2.4 Civil Rights Act 1957 Flashcards
1
Q
How did President Eisenhower feel about the Civil rights act
A
He was in favour of civil rights
2
Q
What Storm Thurmond do to the civil rights bill
A
He filibustered the bill for 24 hours which meant the bill did not pass
3
Q
Civil rights act 1957
A
Despite resistance, Lyndon B Johnson managed to pass a watered-down version of Civil Rights Act in 1957
4
Q
Dixiecrat
A
A politician who wants to keep segregation
5
Q
A bill
A
A law going through congress
6
Q
Act
A
Bill that is signed by the president and becomes an Act of Congress
7
Q
Filibuster
A
talking for as long as possible to stop bill being passed
8
Q
How did the civil rights act improve African American vote registration
A
Investigation set up to see how they were prevented from voting
Prosecution of states who tried to stop black people voting
