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Which factor contributed to the Watts Riots of 1965?

A
racism against white officers
B
fear that segregation would end
C
frustration with the civil rights movement
D
anger over unemployment and police brutality
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The Yellow Power movement of the 1960s sought to end

A
government internment of Asian Americans.
B
employment discrimination against Asian Americans.
C
segregated neighborhoods for Asian Americans.
D
poor educational opportunities for Asian Americans.
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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.
4

The 1950 Supreme Court decision to ban “separate but equal” law schools in Texas

A
forced graduate schools across the country to integrate.
B
applied only to law schools, not to other graduate schools.
C
did not apply to law schools in other states.
D
applied only to the law school named in the case.
5

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.
6

Which best describes the circumstances that led to Brown v. Board of Education?

A
A state university permitted an African American student to attend but not interact with white students.
B
Orval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to block African American students from attending white schools.
C
An 8-year-old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an African American school each day.
D
Nineteen senators and seventy-seven representatives signed a document called the Southern Manifesto.
7

Which factor led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965?

A
violent protests organized by his followers
B
a rejection of Islamic customs and beliefs
C
growing tensions with the Nation of Islam
D
separatist beliefs regarding race
8

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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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.
10

What was one effect of the Great Society programs?

A
The number of people living in poverty increased.
B
The infant mortality rate decreased.
C
The number of uninsured people increased.
D
The federal budget was decreased.
11

James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to

A
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
B
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
C
the US Supreme Court.
D
the university’s admissions board.
12

Which statement best describes the history of segregation in professional baseball?

A
It began in 1947 and continues today.
B
It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.
C
It began after 1890 and ended in the 1920s.
D
It was never completely segregated.
13

Elijah Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, promoted

A
freedom rides.
B
black nationalism.
C
sit-ins.
D
boycotts.
14

Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

A
Coretta King
B
James Farmer
C
Malcolm X
D
Ella Baker
15

San Francisco was a focus for Asian American reformers in the 1960s because it was

A
where many Asian immigrants opposed reform efforts.
B
where many Asian immigrants had entered the United States.
C
a location of Japanese American internment during World War II.
D
where the Chinese Exclusion Act had been signed.
16

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

A
build African American public schools.
B
end segregation in all public education.
C
establish equality in America’s segregated schools.
D
remove Chief Justice Warren from the Supreme Court.
19

Which kept African Americans from nominating candidates for office?

A
poll taxes
B
literacy tests
C
white primaries
D
grandfather clauses
20

Which statement best describes the Warren Court of the 1950s and 1960s?

A
The Warren Court made rulings that maintained the status quo and caused little controversy.
B
The Warren Court made rulings that maintained the status quo but are now considered controversial.
C
The Warren Court made rulings that caused little controversy at the time but affected Americans’ lives in ways no one expected.
D
The Warren Court made rulings that were controversial at the time but continue to shape American society.

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