History and Evolution of Civil Rights

Practice Questions

AP US Government › History and Evolution of Civil Rights

Questions
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1

Select the document from which the civil liberties and rights of all Americans are derived.

2

Why is the Mayflower Compact of 1620 is considered an important step in the development of democracy in America because it?

3

How does de facto segregation differ from de jure segregation?

4

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?

5

Which piece of legislation is considered instrumental in ending discrimination based on race?

6

What constitutional amendment formed the basis of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court decision?

7

In which socio-economic arena did the judicial part of the Civil Rights Movement first begin?

8

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?

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