1960s and 1970s Activism

Question 1

Supreme Court Decisions

Answer 1

University of California v Bakke (1978): Affirmative action is legal, but no quotas

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969): Students can wear armbands in protest of the Vietnam War

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972): Amish children do not have to attend school after 8th grade, freedom of religion

Roe v. Wade (1973):Abortion in the first trimester is legal

Question 2

Women’s Movement

Answer 2

Title IX: Women cannot be discriminated against in educational programs or activities

Betty Freidan: Wrote the Feminine Mystique stating women were not happy at home

National Organization for Women: Activist group fighting for women’s rights; Gloria Steinem = leader

Equal Rights Amendment: Would make women equal under the law but failed

Question 3

Hispanic Americans

Answer 3

Caesar Chavez: Formed the United Farm Workers to get rights for migrant workers

Question 4

Native Americans

Answer 4

National Congress of American Indians: Activist groups wanting more government support of Native Americans

Question 5

The Counterculture

Answer 5

Hippies: Dressed as a rejection of corporate world; Protested war; Pro Civil Rights

Sexual and Drug Revolution: Free love, psychedelic drugs, Woodstock

Environmental Awareness: Pressure government to form EPA