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Which decision of the U.S. Supreme Court established the legal doctrine of “separate-but-equal”?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Loving v. Virginia
Brown v. Board of Education
Which decision of the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the legal doctrine of “separate-but-equal”?
Loving v. Virginia
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the “Southern Manifesto”?
It was a statement vowing resistance to the Brown decision.
It was a pro-socialist proclamation.
It was an argument in favor of gay rights.
It was a statement opposing the Vietnam War.
What strategy did Martin Luther King, Jr., and other Civil Rights leaders employ?
refusing to vote
civil disobedience
ghettoization
violent protest
Which of these historical events occurred in 1964?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” address.
Central High School in Little Rock opened its doors to black students.
The U.S. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Shelby County v. Holder (2013)?
It upheld the right of a woman to an abortion within the first two trimesters of pregnancy.
It required school districts in Boston to provide transportation for black students to attend white schools.
It overturned the legal principle of “separate but equal.”
It found the preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act to be unconstitutional.
Which statement best describes the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?
It was the birthplace of the NAACP.
It was a where Abraham Lincoln received the Republican nomination.
It was the birthplace of the women’s rights movement.
It was the birthplace of Susan B. Anthony.
In which state did women have full voting rights BEFORE the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?
Florida
Massachusetts
Utah
Texas
Who was the first woman justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O’Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Elena Kagan
Susan B. Anthony
Which of these is NO one of the seven steps to political equality?
Congress refuses to act.
It ends up in the courts.
A group defines itself.
A group challenges society.
