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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?

African American voter registration rates surpassed white registration rates.

African American voter registration rates equaled white registration rates.

African American voter registration rates became lower than white registration rates.

African American and white registration rates were not affected.

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A result of the Freedom Summer campaign was that

the number of African American voters in Mississippi increased significantly.

African Americans were not convinced to turn out to register to vote.

white registration workers rejected most African American applications.

African American registered voters in Mississippi out-numbered white voters.

In 1964, the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched

the Birmingham Campaign.

a campaign to integrate all-white schools.

the Children’s Crusade.

a campaign to register African American voters.

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

where many Asian immigrants opposed reform efforts.

where many Asian immigrants had entered the United States.

a location of Japanese American internment during World War II.

where the Chinese Exclusion Act had been signed.

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

forced graduate schools across the country to integrate.

applied only to law schools, not to other graduate schools.

did not apply to law schools in other states.

applied only to the law school named in the case.

The governor of Arkansas justified his refusal to allow integration of Central High School in Little Rock by claiming that

the Little Rock School Board had decided against integration.

Arkansas was not bound by Supreme Court decisions.

he was acting to protect the public.

he had the support of the president.

The initial cause of the Watts Riots in 1965 was

the burning of a business in Los Angeles.

the arrival of the National Guard.

the arrest of an African American by white police officers.

the passage of civil rights legislation.

Which best describes the events that occurred in 1957 at Central High School?

Orval Faubus sent troops to resist integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce it.

Local citizens protested integration, and President Eisenhower ordered Orval Faubus to send National Guard troops.

Local citizens protested integration, and Orval Faubus sent National Guard troops to enforce it.

Orval Faubus sent troops to enforce integration, and President Eisenhower sent troops to prevent violence.

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

It began in 1947 and continues today.

It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.

It began after 1890 and ended in the 1920s.

It was never completely segregated.

One major difference between the occupations of Alcatraz in 1969 and Wounded Knee in 1973 was that

Alcatraz was meant to protest broken treaties.

Wounded Knee resulted in the deaths of several people.

Wounded Knee took place on federal property.

Alcatraz was symbolic of suffering by American Indians.

Which aspect of the March on Washington sent a powerful statement to the United States and the world?

the lack of famous celebrities

the location at the Jefferson Memorial

the presence of foreign leaders

the size of the crowd that attended

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

violent protests organized by his followers

a rejection of Islamic customs and beliefs

growing tensions with the Nation of Islam

separatist beliefs regarding race

A difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X was that Martin Luther King Jr. believed in

using violence to achieve equality.

integrating whites and African Americans.

forming a separate African American nation.

seeking African American independence.

Which is the best modern example of daily support for and empowerment of people with disabilities?

independent living facilities

eugenics

sterilization

institutionalization

In December of 1956, the Supreme Court ended the bus boycott by ruling that

Alabama’s segregation laws were unconstitutional.

Montgomery’s segregation laws were constitutional.

public schools should be integrated as quickly as possible.

the military should be integrated as quickly as possible.

Which attempt to help people with disabilities happened first?

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

the Special Olympics

the American School for the Deaf

the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Which statement is true of most World War II African American military units?

They were better paid than white units.

They were paid the same as white units.

They were kept from combat roles.

They were forced into combat roles.

Businesses are required to provide reasonable physical accommodations to people with disabilities under the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Individuals with Disabilities Act.

Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act.

James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to

the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

the US Supreme Court.

the university’s admissions board.

Which statement best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall?

After pressuring President Roosevelt to integrate the defense industry, Marshall pressured President Truman to integrate the armed forces.

After founding the NAACP, Marshall was appointed the first African American Supreme Court justice.

After serving as a US Army officer, Marshall attended UCLA and eventually became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.

After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed a Supreme Court justice.

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