Unit 5 Test Answers

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A result of the Freedom Summer campaign was that

A
the number of African American voters in Mississippi increased significantly.
B
African Americans were not convinced to turn out to register to vote.
C
white registration workers rejected most African American applications.
D
African American registered voters in Mississippi out-numbered white voters.
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Many conservatives believed that the court’s ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut

A
went too far in creating a new right.
B
went too far in restricting a right.
C
failed to protect an endangered right.
D
should have limited an established right.
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Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

A
Coretta King
B
James Farmer
C
Malcolm X
D
Ella Baker
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A difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X was that Martin Luther King Jr. believed in

A
using violence to achieve equality.
B
integrating whites and African Americans.
C
forming a separate African American nation.
D
seeking African American independence.
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A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that

A
few Americans felt their effect.
B
support for voting rights decreased.
C
support for voting rights increased.
D
the Twenty-Fourth Amendment passed.
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Which statement best explains the legal basis for the right to privacy?

A
It was a new theory proposed by activist justices in the 1960s.
B
It developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.
C
It is clearly named in the amendment forbidding search and seizure.
D
It evolved as protection from the invasive technologies of the twentieth century.
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In December of 1956, the Supreme Court ended the bus boycott by ruling that

A
Alabama’s segregation laws were unconstitutional.
B
Montgomery’s segregation laws were constitutional.
C
public schools should be integrated as quickly as possible.
D
the military should be integrated as quickly as possible.
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What did the Supreme Court decide in Sweatt v. Painter?

A
The order to segregate Texas graduate schools was constitutional.
B
The order to desegregate Texas graduate schools was unconstitutional.
C
The separate Texas law school for African American students was equal to the University of Texas Law School.
D
The separate Texas law school for African American students was not equal to the University of Texas Law School.
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What is the difference between the Medicare and Medicaid programs?

A
Medicare provides health care for older people, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.
B
Medicare provides food stamps for people with low incomes, while Medicaid provides housing for people with low incomes.
C
Medicare provides food stamps for older people, while Medicaid provides housing for older people.
D
Medicare provides housing for people with low incomes, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.
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Which kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?

A
poll taxes
B
literacy tests
C
white primaries
D
grandfather clauses
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An example of workplace inequality would be

A
women performing duties at various levels of difficulty.
B
women earning less than men for similar work.
C
women receiving the same work benefits as male employees.
D
women supervising male and female employees.
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How did the ratio of voter registration rates change between African Americans and whites as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
African American voter registration rates surpassed white registration rates.
B
African American voter registration rates equaled white registration rates.
C
African American voter registration rates became lower than white registration rates.
D
African American and white registration rates were not affected.
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Many opponents of abortion today are motivated by

A
concerns for safety.
B
economic incentives.
C
interest in adoption.
D
religious beliefs.
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Which did President Kennedy send to the universities of Alabama and Mississippi in 1963?

A
civil rights leaders
B
police officers
C
the media
D
federal troops
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Elijah Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, promoted

A
freedom rides.
B
black nationalism.
C
sit-ins.
D
boycotts.
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The Warren Court ruled that official prayer in public schools is unconstitutional because it violates

A
the right to criticize the government.
B
the clause barring government from establishing religion.
C
a right not explicitly named in the Constitution.
D
the right of students to assemble peacefully.
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In 1964, the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched

A
the Birmingham Campaign.
B
a campaign to integrate all-white schools.
C
the Children’s Crusade.
D
a campaign to register African American voters.
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Which of the following best describes how the Supreme Court voted in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
The court voted to end public school segregation.
B
The court voted to hold a national debate on public school segregation.
C
The court voted to leave public school segregation up to individual states.
D
The court voted to maintain public school segregation.
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Which statement best describes President Lyndon Johnson?

A
Johnson helped the United States transition after Kennedy’s death by honoring his predecessor’s policies.
B
Johnson helped the people of the United States put the Kennedy presidency behind them by proposing different policies.
C
Johnson started the space program to give the grieving United States a new reason to hope.
D
Johnson declared that a period of mourning was not a good time to change government policies.

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