civil rights

Question 1

civil rights

Answer 1

freedoms guaranteed by the constitution.

Question 2

dissent

Answer 2

protest or speaking out against people in charge, rules, or laws.

Question 3

civil disobedience

Answer 3

breaking a law as a form of protest because you believe it is wrong.

Question 4

institutionalize

Answer 4

official policy from the government

Question 5

discrimination

Answer 5

taking a group of people unfairly because they are a member of that group

Question 6

segregation

Answer 6

dividing people based on race

Question 7

jim crow laws

Answer 7

southern laws enforcing segregation

Question 8

poll tax

Answer 8

a tax someone had to pay before they could vote

Question 9

literacy test

Answer 9

a complicated test that people had to pass before they were allowed to vote.

Question 10

plessy v. ferguson

Answer 10

said segregation was okay, you can have separate facilities as long as they are equal

Question 11

redress

Answer 11

setting things right, remedy or compensation for wrongdoing

Question 12

brown v. board of education

Answer 12

ended segregation in public schools

Question 13

quota

Answer 13

a number that must be met

Question 14

affirmative action

Answer 14

trying to overcome past racism by encouraging diversityin a workplace or school admissions

Question 15

university of california regents v. bakke

Answer 15

said could not use racial quotas for admissions to college, you can race as a factor however, allowed limited affirmative action

Question 16

1st amendment

Answer 16

freedom of speech, religion, protest, assembly

Question 17

13th amendment

Answer 17

ended slavery

Question 18

14th amendment

Answer 18

if you are born in the US you are a citizen, all citizens are guaranteed equal protection under the law

Question 19

15th amendment

Answer 19

states cannot deny the right to vote based on race

Question 20

1964 civil rights act

Answer 20

banned racial and sex discrimination in public places and in hiring

Question 21

1965 voting rights act

Answer 21

banned poll tax as a requirement for voting, banned literacy tests as a requirement for voting, created federal government oversight for states with a poor civil rights record

Question 22

26th amendment

Answer 22

said citizens could vote at 18 years of age

Question 23

N.O.W.

Answer 23

national organization for women, fights to end sex disr

Question 24

migrant workers

Answer 24

low paid immigrant farm laborers, move around farm to farm, season to season,

Question 25

UFW

Answer 25

united farm workers, worked to improve conditions for migrant farm workers

Question 26

AIM

Answer 26

american indian movement, works to protect the rights of american indians