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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though Representative Elliot believed the U.S. had to work toward better education, he did not believe in what?
(a) Integration.
(b) Freedom of choice.
(c) Private schools.
(d) Segregation.

2. The objective of the White Citizens Council that sprang up throughout the South was to do what?
(a) Destroy Brown v. Board.
(b) Reinstate slavery.
(c) Relocate Blacks.
(d) Integrate the South.

3. What drug became prevalent in African American communities as a result of Reagan’s drug trafficking ring?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Crack.
(c) Methamphetamine.
(d) Heroin.

4. What was one method used to integrate schools?
(a) Busking.
(b) Busing.
(c) Flying.
(d) Biking.

5. In which decade did the civil rights movement begin?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1930s.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Voting Rights Acts was a result of what 1965 event?

2. During the Civil Rights Era, Black Americans began to see what?

3. Which attorney argued in favor of Brown v. Board?

4. Which law required equal education opportunity for all regardless of race?

5. Profits from cocaine trafficked by the CIA to California was used to arm whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the event that led to the Voting Rights Act.

2. What was the Southern Manifesto, also called the Declaration of Constitutional Principles? How many members of Congress signed it and what was its effect on Brown?

3. In what ways does Anderson say the new drug laws under Reagan disproportionately impact African Americans?

4. After Brown, how did some Southern states attempt to weaken the NAACP’s impact?

5. Describe The Perrow Plan.

6. What was the Black Panther Party? When was it formed and what made it different from the previous methods of the civil rights movement?

7. What events led to the Civil Rights Act?

8. Describe The Gray Commission Plan.

9. Describe the ways in which the Reagan administration continued to roll back civil rights, according to Anderson. What examples does Anderson use in regards to education?

10. What Russian event sparked Americans to reevaluate their education system? Who was President at this time and how did he react?

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