The 1957 Civil Rights Act

Question 1

When did president Eisenhower sign the act?

Answer 1

9 September 1957

Question 2

What did the act aim to improve?

Answer 2

The number of black voters

Question 3

Name 1 way the Civil rights Act attempted to improve voting?

Answer 3

Setting up US commission on Civil Rights which investigated how blacks were prevented from voting in different places

Question 4

Name another way the Civil Rights Act attempted to improve voting?

Answer 4

Allowing Federal Courts to prosecute states who tried preventing ppl from voting

Question 5

Did the act have limited or progressive impact?why?

Answer 5

Limited, Federal courts could prosecute, BUT juries opposing civil rights often reached not guilty verdicts.
Therefore showed the limited action of the SC alone

Question 6

Name 1 reason why the act was significant

Answer 6

First time in 82ys Federal government attempted to improve civil rights for AA through changing the law.

Question 7

Why did President Eisenhower introduce the act?

Answer 7

To satisfy Civil rights activists and stop protests ruining the US’s international reputation

Question 8

Why was Eisenhower mistaken in thinking the act would satisfy activists?

Answer 8

It made activists more determined in seeking further reform(1960 CRA) since the act didn’t go that far-

Question 9

What was the most significant result from the ineffective Civil rights Act of 1957?

Answer 9

Congress passed another Civil Rights Act of 1960

Question 10

What did the outcome of the ineffective Act prove?

Answer 10

Changing law was ineffective against racist public attitudes

Question 11

Why was the 1960’s Act more important?

Answer 11

Introduced Federal inspections of state process in registering voters and penalties for obstructing states

Question 12

What was the overall affect of both Acts 1957 and 1960

Answer 12

Improved number of AA registering to vote by 3%

Question 13

What did Truman attempt to do for Civil Rights?

Answer 13

pass a civil rights bill passed in 1848, motion blocked by Republicans and Dixiecrat

Question 14

When was Truman replaced by Eisenhower?

Answer 14

1952 replaced by Eisenhower who hoped to push his own CR’s bill through Congress

Question 15

Why did was Eisenhower seem unwilling to act?

Answer 15

Changing laws ineffective until attitudes change, didn’t want to impose on ‘state rights’ changed his opinion after extreme violent reactions to Civil rights

Question 16

What is filibustering?

Answer 16

Tactic used in Congress to stop a bill, talking until debate time passes was a common filibuster

Question 17

Name a 3rd impact of the civil rights act

Answer 17

It acknowledged that many AA were unable to vote and that something should be done about this