To what extent did African Americans gain a political voice by 1992?

Question 1

Describe the roles of the 3 branches of the federal government:

Answer 1

-congress->passes laws
-supreme court->presents and pass laws and decide whether laws are constitutional
-executive president->presents laws

Question 2

Analyse what political rights had been achieved by 1965?

Answer 2

-Voting Rights Act 1965 (abolishes the state acts of blocking voting from AAs eg Literacy Tests), Civil Rights Act etc

Question 3

Evaluate what political problems did African Americans face from the 1960s?

Answer 3

-segregation
-education

Question 4

Can you name 2-3 pairs of presidents who had similar views during different time periods?

Answer 4

-Andrew Johnson + Roosevelt->they wanted to support AAs but 83the didn’t do much as they were held back by the South
-Teddy Roosevelt meets with Booker T Washington + JFk met with AAs to get advice

Question 5

Who was Jesse Jackson?

Answer 5

-he was a reverend
-first black person to run for president in the 1980s->suggests there was progress
-made people feel like they could make a difference

Question 6

How long did it take for the bill for Martin Luther King Day to get passed?

Answer 6

-bill for the holiday was passed after a long time->congress kept dismissing the idea but eventually passed it in 1983