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Which statement best explains why the National Organization for Women included child care and maternity leave in their Bill of Rights for Women?

A
The organization wanted women to receive special treatment.
B
The organization sought to end the practice of mothers not working outside the home.
C
The organization was trying to free women from the institution of marriage.
D
The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.
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Why did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

A
He disagreed with their religious views.
B
He believed that Christianity could unify races.
C
He disagreed with their separatist views.
D
He wanted to promote separatist views.
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The Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines School District dealt with

A
a policy that required prayer in public schools.
B
the right to privacy when teaching about birth control.
C
a student’s right to a lawyer when being questioned.
D
students’ right to free speech in public schools.
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During the case of Brown v. Board of Education , which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court find had been violated by the Kansas Board of Education?

A
Fifteenth
B
Fourteenth
C
Sixteenth
D
Thirteenth
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Which best describes the ideas of Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama?

A
Wallace believed that all students should be admitted to state universities.
B
Wallace wanted to promote integration at the University of Mississippi.
C
Wallace wanted to block integration at the University of Alabama.
D
Wallace thought the government should decide whether to integrate state universities.
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When it first formed in 1960, the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee

A
did not promote the use of aggressive action.
B
was centered around the idea of Black Power.
C
was considered a violent group.
D
had Huey Newton as its founding leader.
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Which best describes how the Montgomery Bus Boycott affected the civil rights movement?

A
The boycott started a massive nonviolent movement.
B
The boycott caused Martin Luther King Jr. to lose credibility.
C
The boycott ended segregation in public facilities in the South.
D
The boycott led to Montgomery being ignored by the movement.
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A reason for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was

A
that the protests were based on violence.
B
that the bus companies lost business.
C
that separate buses were run for African Americans.
D
the increase in the number of riders.
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Which best states the purpose of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

A
to fight for the civil rights of African Americans
B
to argue cases before the Supreme Court
C
to integrate professional sports
D
to establish a “separate but equal” society for African Americans
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Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

A
more content in their traditional cultural roles.
B
powerless to do anything to better their situation.
C
hopeless about the obstacles that stood in their way.
D
empowered to seek social and economic equality.
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Who urged Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act as part of his vision for a “Great Society”?

A
Lyndon B. Johnson
B
Martin Luther King Jr.
C
John F. Kennedy
D
George Wallace
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One reason President Johnson created the Great Society program was to

A
give the United States an advantage in the space race.
B
carry on the social reform goals of his predecessor.
C
overturn several policies of the previous administration.
D
strengthen Secret Service protections for the president.
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Although Brown v. Board of Education established that the segregation of schools was unconstitutional,

A
civil rights activists feared integration would lead to violence.
B
African Americans did not want to attend all-white schools.
C
many white Southerners strongly resisted integration.
D
many people in the North strongly resisted integration.
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The first draft of the Civil Rights Act

A
called for more protections for African American voting rights.
B
called for a “Great Society” to honor civil rights.
C
allowed segregation to continue in some public locations.
D
allowed Southern states to continue Jim Crow laws.
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Which statement would a judicial activist most likely make?

A
“The court must protect the Constitution from changes to its original meaning.”
B
“Government should exercise only those powers specifically named within the Constitution.”
C
“Interpretations of the Constitution must change because its authors could not foresee modern life.”
D
“The Supreme Court must evaluate laws according to the literal language of the Constitution.”
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What action did President Johnson take regarding President Kennedy’s proposed Civil Rights Act?

A
He used public sympathy to push it through Congress.
B
He rewrote it to make its requirements stricter.
C
He convinced many legislators to vote against it.
D
He vetoed the bill after Congress passed it.

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