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Civil Rights and Voting Rights Answers

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How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 stop discrimination in areas where voter eligibility tests were previously used?

A
It required federal supervision.
B
It instituted new poll taxes.
C
It sponsored voter registration drives.
D
It required all citizens to vote.
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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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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
segregation in some places
C
age discrimination in the workplace
D
new enforcement tools for federal laws
5

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
6

Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

A
John F. Kennedy
B
Martin Luther King Jr.
C
George Wallace
D
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Compare the tables.How did congressional voting for civil rights laws change from 1957 to 1965?

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A
The majority of both parties shifted to oppose the law.
B
More House Democrats shifted from oppposing to favoring the law.
C
Most Senators from both parties shifted to oppose the law.
D
All Senate Republicans shifted to favor the law.
8

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

A
the Magna Carta
B
the Voting Rights Act
C
the Declaration of Independence
D
the Twenty-fourth Amendment
9

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
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The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964

A
was stronger than the first draft of the act.
B
was weaker than the first draft of the act.
C
was rewritten in response to a Senate filibuster.
D
was rewritten in response to the House of Representatives.
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During the 1960s, a federal civil rights act became necessary because

A
the president did not support civil rights.
B
it was the only way to end Jim Crow laws.
C
Northern states had passed different civil rights laws.
D
Southern states had ended discrimination.
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A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to

A
demand legal equality for African Americans.
B
celebrate the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
C
celebrate the passage of important civil rights legislation.
D
demand that President Kennedy leave office.

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