Quiz Me! - Era: Civil RightsTest your knowledge about the Civil Rights era. 1 / 10The Black Panthers were An African-American military unit that fought in World War II An integral part of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s nonviolent approach in the fight for civil rights A radical group with a revolutionary agenda to stop oppression of African Americans A group of politicians accused by Joseph McCarthy of promoting communism 2 / 10In Hernandez v. Texas, why did the lower court rule that Pete Hernandez was not being discriminated against? (The Supreme Court later agreed to review this decision and struck it down.) Because Mexican Americans were able to use the all-white restrooms Because Mexican Americans were classified as “white” under Texas law Because Mexican Americans were receiving enough education Because Mexican Americans were able to own property 3 / 10Where 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.’” From a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama Marching in San Francisco, California On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 / 10As a Supreme Court Justice, Hugo Black was a strict constructionist. Black’s belief that the Fourteenth Amendment required state governments to include all of the protections granted in the Bill of Rights is known as Total validation Living Constitution Constructionist doctrine Total incorporation 5 / 10Prior to The American Indian Citizenship Act,... Native Americans had gained full citizenship status through the 14th Amendment Native Americans were not allowed to serve in the U.S. military Native Americans had to surrender their tribal citizenship Native Americans were subject to inconsistencies in state laws regarding citizenship 6 / 10Hector P. Garcia’s American GI Forum focused on all of the following except: Education Veteran’s benefits for Mexican Americans Repatriation back to Mexico Public housing 7 / 10After the passage of The American Indian Citizenship Act, many Native Americans… felt the law was a violation of their sovereignty left their tribal reservations abandoned tribal citizenship in favor of U.S. citizenship lobbied for a constitutional amendment 8 / 10In his open letter rebuking eight clergymen who opposed his views on civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. urged people to take part in... Nonviolent civil disobedience Segregation ordinances A march in Selma, Alabama Protests against unfair hiring practices 9 / 10Under what authority did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964? “the equal protection clause” - 14th Amendment “the necessary and proper clause” - Article 1, Section 8 “the due process clause” - 5th Amendment “the commerce clause” - Article 1, Section 8 10 / 10Who was the first Mexican American to receive the American Medal of Freedom? Cesar Chavez Hector P. Garcia Sonia Sotomayor Henry Bonilla Your score is Try another 10!
