Supremacy Movements Answers

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Why were some Southerners determined to overturn the Civil Rights Act?

A
They wanted more federal involvement in state affairs.
B
They wanted to pass states laws that removed equality.
C
They were working to support the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments.
D
They wanted to pass state laws that ensured equality.
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What was the social and legal importance of the court ruling?

A
It paved the way for African American elected officials.
B
It paved the way for an increase in the power of the Supreme Court.
C
It paved the way for legalized segregation.
D
It paved the way for an increase in the power of the federal government.
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Which of the following overturned the Civil Rights Act?

A
passage of the Thirteenth Amendment
B
an 1883 Supreme Court ruling
C
passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
D
the election of Rutherford B. Hayes
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Study the photograph carefully.What does the photograph show?

A
enforcement of the Civil Rights Act
B
an example of segregation
C
voter intimidation
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What event led to the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

A
Homer Plessy tried to vote.
B
Homer Plessy tried to enroll in a white school.
C
Homer Plessy sat in a whites-only train car.
D
Homer Plessy sat in the front of a public bus.
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What was a poll tax?

A
a test of reading and writing abilities
B
a required fee for voting
C
proof of racial group
D
the original voter registration date
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Based on what you have read, choose each response below that correctly describes an act of voting fraud.Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
collecting poll taxes
B
stuffing ballot boxes
C
administering literacy tests
D
throwing out votes
E
counting votes incorrectly
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Identify at least two ways that Southern states undermined the rights of African Americans. Give your answer in the form of at least one complete sentence.

Answer:

Southern states undermined the rights of African Americans by implementing Jim Crow laws to enforce segregation and by using poll taxes and literacy tests to prevent them from voting.

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What was the legal and social importance of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?

A
It upheld the Thirteenth Amendment.
B
It established the “separate but equal” standard.
C
It defined the term individual.
D
It upheld the Fourteenth Amendment.
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What was a literacy test?

A
a test of reading and writing abilities
B
a required fee for voting
C
the original voter registration date
D
proof of racial group
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In general, of Southern African Americans registered to vote.

A
less than 50%
B
less than 30%
C
less than 25%
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What did you include in your answer?

A
the creation of Jim Crow laws
B
the use of poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and whites-only primaries
C
the use of voter fraud
D
the use of intimidation and violence

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