Question 1

During World War II, ________ forced federal officials to address discriminatory hiring practices by threatening massive labor marches on Washington, D.C.

Accepted Answer

A)   Thurgood Marshall
B)   A. Philip Randolph
C)   Martin Luther King, Jr.
D)   Harry Truman
E)   Rosa Parks

Question 2

During the late nineteenth century, the equal protection clause was

Accepted Answer

A)   used as a strong tool for engineering racial equality.
B)   severely limited in scope by the Supreme Court.
C)   ruled to be unconstitutional.
D)   more strongly defended by individual states than by the federal government.
E)   not implemented because of a lack of tax revenue.

Question 3

Which of the following best summarizes the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Racially segregated schools can never be equal.
B)   States that segregate must spend more money to make African American schools equal.
C)   States that segregate must spend less money on all-white schools in order to make them equal with African American schools.
D)   The federal judiciary, but not Congress, has the power to enforce civil rights.
E)   School segregation is unethical but does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 4

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by

Accepted Answer

A)   mandating that the southern states racially gerrymander their legislative districts to ensure that more African Americans were elected to Congress.
B)   creating the strict scrutiny test.
C)   creating a Department of Civil Rights.
D)   requiring that federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments for education be withheld from any school system practicing racial segregation.
E)   ordering the desegregation of the military.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the abolitionist movement is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   The movement spread primarily through local organizations in the North.
B)   The movement spawned two political parties: the Liberty Party and the Free Soil Party.
C)   The movement grew in the 1830s.
D)   Some members of the movement aided in the escape of runaway slaves through the Underground Railroad.
E)   The movement focused most of its energies on eliminating slavery in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Question 6

In ________, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Accepted Answer

A)   1942
B)   1948
C)   1954
D)   1963
E)   1976

Question 7

The ________ forbade workplace discrimination based on race.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fourteenth Amendment
B)   Civil Rights Act of 1875
C)   Civil Rights Act of 1964
D)   Nineteenth Amendment
E)   Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education

Question 8

The attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment was an important struggle for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   African Americans
B)   Native Americans
C)   women
D)   gays and lesbians
E)   Latinos

Question 9

Which area was NOT covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)   employment
B)   public accommodations
C)   school desegregation
D)   voting
E)   military service

Question 10

In 1870, Congress passed a law forbidding ________ from becoming U.S. citizens.

Accepted Answer

A)   Italians
B)   the Chinese
C)   Russians
D)   Mexicans
E)   the Japanese

Question 11

Which group was excluded from immigrating to the United States from the late nineteenth century until the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chinese
B)   Japanese
C)   Mexicans
D)   Russians
E)   Italians

Question 12

What are the goals of affirmative action? Why has it been so controversial? Where has affirmative action been practiced? Describe some of the prominent Supreme Court decisions associated with affirmative action.

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Question 13

________ was one of the founders of the NAACP.

Accepted Answer

A)   Woodrow Wilson
B)   W. E. B. Du Bois
C)   Thurgood Marshall
D)   Malcolm X
E)   Harriet Tubman

Question 14

Mendez v. Westminster (1947)  was significant because

Accepted Answer

A)   the decision to uphold policies that created separate schools for Mexican American and white students in California was eventually overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.
B)   the decision to overturn school segregation of Mexican American students in California served as a precursor to Brown v. Board of Education.
C)   it was the first court case in American history to rule on the issue of segregation.
D)   it granted amnesty to all unauthorized immigrants.
E)   it overturned state laws on who can become an American citizen.

Question 15

What best explains the increased attention the federal government paid to the problem of racial discrimination during the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)   The NAACP had successfully lobbied members of Congress for better federal legislation against disenfranchisement.
B)   Northern migration of African Americans increased their voting strength.
C)   In a 1942 decision, the Supreme Court required desegregation in the armed forces.
D)   The fight against the Nazis challenged the assumptions of white supremacy.
E)   The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment forced the federal government to act on racial discrimination.

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