Question 2
What did the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson make it legal for states to do?
A
ban civil rights protests
B
require literacy tests for voting
C
enforce different laws for minority groups
D
maintain separate facilities for blacks and whites
Question 3
True or False: The Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schools can never be equal because segregation places African American students in a position that is naturally inferior to whites.
A
True
B
False
Question 4
Why did President Dwight D. Eisenhower use federal troops to protect African Americans in Little Rock, Arkansas?
A
to help register minority voters
B
to support a bus boycott
C
to support students attending a previously segregated school
D
to help desegregate lunch counters
Question 5
Which of the following was part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Select all that apply.
A
outlawed discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, religion, sex, and national origin
B
barred segregation in restaurants, hotels, and other businesses
C
made discrimination in libraries, schools, and other public places illegal
D
outlawed the requirement that citizens must pay poll taxes in order to vote