The Government and how they dealt with civil rights (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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What year was the Civil Rights Act ending segregation in public places passed?
What year was the Civil Rights Act ending segregation in public places passed?
1964
Which title of the 1964 Act banned discrimination in hotels, restaurants & theatres?
Which title of the 1964 Act banned discrimination in hotels, restaurants & theatres?
Title II
What commission did Title VII of the 1964 Act establish?
What commission did Title VII of the 1964 Act establish?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Which discriminatory practices did the 1965 Voting Rights Act address?
Which discriminatory practices did the 1965 Voting Rights Act address?
Poll taxes & literacy tests
What did Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act require jurisdictions to obtain?
What did Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act require jurisdictions to obtain?
Federal approval before changing voting laws
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1968 also known as?
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1968 also known as?
The Fair Housing Act
What did the 1968 Act prohibit discrimination in?
What did the 1968 Act prohibit discrimination in?
Housing sale, rental & financing
How many African American students did Eisenhower help enter Little Rock school in 1957?
How many African American students did Eisenhower help enter Little Rock school in 1957?
Nine
What did the federal government send to protect Freedom Rides activists in 1961?
What did the federal government send to protect Freedom Rides activists in 1961?
Federal marshals
Which president used political skill to push through the Civil Rights & Voting Rights Acts?
Which president used political skill to push through the Civil Rights & Voting Rights Acts?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What did Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declare unconstitutional?
What did Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declare unconstitutional?
School segregation
What laws did Loving v. Virginia (1967) strike down?
What laws did Loving v. Virginia (1967) strike down?
Laws banning interracial marriage