Primary Sources: President Harry S. Truman’s address before the NAACP, 1947

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Read the passage Primary Sources: President Harry S. Truman’s address before the NAACP, 1947. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Primary Sources: President Harry S. Truman’s address before the NAACP, 1947. Then answer the questions below.

Last updated 11 months ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage Primary Sources: President Harry S. Truman’s address before the NAACP, 1947. Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage Primary Sources: President Harry S. Truman’s address before the NAACP, 1947. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

Which statement BEST supports the main idea of the source?

to support the work of the NAACP in helping the government create plans to address equal rights 

to assure citizens of the government's dedication to equal rights

to explain the new law the government proposed on equal rights 

to justify the government's past and present actions to fight for equal rights

Required

Question 2

responsibilities of U.S. citizens

responsibilities of the federal government

responsibilities of the NAACP

responsibilities of state governments

responsibilities of the United Nations

Required

Question 3

"We must strive to advance civil rights wherever it lies within our power."
"We must make the Federal Government a friendly, vigilant defender of the rights and equalities of all Americans."
"Every man should have the right to a decent home, the right to an education, the right to adequate medical care, the right to a worthwhile job..."
"Federal laws and administrative machineries must be improved and expanded."

Question 1

to support the work of the NAACP in helping the government create plans to address equal rights 

to assure citizens of the government's dedication to equal rights

to explain the new law the government proposed on equal rights 

to justify the government's past and present actions to fight for equal rights

Question 2

responsibilities of U.S. citizens

responsibilities of the federal government

responsibilities of the NAACP

responsibilities of state governments

responsibilities of the United Nations

Question 3

"We must strive to advance civil rights wherever it lies within our power."
"We must make the Federal Government a friendly, vigilant defender of the rights and equalities of all Americans."
"Every man should have the right to a decent home, the right to an education, the right to adequate medical care, the right to a worthwhile job..."
"Federal laws and administrative machineries must be improved and expanded."