Civil Rights Flashcards
1
Q
Women gained
the right to vote
with the passage
of the ____
A
19th Amendment
2
Q
Affirmative
Action was
created by this
U.S. President.
A
LBJ
3
Q
What was
the doll
test?
A
Demonstrate how segregation A test that showed segregation had created a sense of inferiority among blacks
4
Q
Jim Crow Laws
in the South
were named for
A
A character in
who portrayed
a stereotype in
traveling shows
5
Q
What is
Title IX?
A
Schools that receive federal funding must not deny any person educational opportunities based on their sex
6
Q
Women are a
________ of
the population
in the US?
A
Majority
7
Q
How were African
Americans
treated after the
Civil War?
A
Were required by law to use separate facilities, such as restrooms and schools
8
Q
Plessey v.
Ferguson
A
Plessey v.
Ferguson
9
Q
Brown v. the
Board of
Education
A
All schools in the
United States were
desegregated by
1955
10
Q
24th
Amendment
A
Outlawed
Poll Tax
11
Q
What was the
main goal of
Affirmative
Action
A
The Federal Government hopes to overcome effects of past discrimination
12
Q
What is the
glass
ceiling?
A
The idea that, due to limited advancement opportunities in the workplace, there are fewer women in business leadership positions
13
Q
Constitutional power as a justification to address discrimination when creating the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
A
The Interstate
Commerce
Power
14
Q
De jure
Segregation
A
Segregation
by law.
15
Q
De facto
Segregation
A
Segregation
by the fact it
exists
