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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
Fourteenth
B
Sixteenth
C
Fifteenth
D
Thirteenth
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How were the beliefs of the Nation of Islam different from the beliefs of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

A
The Nation of Islam desired a sense of community with whites.
B
The Nation of Islam desired more interaction with whites.
C
The Nation of Islam believed in nonviolent resistance.
D
The Nation of Islam believed in black nationalism.
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What problem was the Medicare program created to solve?

A
the lack of health care for low-income families
B
the lack of health care for older people
C
the lack of food for low-income families
D
the lack of housing for older people
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Both the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

A
coordinated protest marches in the North.
B
organized freedom rides in the South.
C
organized freedom rides in the North.
D
organized boycotts in the North and South.
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Which of the following best describes the circumstances that led to Brown v. Board of Education?

A
Nineteen senators and seventy-seven representatives signed a document called the Southern Manifesto.
B
Orval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to block African American students from attending white schools.
C
A state university would not allow an African American law student to attend an all-white law school.
D
An 8-year-old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an African American school each day.
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best

t
to fight for the civil rights of African Americans
t
to establish a “separate but equal” society for African Americans
t
to argue cases before the Supreme Court
t
to integrate professional sports
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In the summer of 1967, one hundred fifty riots occurred to protest

A
new laws.
B
racial equality.
C
racial inequality.
D
religious differences.
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Although Brown v. Board of Education established that the segregation of schools was unconstitutional,

A
many white Southerners strongly resisted integration. ✓ Correct
B
civil rights activists feared integration would lead to violence.
C
African Americans did not want to attend all-white schools.
D
many people in the North strongly resisted integration.
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Which best describes how the Montgomery Bus Boycott affected the civil rights movement?

A
The boycott led to Montgomery being ignored by the movement.
B
The boycott started a massive nonviolent movement.
C
The boycott caused Martin Luther King Jr. to lose credibility.
D
The boycott ended segregation in public facilities in the South.
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What action did President Johnson take regarding President Kennedy’s proposed Civil Rights Act?

H
He vetoed the bill after Congress passed it.
H
He convinced many legislators to vote against it.
H
He rewrote it to make its requirements stricter.
H
He used public sympathy to push it through Congress.
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The decision in 1950 by the Supreme Court that banned “separate but equal” law schools in Texas

A
applied only to the law school named in the case.
B
forced graduate schools across the country to integrate.
C
applied only to law schools, not other graduate schools.
D
did not apply to law schools in other states.
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Which best describes how civil rights workers were treated during the Freedom Summer campaign?

A
Many workers were ignored.
B
Some workers were arrested or killed. ✓ Correct
C
Some workers were treated well.
D
A few workers were warned to leave.
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What was a main tool used by the United Farm Workers in the 1960s to raise awareness about the plight of migrant farm workers?

A
boycotts
B
taking over federal buildings
C
violent protests
D
preservation of cultural areas
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Who urged Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act as part of his vision for a “Great Society”?

A
Martin Luther King Jr.
B
John F. Kennedy
C
Lyndon B. Johnson
D
George Wallace
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Which best describes the ideas of Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama?

A
Wallace thought the government should decide whether to integrate state universities.
B
Wallace believed that all students should be admitted to state universities.
C
Wallace wanted to promote integration at the University of Mississippi.
D
Wallace wanted to block integration at the University of Alabama. ✓ Correct

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