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Civil Rights Era (Unit 10) Test Review
Analyze and evaluate the application of founding principles to historical events in the Civil Rights Era (US1B):
The founding principal ________________________________________ is a central theme in the Civil Rights Movement
Identify the major characteristics that define the Civil Rights Movement (US2A):
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Explain the significance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination (US2D):
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe the roles of political organizations that promoted civil rights, including ones from African American, Chicano,
American Indian, women’s and other civil rights movements (US9B):
Political organizations: _______________________________________________________________________________
African American
Chicano
American Indian
Women’s Rights
Other
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Human Rights
Campaign:
Identify the roles of significant leaders who support various rights movements, including Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar
Chavez, Rosa Parks, Hector P. Garcia, and Betty Friedan (US9C):
Marin Luther King Jr. – ______________________________________________________________________________
Caesar Chavez – ____________________________________________________________________________________
Rosa Parks – _______________________________________________________________________________________
Hector P. Garcia – __________________________________________________________________________________
Betty Friedan – _____________________________________________________________________________________
Compare and contrast the approach taken by some civil rights groups such as the Black Panthers with the nonviolent
approach of Martin Luther King Jr. (US9D):
Violent Protests:
Nonviolent Protests
Discuss the impact of the writings of Martin Luther King Jr. such as his “I Have a Dream” speech and “Letter of
Birmingham Jail” on the Civil Rights Movement (US9E):
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Describe presidential actions and congressional votes to address minority rights in the United States, including
desegregation of the armed forces, the Civil Rights acts of 1957 and 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (US9F):
Desegregation
Civil Rights Act 1957
Civil Rights Act 1964
Voting Rights Act 1965
Describe the role of individuals such as governors George Wallace, Orval Faubus, and Lester Maddox and groups,
including the Congressional bloc of southern Democrats, that sought to maintain the status quo (US9G):
George Wallace: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Orval Faubus : _____________________________________________________________________________________
Lester Maddox : ____________________________________________________________________________________
Describe how litigation such as the landmark cases of Brown v. Board of Education, Mendez v. Westminster, Hernandez
v. Texas, Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D., Edgewood I.S.D. v. Kirby, and Sweatt v. Painter played a role in protecting the rights
of the minority during the civil rights movement (US9I):
Brown v Board of Education
Mendez v Westminster
Hernandez v Texas
Delgado v Bastrop ISD
Edgewood ISD v Kirby
Sweatt v Painter
Identify actions of a government and the private sectors such as the Great Society, affirmative action, and Title IX to
create economic opportunities for citizens and analyze the unintended consequences of each (US17D)
Affirmative Action – ________________________________________________________________________________
Title IX – _________________________________________________________________________________________
Federal Housing Authority - __________________________________________________________________________
Head Start and upward bound – ________________________________________________________________________
Discuss historical reasons why the Constitution has been amended (US21B):
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
24th Amendment
Identify and analyze methods of expanding the right to participate in the democratic process, including lobbying, nonviolent protesting, litigation, and amendments to the U.S. Constitution (US23A):
Lobbying: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Non-violent protesting: ______________________________________________________________________________
Court decisions: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Litigation: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution: ___________________________________________________________________
Evaluate the contributions of Thurgood Marshall (US24B):
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe how the characteristics and issues in U.S. history have been reflected in various genres of art, music, film, and
literature (US25A):
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe both the positive and negative impacts of significant examples of cultural movements like the Chicano Mural
Movement (US25B):
Chicano Mural Movement: beginning in the 1960s, artists began using the walls of city building, housing projects,
schools, and churches to depict Mexican-American culture
Identify the political, social, and economic contributions of women to American society (US26D):
Dolores Huerta: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Analyze how scientific discoveries, technological innovations, and the application of these by the free enterprise system,
including those in transportation and communication, improve the standard of living (US28A):
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
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