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Which best describes the ideas of Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama?

A
Wallace thought the government should decide whether to integrate state universities.
B
Wallace believed that all students should be admitted to state universities.
C
Wallace wanted to promote integration at the University of Mississippi.
D
Wallace wanted to block integration at the University of Alabama.
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During the case of Brown v. Board of Education, which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court find had been violated by the Kansas Board of Education?

A
Fourteenth
B
Sixteenth
C
Fifteenth
D
Thirteenth
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Although Brown v. Board of Education established that the segregation of schools was unconstitutional,

A
many white Southerners strongly resisted integration.
B
civil rights activists feared integration would lead to violence.
C
African Americans did not want to attend all-white schools.
D
many people in the North strongly resisted integration.
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Which best states the overall goal of deinstitutionalizing people with disabilities?

A
normalization
B
employment equality
C
educational equality
D
eugenics
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Which is a true statement about the Freedom Summer campaign?

A
It was widely embraced by whites and African Americans.
B
It was met with violence by white protesters.
C
It led to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
D
It led to the integration of public facilities.
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The first draft of the Civil Rights Act

A
allowed Southern states to continue Jim Crow laws.
B
called for a “Great Society” to honor civil rights.
C
allowed segregation to continue in some public locations.
D
called for more protections for African American voting rights.
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The National Organization for Women wanted the US government to promote workplace equality by

A
outlawing maternity leave.
B
awarding women settlements of back pay.
C
passing Title IX.
D
allowing tax deductions for child care.
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Which best describes how civil rights workers were treated during the Freedom Summer campaign?

A
Many workers were ignored.
B
Some workers were arrested or killed.
C
Some workers were treated well.
D
A few workers were warned to leave.
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After the passage of the Civil Rights Act, civil rights activists wanted to

A
overturn the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
overturn the Twenty-Fourth Amendment.
C
elect John F. Kennedy.
D
improve voting rights in the South.
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In the summer of 1967, one hundred fifty riots occurred to protest

A
new laws.
B
racial equality.
C
racial inequality.
D
religious differences.
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Which guaranteed students with disabilities a “free appropriate public education” in an environment that was not restrictive?

A
the Social Security Act of 1935
B
the Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act
C
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
D
the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation
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Prevention, recognition, and legal equality for people with mental disabilities were among the stated priorities of

A
the system of asylums in the early 1900s.
B
the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation.
C
the eugenics movement.
D
the 1918 Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act.
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Which statement best explains why the National Organization for Women included child care and maternity leave in their Bill of Rights for Women?

A
The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.
B
The organization wanted women to receive special treatment.
C
The organization sought to end the practice of mothers not working outside the home.
D
The organization was trying to free women from the institution of marriage.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 aimed to normalize people with disabilities by

A
requiring employers to provide them access to public and work spaces.
B
establishing the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.
C
establishing both the March of Dimes and the Special Olympics.
D
guaranteeing all children equal access to public education.
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Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

A
empowered to seek social and economic equality.
B
hopeless about the obstacles that stood in their way.
C
more content in their traditional cultural roles.
D
powerless to do anything to better their situation.
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What problem was the Medicare program created to solve?

A
the lack of health care for low-income families
B
the lack of health care for older people
C
the lack of food for low-income families
D
the lack of housing for older people
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How were the beliefs of the Nation of Islam different from the beliefs of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

A
The Nation of Islam desired a sense of community with whites.
B
The Nation of Islam desired more interaction with whites.
C
The Nation of Islam believed in nonviolent resistance.
D
The Nation of Islam believed in black nationalism.
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What was a main tool used by the United Farm Workers in the 1960s to raise awareness about the plight of migrant farm workers?

A
boycotts
B
taking over federal buildings
C
violent protests
D
preservation of cultural areas
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How did the Vietnam War affect immigration to the United States in the 1970s?

A
Asian immigration increased because many Vietnamese people escaped the chaos and violence after the war.
B
Only a few children emigrated from Vietnam because families of US service personnel faced restrictive policies.
C
War refugees were kept from entering the country because they were considered illegal immigrants.
D
Fewer Vietnamese people were interested in immigrating to the United States in the wake of the war.
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What action did President Johnson take regarding President Kennedy’s proposed Civil Rights Act?

A
He vetoed the bill after Congress passed it.
B
He convinced many legislators to vote against it.
C
He rewrote it to make its requirements stricter.
D
He used public sympathy to push it through Congress.

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