Which statement best explains the outcome of Roe v. Wade?
-Women gained the right to end pregnancies, while states lost the right to restrict abortions.
-Women lost the right to end pregnancies, while states gained the right to outlaw abortions.
-Women gained the right to end pregnancies, while states gained the right to restrict abortions.
-Women gained the right to end pregnancies, while federal laws replaced state restrictions on abortions.
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Which best describes the reaction in the South to Brown v. Board of Education?
a. The South complied with the Supreme Court's deadline for integration, despite the resentment of many Southerners.
b. The South complied quickly, but school districts filed
numerous lawsuits against the US government.
c. The South resisted integration for years by staging protests and fighting desegregation in court.
d. The South increased spending on African American schools to maintain its segregated school system.
C) The South resisted integration for years by staging protests and fighting desegregation in court.
How were the beliefs of the Nation of Islam different from the beliefs of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
a. The Nation of Islam desired a sense of community with whites.
b. The Nation of Islam desired more interaction with whites.
c. The Nation of Islam believed in nonviolent resistance.
d. The Nation of Islam believed in black nationalism.
D) The Nation of Islam believed in black nationalism.
Long after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, some states had not desegregated their schools because
a. they decided to close down their schools rather than desegregate.
b. the Supreme Court had made desegregation voluntary.
c. they rejected the Court decision by popular vote.
d. the Supreme Court had not set a deadline for doing so.
D) the Supreme Court had not set a deadline for doing so.
Which best describes how the Montgomery Bus Boycott affected the civil rights movement?
a. The boycott led to Montgomery being ignored by the movement.
b. The boycott started a massive nonviolent movement.
c. The boycott caused Martin Luther King Jr. to lose credibility.
d. The boycott ended segregation in public facilities in the South.
B) The boycott started a massive nonviolent movement.
Opponents of affirmative action argued that the programs
a. did not address present-day discrimination.
b. helped white students with the highest grades.
c. were unfair to white students with higher grades.
d. were appropriate in certain situations.
C) were unfair to white students with higher grades.
A reason for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was
a. that the bus companies lost business.
b. that the protests were based on
violence.
c. the increase in the number of riders.
d. that separate buses were run for African Americans.
A) that the bus companies lost business.
Which statement best explains why the National Organization for Women included child care and maternity leave in their Bill of Rights for Women?
a. The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.
b. The organization wanted women
to receive special treatment.
c. The organization sought to end the practice of mothers not working outside the home.
d. The organization was trying to free women from the institution of marriage.
A) The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.
Which best states how and when desegregation occurred in the US military?
a. President Truman desegregated the military at the
beginning of World War II.
b. President Roosevelt desegregated the military at the beginning of World War II.
c. President Roosevelt desegregated the military after the end of World War II.
d. President Truman desegregated the military after the end of World War II.
D) President Truman desegregated the military after the end of World War II.
Branch Rickey was
a. a white general manager who opposed
segregation in baseball.
b. an African American who organized baseball's first Negro league.
c. an accomplished African American athlete and baseball team owner.
d. a white baseball player who defended segregation in the sport.
A) a white general manager who opposed segregation in baseball.
Why did President Truman issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948?
a. to integrate baseball
b. to segregate the
defense industry
c. to segregate baseball
d. to integrate the armed forces
D) to integrate the armed forces
The cases Sweatt v. Painter and McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents expanded
a. employment rights.
b. voting rights.
c. the right to serve in the armed forces.
d. the right to equal education.
D) the right to equal education.
Who urged Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act as part of his vision for a "Great Society"?
a. Martin Luther King Jr.
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Lyndon B. Johnson
d. George Wallace
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
Affirmative action policies could be best described as
a. accepted.
b. controversial.
c. successful.
d. unfair.
B) controversial.
The National Organization for Women wanted the US government to promote workplace equality by
a. outlawing maternity leave.
b. awarding women settlements of back pay.
c. passing Title IX.
d. allowing tax deductions for child care.
D) allowing tax deductions for child care.
According to the Supreme Court ruling in Vernonia v. Acton,
a.
students are not protected under the Fourth Amendment.
b. students and adults are not protected under the Fourth Amendment.
c. students are subject to less stringent government control than adults.
d. students are subject to more strict government control than adults.
D) students are subject to more strict government control than adults.
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