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Which statement best describes President Lyndon Johnson?

A
Johnson declared that a period of mourning was not a good time to change government policies.
B
Johnson started the space program to give the grieving United States a new reason to hope.
C
Johnson helped the United States transition after Kennedy’s death by honoring his predecessor’s policies.
D
Johnson helped the people of the United States put the Kennedy presidency behind them by proposing different policies.
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Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

A
Coretta King
B
Malcolm X
C
James Farmer
D
Ella Baker
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Which did President Kennedy send to the universities of Alabama and Mississippi in 1963?

A
federal troops
B
the media
C
police officers
D
civil rights leaders
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An example of workplace inequality would be

A
women earning less than men for similar work.
B
women performing duties at various levels of difficulty.
C
women receiving the same work benefits as male employees.
D
women supervising male and female employees.
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What factors contributed to the Watts riots of 1965?

A
frustration with the civil rights movement
B
racism against white officers
C
fear that segregation would end
D
anger over widespread racism
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In 1964, the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched

A
a campaign to register African American voters.
B
the Birmingham Campaign.
C
the Children’s Crusade.
D
a campaign to integrate all-white schools.
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After the 1964 election, President Johnson believed that

A
his stance on the Civil Rights Act had been a mistake.
B
he would never be able to win political office again.
C
he had public support to continue his social programs.
D
the public no longer cared about Kennedy’s legacy.
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Which aspect of the March on Washington sent a powerful statement to the United States and the world?

A
the lack of famous celebrities
B
the presence of foreign leaders
C
the location at the Jefferson Memorial
D
the size of the crowd that attended
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Which of these people worked with government in the 1960s to get laws passed to help noncitizens and farm workers?

A
Dolores Huerta
B
Bobby Seale
C
Stokely Carmichael
D
Huey Newton
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Which best describes how the Supreme Court voted in Brown v. Board of Education ?

A
The court voted to hold a national debate on public school segregation.
B
The court voted to end public school segregation.
C
The court voted to maintain public school segregation.
D
The court voted to leave public school segregation up to individual states.
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Which best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall?

A
Marshall was a minister who, along with the NAACP, filed a lawsuit to allow his daughter to attend an all-white elementary school.
B
After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court.
C
After founding the NAACP, Marshall was appointed the first African American Supreme Court justice.
D
Marshall played baseball in the Negro American League, attended UCLA, and became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
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A difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X was that Martin Luther King Jr. believed in

A
integrating whites and African Americans.
B
using violence to achieve equality.
C
forming a separate African American nation.
D
seeking African American independence.
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James Meredith took his case against the University of Mississippi to

A
the US Supreme Court.
B
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
C
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
D
the university’s admissions board.
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The Warren Court ruled that official prayer in public schools is unconstitutional because it violates

A
a right not explicitly named in the Constitution.
B
the clause barring government from establishing religion.
C
the right of students to assemble peacefully.
D
the right to criticize the government.
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In December of 1956, the Supreme Court ended the bus boycott by ruling that

A
Montgomery’s segregation laws were constitutional.
B
public schools should be integrated as quickly as possible.
C
the military should be integrated as quickly as possible.
D
Alabama’s segregation laws were unconstitutional.
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What is the difference between the Medicare and Medicaid programs?

A
Medicare provides housing for people with low incomes, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.
B
Medicare provides health care for older people, while Medicaid provides health care for people with low incomes.
C
Medicare provides food stamps for people with low incomes, while Medicaid provides housing for people with low incomes.
D
Medicare provides food stamps for older people, while Medicaid provides housing for older people.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, women began to want jobs outside the home because of

A
more difficult household work.
B
increasing life expectancies.
C
a need to earn money.
D
available factory jobs.
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Which statement best describes the Warren Court of the 1950s and 1960s?

A
The Warren Court made rulings that caused little controversy at the time but affected Americans’ lives in ways no one expected.
B
The Warren Court made rulings that maintained the status quo but are now considered controversial.
C
The Warren Court made rulings that maintained the status quo and caused little controversy.
D
The Warren Court made rulings that were controversial at the time but continue to shape American society.
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Which statement best explains the legal basis for the right to privacy?

A
It is clearly named in the amendment forbidding search and seizure.
B
It developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.
C
It was a new theory proposed by activist justices in the 1960s.
D
It evolved as protection from the invasive technologies of the twentieth century.
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Elijah Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, promoted

A
freedom rides.
B
black nationalism.
C
sit-ins.
D
boycotts.

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