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Civil Rights and Voting Rights Answers

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The “I Have a Dream” speech referred to which historic American document?

t
the Magna Carta
t
the Voting Rights Act
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the Declaration of Independence
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the Twenty-fourth Amendment
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Literacy tests were banned by

A
the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
the Twenty-fourth Amendment.
C
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D
the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Which provisions did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include?

A
a change in the voting age
B
a change in the voting age
C
segregation in some places
D
segregation in some places
E
age discrimination in the workplace
F
age discrimination in the workplace
G
new enforcement tools for federal laws
H
new enforcement tools for federal laws
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Which event occurred in August of 1963?

A
the passage of the Civil Rights Act
B
the Selma voting rights marches
C
the March on Washington
D
the passage of the Voting Rights Act
5

The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

A
Rosa Parks.
B
Eugene Connor.
C
Lyndon B. Johnson.
D
George Wallace.
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How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

I
It increased slightly.
I
It decreased slightly.
I
It increased significantly.
I
It decreased significantly.
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Refer to the table.According to the yes and no votes shown in the table, who opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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m
members of the Republican Party
m
members of the Democrat Party and the Northern States
r
residents of Northern states and the Republican Party
r
residents of Southern states
8

A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to

d
demand legal equality for African Americans.
c
celebrate the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
c
celebrate the passage of important civil rights legislation.
d
demand that President Kennedy leave office.
9

According to President Kennedy's June 11, 1963, statement, every American should enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to what?

A
social class or income
B
religion or income
C
race or color
D
political affiliation
10

A result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was that

A
as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected increased.
B
as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected decreased.
C
as African American registration decreased, the number of African Americans elected increased.
D
as African American registration decreased, the number of African Americans elected decreased.
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Refer to the table.What does the table show about how Congress voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1957? Check all that apply.

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A
The majority of both parties opposed the bill.
B
The majority of both parties opposed the bill.
C
More Republicans than Democrats opposed the bill.
D
More Republicans than Democrats opposed the bill.
E
More Democrats than Republicans opposed the bill.
F
More Democrats than Republicans opposed the bill.
G
The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill.
H
The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill.
I
All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill.
J
All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill.
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The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964

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was stronger than the first draft of the act.
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was weaker than the first draft of the act.
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was rewritten in response to a Senate filibuster.
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was rewritten in response to the House of Representatives.
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During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,

A
protesters attacked onlookers with tear gas and hoses.
B
marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
C
about 25,000 marchers were arrested.
D
marchers received the voting rights they sought.

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