Quiz Me! - Era: Civil Rights Test your knowledge about the Civil Rights era. 1 / 10 With whom did Delores Huerta work to further the civil rights of others? Martin Luther King, Jr. George W. Bush Cesar Chavez Rosa Park 2 / 10 Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaim, “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’” Outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania From a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Marching in San Francisco, California 3 / 10 “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever” was a proclamation of which politician in his gubernatorial inauguration speech? George Wallace Barry Golwater Ronald Regan Lester Maddox 4 / 10 The addition of Medicare to the Social Security Act, the Voting Rights Act, and additional welfare programs were part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s New Deal Contract with America Great Society Legislative work as a U.S. Senator 5 / 10 After a decade of recommendations by joint congressional commissions and President Truman’s administration, Congress eventually passed the _______________________, a modest attempt to address racial inequities. Executive Order 10730 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Civil Rights Act of 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1964 6 / 10 What founding documents influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech? The Declaration of Independence & The U.S. Constitution The U.S. Constitution & The Federalist Papers The Magna Carta & The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights & The Writ of Habeas Corpus 7 / 10 In her 1963 book, The Feminie Mystique, Betty Friedan attributed her views on the the plight of women to The passing of the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States The inclusion of women as equal employees in the work environment Women being judged on the merits of their husband and children rather than themselves An abundance of women elected throughout the United States to political offices 8 / 10 Under what authority did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964? “the commerce clause” - Article 1, Section 8 “the equal protection clause” - 14th Amendment “the necessary and proper clause” - Article 1, Section 8 “the due process clause” - 5th Amendment 9 / 10 Which of the following was not a belief or practice of Martin Luther King, Jr.? The use of the boycott could affect change The Declaration of Independence supported the promise of equality Segregation was in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment The use of violent protest as a form of resistance 10 / 10 After the passage of The American Indian Citizenship Act, many Native Americans… felt the law was a violation of their sovereignty abandoned tribal citizenship in favor of U.S. citizenship lobbied for a constitutional amendment left their tribal reservations Your score is Try another 10!
