Quiz Me! - Documents/Cases: Civil Rights Test your knowledge about documents and Supreme Court cases in the Civil Rights era! 1 / 10 What was one effect of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education? It overruled Plessy v. Ferguson Immediate desegregation in the south It overruled Hernandez v. Texas Creation of the NAACP 2 / 10 What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish? It created federal oversight of states’ discriminatory voting practices It granted suffrage to all African American males It ended gerrymandering based on political parties It required voters to produce a photo ID to discourage voter fraud 3 / 10 In 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 4 / 10 What did President Eisenhower do to prevent the Governor of Arkansas from blocking nine African American students from entering a formerly all-white public school? ordered the arrest of Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus issued an executive order bringing the Arkansas National Guard under federal control proposed a bill to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education held a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. 5 / 10 What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Sweatt v. Painter? It established the “separate but equal” doctrine and confirmed the legality of racial segregation It was a precursor to Brown v. Board of Education and challenged the “equal” in “separate but equal” It struck down segregation in K-12 public schools as unconstitutional It overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ended racial discrimination 6 / 10 Under what authority did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964? “the equal protection clause” - 14th Amendment “the due process clause” - 5th Amendment “the necessary and proper clause” - Article 1, Section 8 “the commerce clause” - Article 1, Section 8 7 / 10 The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was… a response to pressure from African American veterans of WWII the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction NONE of the above ALL of the above Signed by President Eisenhower 8 / 10 Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down racial discrimination in jury selections? Sweatt v. Painter Gideon v. Wainwright Hernandez v. Texas Brown v. Board of Education 9 / 10 In his open letter rebuking eight clergymen who opposed his views on civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. urged people to take part in... Protests against unfair hiring practices A march in Selma, Alabama Nonviolent civil disobedience Segregation ordinances 10 / 10 Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court case overruled the “separate but equal” doctrine? Brown v. Board of Education Sweatt v. Painter Hernandez v. Texas Plessy v. Ferguson Your score is Try another 10!
