Answers Mad 2017 Am History B-49 SSWomen's Rights Movement

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The National Organization for Women wanted the US government to promote workplace equality by

outlawing maternity leave.

awarding women settlements of back pay.

passing Title IX.

allowing tax deductions for child care.

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Which best describes the ideas of Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama?

Wallace thought the government should decide whether to integrate state universities.

Wallace believed that all students should be admitted to state universities.

Wallace wanted to promote integration at the University of Mississippi.

Wallace wanted to block integration at the University of Alabama.

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?

Fourteenth

Sixteenth

Fifteenth

Thirteenth

Both the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

coordinated protest marches in the North.

organized freedom rides in the South.

organized freedom rides in the North.

organized boycotts in the North and South.

Which is a true statement about the Freedom Summer campaign?

It was widely embraced by whites and African Americans.

It was met with violence by white protesters.

It led to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.

It led to the integration of public facilities.

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

The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.

The organization wanted women to receive special treatment.

The organization sought to end the practice of mothers not working outside the home.

The organization was trying to free women from the institution of marriage.

How were the beliefs of the Nation of Islam different from the beliefs of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

The Nation of Islam desired a sense of community with whites.

The Nation of Islam desired more interaction with whites.

The Nation of Islam believed in nonviolent resistance.

The Nation of Islam believed in black nationalism.

Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

empowered to seek social and economic equality.

hopeless about the obstacles that stood in their way.

more content in their traditional cultural roles.

powerless to do anything to better their situation.

How did the ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut start the debate over reproductive rights?

The ruling outlawed abortion.

The ruling legalized adoption.

The ruling legalized birth control.

The ruling outlawed sex education.

When the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee first formed in 1960,

it did not promote aggressive action.

it was centered around black power.

it was considered a militant group.

it was led by Huey Newton.

Which best describes how the Montgomery Bus Boycott affected the civil rights movement?

The boycott led to Montgomery being ignored by the movement.

The boycott started a massive nonviolent movement.

The boycott caused Martin Luther King Jr. to lose credibility.

The boycott ended segregation in public facilities in the South.

The formation of the Black Panther Party signified that some African Americans were

willing to use nonviolent methods to achieve their goals.

taking a more violent approach to solving problems.

willing to work with whites to end discrimination.

supporting the idea that Islam could unify all people.

Which of the following best states the purpose of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

to fight for the civil rights of African Americans

to establish a “separate but equal” society for African Americans

to argue cases before the Supreme Court

to integrate professional sports

As the idea of Black Power began to take hold, the SNCC

welcomed the assistance of whites.

became more dedicated to nonviolence.

embraced the teachings of Islam.

took a more militant approach.

The first draft of the Civil Rights Act

allowed Southern states to continue Jim Crow laws.

called for a “Great Society” to honor civil rights.

allowed segregation to continue in some public locations.

called for more protections for African American voting rights.

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