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The U.S. Constitution is known as ...........
the Jim Crow laws
the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
the supreme law of the land
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Jim Crow Laws.........
enforced racial segregation in the South before the Civil Rights Movement.
protected African American in the South.
supported the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
promoted racial segregation in the North and the South.
An amendment is a
new law added to the Jim Crow Laws
list of all the laws in the U.S. Constitution.
new law that affected the south.
change or an addition to the U.S. Constitution.
The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are collectively known as the........
the Jim Crow Amendments.
Slavery Amendments.
Civil Rights or Reconstruction Amendments.
Abraham Lincoln Amendments.
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution........
officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery to this day.
abolished slavery in the North.
gave the right to vote to all U.S. Citizens.
declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens including African Americans.
The 14th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution...
declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens including African Americans.
officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery to this day.
gave all U.S. citizens the right to vote.
abolished slavery in the north.
The 15th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution...
was the last amendment added to the U.S. Constitution.
declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens including African Americans.
officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery to this day.
prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The meaning of the vocabulary word Civics .........
relates to the study of slavery during the Civil War.
relates to the study of government and the rights and responsibilities of citizens
relates to the study of the Segregation Laws.
relates to the study of the Reconstruction Amendments.
The meaning of the vocabulary word Restricted refers to something
Permitted to be used only by a particular person or group
Permitted to be used only by a U.S. Citizens.
Permitted to be used only by Slaves in the South.
Permitted to be used by everybody.
The meaning of the word Entitled refers to someone who is .....
Given to right to vote.
Given the right to be free.
given the right to live in the North.
Given the right to something
The definition of the word Policy as it was used in the story......
refers to a plan that outlines the Jim Crow Laws.
refers to a plan that listed the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
refers to a plan that outlines expectations and procedures for a given situation
refers to a plan that protected the salves in the South.
The definition of the word Battery as it was used in the story......
refers to the use of physical force on someone.
refers to any source of power.
refers to the source of power and electricity in a car.
refers to the use of physical for to move an object.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil-rights protest during which ........
African American demanded new buses for their children.
African American demanded better buses for public transportation.
African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating
African American demanded buses for color people only.
Edwina and Marshall Johnson have trouble with the Montgomery bus laws because ........
they didn't know how to read.
it was the first time they rode the bus.
they didn't want to sit in the back of the bus.
They were not familiar with the city's segregation laws.
Reluctantly black riders gave up their seats and moved to the back of the bus ...........
this means that they were not happy about moving but they had to do it anyway.
this means that they were happy to give up their seats to a white person.
this means that they didn't care about moving.
this means that they knew that in back of the bus they had a better view of the city.
None of the white women standing would sit in the empty seat next to Claudette because .........
they were afraid of her.
they knew they could get arrested for doing so.
they knew the driver would force her to move to the back.
It was against the law for blacks to sit in the same row as a white person.
Claudette Colvin hurts her case by ........
taking the time to move to the back of the bus.
paying attention during her civics class.
paying the fine and accepting the consequences given to her in court.
Struggling and arguing with the police officers trying to defend herself.
Mary Louise Smith, an eighteen-year-old black girl, was arrested when she refused to move to the back of the bus. Her case was not relevant because......
She decided to plead guilty and pay the fine.
She was considered an adult already.
She was not a good high school student.
She lived in the north.
What is the meaning of the phrase "The Prosecutors threw the book at Claudette"?
It means that they didn't care about respecting her rights and treating her fairly.
It means that they wanted her to read the U.S. Constitution.
It means that they wanted to hurt her with a heavy book.
It means that they didn't want her to attend her civics class.
Two months later, on December 1, 1955, another black woman boarded a city bus and found an empty seat just behind the white section. She was Rosa Parks. The story ends like this to let the reader know that........
Rosa Parks was not as important as Claudette Colvin.
Rosa Parks was arrested for the right reasons.
The Black community didn't like Rosa Parks.
The Black community had found the right person to defend in court and start fighting for equal civil rights.
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