Unit IV Quiz Review Flashcards
What was Roe vs. Wade?
The Supreme Court case that allowed abortion.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
A commission created to examine discrimination in the US
What was Phase II of the Civil Rights movement?
Black Power
Who was Malcolm X?
A leader of Phase II of the Civil Rights movement
What was Brown vs. the Board of Education?
The Supreme Court case that outlawed segregation of K-12 schools
What was Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech in 1963?
“I have a dream…”
What was Sweatt vs. Painter?
The Supreme Court case that outlawed segregation of law schools
What was Morgan vs. Virginia?
The Supreme Court case that outlawed segregation of buses crossing state lines
Who were the freedom riders?
The people who physically went to desegregate the buses
What was Soul Force?
Demonstrations during Phase I of the Civil Rights movement
Who was Cesar Chávez?
The most popular Latino Civil Rights leader of all time
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The Federal act of outlawing segregation in all public places in the US
What is feminism?
Demanding equal treatment of women
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Outlawed literacy tests for voters
What is defacto segregation?
Separation by pattern
What was the UFWOC?
A Latino political organization in this era
What is dejure segregation?
Separation by law
Who is Phyllis Schafly?
A big critic of the Equal Rights Amendment
What was the AIM?
An American Indian civil rights organization
Who was Andy Warhol?
A counterculture artist of the era
Who is Bob Dylan?
A counterculture musician of the era
What did Schafly warn warn would happen if the ERA was passed?
- Women would be drafted
- Same sex marriage
- Ban on gender discrimination
What social gains did women make?
- Roe vs. Wade
2. Equal Rights Amendment
