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Civil Rights Vocabulary Review

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Question 1
1.

Use the chart below to answer the question.

Freedom Rides
poll taxes
Eligible voters were required to pay a fixed sum before they could cast a ballot.
Question 2
2.

One of the most prominent leaders who played a key role in the American civil rights movement.

Question 3
3.

Civil rights leaders/activists. Select TWO choices.

Question 4
4.
Refusal to comply with laws as a peaceful form of political protest: __________
Question 5
5.

All are examples of civil disobedience EXCEPT

Question 6
6.
Nonviolent social and political movement against racial segregation and discrimination: __________
Question 7
7.
State and local statutes that legalized racial separation: _____________________
Other Answer Choices:
segregation laws
Food Stamp Act 1964
Little Rock Crisis
March on Washington
Question 8
8.

Drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent.

Question 9
9.
The goal was to prevent hunger, improve the social conditions of citizens with low-incomes, and provide a foundation for U.S. agriculture: ________________________
Other Answer Choices:
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965
Food Stamp Act 1964
Question 10
10.

The party’s original purpose was to patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality.

Question 11
11.

Use the chart below to answer the question.

Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965
March on Washington
Started a leased housing program to make privately owned housing available to low-income families.
Question 12
12.

In 1957 Arkansas, African American students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school.

Question 13
13.

Use the chart below to answer the question.

March on Washington
poll taxes
Was a massive protest march that aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation.
Question 14
14.

Mexican American leader who organized farm workers using non-violent methods.

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Question 15
15.

Analyze the image. What event is being shown in the photograph?

Question 16
16.

Use the chart below to answer the question.

desegregation
segregation
The process of ending the separation of two groups, usually referring to races.
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Question 17
17.

W.E.B. DuBois