Practice Test

Question 1

Who urged Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act as part of his vision for a “Great Society”?

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D: Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 2

Although Brown v. Board of Education established that the segregation of schools was unconstitutional,

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D: many white Southerners strongly resisted integration.

Question 3

Which is a true statement about the Freedom Summer campaign?

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C: It was met with violence by white protesters.

Question 4

The decision in 1950 by the Supreme Court that banned “separate but equal” law schools in Texas

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B: forced graduate schools across the country to integrate.

Question 5

The Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines School District dealt with

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B: students’ right to free speech in public schools.

Question 6

Civil rights leaders wanted a strong federal law that would

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A: outlaw all discrimination on the basis of race.

Question 7

Which action led to the Warren Court case about students’ right to free speech in public schools?

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B: a protest against the Vietnam War

Question 8

The formation of the Black Panther Party signified that some African Americans were

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B: taking a more violent approach to solving problems.

Question 9

The National Organization for Women wanted the US government to promote workplace equality by

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B: allowing tax deductions for child care.; C: passing Title IX.

Question 10

As a result of the “Gentleman’s Agreement” of 1907,

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D: Japanese children of Asian descent went to school with white children.

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