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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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members of the Republican Party
B
members of the Democrat Party and the Northern States
C
residents of Northern states and the Republican Party
D
residents of Southern states
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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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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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How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
It increased slightly.
B
It decreased slightly.
C
It increased significantly.
D
It decreased significantly.
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Read the passage.The first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction was signed by President Eisenhower in 1957. "No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate [for national office] . . . ." –Civil Rights Act of 1957Based on the passage, what inference can be made about why President Eisenhower supported the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

A
He wanted to protect the rights of minority voters.
B
He wanted to ensure that all people had the right to run for political office.
C
He wanted to stop voters from breaking the law.
D
He wanted to manipulate the election process so only certain candidates were elected.
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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
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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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Civil rights activists challenged Southern voting laws because they conflicted with

A
the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
C
the Thirteenth Amendment.
D
the Declaration of Independence.
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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
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An important effect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that

A
it raised awareness of civil rights through TV coverage.
B
it negatively affected national opinion about civil rights.
C
it divided supporters of civil rights into two groups.
D
it helped ensure the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

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