better paid than white units.

They were paid the same as white units.

Brown v. Board of Education marked the NAACP’s greatest success in its fight to

establish equality in America’s segregated schools.

remove Chief Justice Warren from the Supreme Court.

end segregation in all public education.

build African American public schools.

The Warren Court ruled that official prayer in public schools is unconstitutional because it violates

the right to criticize the government.

a right not explicitly named in the Constitution.

the clause barring government from establishing religion.

the right of students to assemble peacefully.

Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

He disagreed with its separatist views.

He disagreed with its religious views.

He wanted to promote separatist views.

He believed that Christianity could unify races.

In December of 1956, the Supreme Court ended the bus boycott by ruling that

public schools should be integrated as quickly as possible.

Alabama’s segregation laws were unconstitutional.

Montgomery’s segregation laws were constitutional.

the military should be integrated as quickly as possible.

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