The Fourteenth Amendment — Unit test Answers

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After Frank Palko was sentenced to death by the state of Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that

his conviction and execution should be upheld.

the case should be thrown out for lack of evidence.

his sentence should be reduced.

he was the victim of double jeopardy.

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The first draft of the Civil Rights Act

allowed Southern states to continue Jim Crow laws.

called for a “Great Society” to honor civil rights.

allowed segregation to continue in some public locations.

called for more protections for African American voting rights.

Which best describes how Brown v. Board of Education affected the United States?

It prompted the creation of the Southern Manifesto.

It forced Southern states to segregate their schools.

It dealt a blow to segregation in public facilities.

It allowed Linda Brown to attend a better public school.

The National Organization for Women wanted the US government to promote workplace equality by

outlawing maternity leave.

awarding women settlements of back pay.

passing Title IX.

allowing tax deductions for child care.

Who urged Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act as part of his vision for a “Great Society”?

Martin Luther King Jr.

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

George Wallace

Which statement best explains why the National Organization for Women included child care and maternity leave in their Bill of Rights for Women?

The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.

The organization wanted women to receive special treatment.

The organization sought to end the practice of mothers not working outside the home.

The organization was trying to free women from the institution of marriage.

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