US Civil Rights Movement - Paper 1

Question 1

Little Rock, Arkansas

Question 2

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 3

Sit Ins

Question 4

Freedom Riders

Question 6

What was the primary legal issue in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 6

The constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools.

Question 7

In what year was the Brown v. Board of Education decision made?

Answer 7

1954.

Question 8

True or False: Brown v. Board of Education overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.

Answer 8

True.

Question 9

What doctrine was declared unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 9

The ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.

Question 10

What was the name of the plaintiff in the case Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 10

Oliver Brown.

Question 11

Fill in the blank: Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark case in the fight against ______.

Answer 11

racial segregation.

Question 12

Which Supreme Court Justice wrote the unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 12

Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Question 13

What was the main argument used by the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 13

That segregation in public schools created a sense of inferiority among African American children.

Question 14

True or False: Brown v. Board of Education was a single case.

Answer 14

False.

Question 15

How many cases were combined under Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 15

Five.

Question 16

What was the effect of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling on public schools?

Answer 16

It mandated the desegregation of public schools across America.

Question 17

Multiple Choice: Which amendment was cited in the Brown v. Board of Education case? A) 1st B) 14th C) 19th D) 26th

Answer 17

B) 14th.

Question 18

What phrase is often associated with the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

Answer 18

‘Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.’

Question 19

Fill in the blank: The Brown v. Board of Education decision was a pivotal moment in the ______ movement.

Answer 19

Civil Rights.

Question 20

What was the initial reaction to the Brown v. Board of Education decision in many Southern states?

Answer 20

Resistance and the establishment of ‘massive resistance’ policies.

Question 21

True or False: The Brown v. Board of Education ruling was implemented immediately.

Answer 21

False.

Question 22

What year did the Supreme Court issue its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 22

May 17, 1954.

Question 23

What was the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

Answer 23

It was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement and challenged segregation laws.

Question 24

Multiple Choice: Which of the following was NOT one of the cases combined with Brown? A) Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County B) Gebhart v. Belton C) Loving v. Virginia D) Briggs v. Elliott

Answer 24

C) Loving v. Virginia.

Question 25

What was the role of the NAACP in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 25

They were instrumental in bringing the case to the Supreme Court.

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The Brown v. Board of Education decision was a unanimous ruling by the ______.

Answer 26

Supreme Court.

Question 27

True or False: The Brown v. Board of Education case was solely about educational inequality.

Answer 27

False.

Question 28

What did the Supreme Court rule regarding the implementation of desegregation post-Brown?

Answer 28

Desegregation should occur 'with all deliberate speed.'

Question 29

What was one immediate effect of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

Answer 29

Increased activism and protests against segregation.

Question 30

What concept did the Brown v. Board of Education case help to establish in the context of civil rights?

Answer 30

That state-sponsored segregation was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.

Question 31

Multiple Choice: Who was the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education? A) Thurgood Marshall B) Charles Hamilton Houston C) William Hastie D) John Lewis

Answer 31

A) Thurgood Marshall.

Question 32

Fill in the blank: The Brown v. Board of Education case was heard during the ______ term of the Supreme Court.

Answer 32

1953-1954.

Question 33

What was the long-term impact of Brown v. Board of Education on American society?

Answer 33

It laid the groundwork for future civil rights legislation and court rulings.

Question 34

True or False: The Brown v. Board of Education decision was met with widespread support across all states.

Answer 34

False.

Question 35

What was the reaction of many Southern governors to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

Answer 35

They vowed to resist desegregation.

Question 36

Which legal strategy did the NAACP use to challenge segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 36

They argued that segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Question 37

What did the Supreme Court cite as evidence that segregation was harmful?

Answer 37

Social science evidence showing the negative effects of segregation on children.

Question 38

Fill in the blank: Brown v. Board of Education was a consolidation of cases from ______ states.

Answer 38

Four.

Question 39

What was the ruling of the Supreme Court regarding ‘separate but equal’ in the context of public education?

Answer 39

The Court found that 'separate but equal' educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Question 40

Multiple Choice: Which of the following was not a result of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling? A) Increased enrollment of black students in white schools B) Legal justification for segregation C) Mobilization of civil rights activists D) Federal intervention in desegregation

Answer 40

B) Legal justification for segregation.

Question 41

What was the broader significance of Brown v. Board of Education for the Civil Rights Movement?

Answer 41

It provided a legal precedent to challenge segregation and discrimination.