AP US Government › History and Evolution of Civil Rights
Select the document from which the civil liberties and rights of all Americans are derived.
Why is the Mayflower Compact of 1620 is considered an important step in the development of democracy in America because it?
How does de facto segregation differ from de jure segregation?
I am a journalist who wrote a major expose of government wrongdoing. After ferreting out an unauthorized leak that will result in a criminal prosecution, the Department of Justice demands to know my source. Citing the well-established principle of confidentiality of sources, I refuse and am arrested. When I take the issue to court, what will the result be?
Which piece of legislation is considered instrumental in ending discrimination based on race?
What constitutional amendment formed the basis of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court decision?
In which socio-economic arena did the judicial part of the Civil Rights Movement first begin?
When the right to vote was first adopted, only white, property-owning males held a vote. Who determined how much property one needed to vote?