Civil Rights Vocab

Question 1

Equal Protection of Laws

Answer 1

14th amendment value of laws protecting everyone equally

Question 2

Suffrage

Answer 2

The right to vote in elections

Question 3

Poll taxes

Answer 3

Taxes levied on voting, used by southern states to prevent poor Black people from voting — prohibited later

Question 4

White primary

Answer 4

Primary elections that excluded Black people, declared unconstitutional

Question 5

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 5

A law intended to increase voting access and suffrage for Black people

Question 6

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 6

A law that prohibits discrimination of all kinds, based on sex, race, color, religion, or national origin

Question 7

Equal Rights Amendment

Answer 7

Unpassed amendment clarifying that the United States government cannot abridge rights/equality based on sex

Question 8

Title IV

Answer 8

A section of the Civil Rights act that authorized U.S. education to provide aid for underfunded black schools — indirectly calls for desegregation

Question 9

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990

Answer 9

A law requiring employers/public facilities to make accommodations for people with disabilities

Question 10

Affirmative Action

Answer 10

Policy made in hopes of increasing employment and school enrollment for marginalized people