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US History II Unit 3 CHALLENGE 3 HIST 105 US History II Unit 3 CHALLENGE 3: Fighting for Civil Rights Select the correct chronological sequence of the civil rights events prior to Brown v.... Board of Education. a.) 1. Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of “separate but equal” in public accommodations. 2. President Truman issued an executive order to desegregate America’s armed forces. 3. Desegregation of Major League Baseball was achieved when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. b.) 1. President Truman issued an executive order to desegregate America’s armed forces. 2. Desegregation of Major League Baseball was achieved when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. 3. Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of “separate but equal” in public accommodations. c.) 1. Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of “separate but equal” in public accommodations. 2. Desegregation of Major League Baseball was achieved when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. 3. President Truman issued an executive order to desegregate America’s armed forces. d.) 1. President Truman issued an executive order to desegregate America’s armed forces. 2. Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of “separate but equal” in public accommodations. 3. Desegregation of Major League Baseball was achieved when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Select the correct chronological sequence of the civil rights victories prior to Brown v. Board of Education. a.) 1. President Truman created a Presidential Committee on Civil Rights to investigate racism in the U.S. 2. In Sipuel v. Board of Regents, the Supreme Court ruled that Ada Lois Sipuel had been unlawfully refused admission to law school. 3. The NAACP founded the organization’s Legal Defense and Education Fund. b.) 1. President Truman created a Presidential Committee on Civil Rights to investigate racism in the U.S. 2. The NAACP founded the organization’s Legal Defense and Education Fund. 3. In Sipuel v. Board of Regents, the Supreme Court ruled that Ada Lois Sipuel had been unlawfully refused admission to law school. c.) 1. The NAACP founded the organization’s Legal Defense and Education Fund. 2. President Truman created a Presidential Committee on Civil Rights to investigate racism in the U.S. 3. In Sipuel v. Board of Regents, the Supreme Court ruled that Ada Lois Sipuel had been unlawfully refused admission to law school. d.) 1. The NAACP founded the organization’s Legal Defense and Education Fund. 2. In Sipuel v. Board of Regents, the Supreme Court ruled that Ada Lois Sipuel had been unlawfully refused admission to law school. 3. President Truman created a Presidential Committee on Civil Rights to investigate racism in the U.S. A federal housing agency designed to rescue homeowners from foreclosure during the Great Depression created residential security maps, which classified neighborhoods according to a letter scale. However, bankers refused to issue mortgages in low-rated neighborhoods. What is the best term for this form of discriminatory lending? a.) Residential screening b.) Redlining c.) Color mapping d.) Blockbusting On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court handed down its decision. Choose the statement that best reflects the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. a.) Segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause. b.) Segregation restricts African Americans from pursuing higher education. c.) Segregation is legal because the 14th Amendment doesn't guarantee social equality. d.) Segregation in public schools is constitutional as long as facilities are equal. According to the Supreme Court, how did school segregation violate the 14th Amendment? a.) It did not give equal education to all citizens. b.) It denied African Americans the right to vote. c.) It allowed people under the age of 21 to vote. d.) It denied one group the right to free speech. Choose the statement that best reflects reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling in southern politics and culture. a.) “The proposed ratio of 50% black and 50% white in schools is impossible to carry out in the South.” b.) "I am going to join a White Citizens Council to resist the court's decision." c.) "As Southerners, we may have to secede again to stop these assaults on our rights and freedoms." d.) "We believe the Court's ruling is fair given the state of public schooling in the South.” Choose the statement that best reflects reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling in southern politics and culture. a.) "The proposed ratio of 50% black and 50% white in schools is impossible to achieve in the South." b.) “We will keep this case in the court system as long as we can to prevent the desegregation of our schools.” c.) "We will pay to send black students to private schools instead of attending our public schools." d.) "Southern congressmen issued a 'Declaration of Constitutional Principles' to resist the Brown decision." President Harry Truman created a committee to investigate racism, which had released its findings in 1947. The committee determined that the federal government had a responsibility to ensure equal protection under the law. Please read the following excerpt from the report: "It is impossible to decide who suffers the greatest moral damage from our civil rights transgressions, because all of us are hurt. That is certainly true of those who are victimized. Their belief in the basic truth of the American promise is undermined... The damage to those who are responsible for these violations of our moral standards may well be greater… All of us must endure the cynicism about democratic values which our failures breed." Select the statement that best reflects the "damage to those who are responsible for these violations" to which the report refers. a.) The righteousness of democracy as a political ideology may be called into question. b.) The United Nations is likely to sanction the United States. c.) Eventually, those who violate the civil rights of others will be prosecuted. d.) Americans are at risk of their nation descending into lawlessness. President Harry Truman created a committee to investigate racism, which had released its findings in 1947. The committee determined that the federal government had a responsibility to ensure equal protection under the law. Please read the following excerpt from the report: "The international reason for acting to secure our civil rights now is not to win the approval of our totalitarian critics. We would not expect it if our record were spotless; to them our civil rights record is only a convenient weapon with which to attack us. Certainly we would like to deprive them of that weapon. But we are more concerned with the good opinion of the peoples of the world." Choose the statement that correctly identifies a likely purpose of this excerpt from Truman's committee to investigate racism. a.) Truman wanted to apologize for the discrimination African Americans had endured. b.) Truman wanted to win the next presidential election. c.) Truman wanted to be remembered as the president who ended racism. d.) Truman wanted to address the problem of racism to counter criticism by the Soviets. Which statement reflects the principles within the first four articles of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights? a.) Trading of human beings as property is always illegal. b.) Extremely poor people should receive a greater share of societies' wealth. c.) Humans must cede some of their rights to governments in exchange for protection. d.) War is evil and should be avoided. Which statement reflects the principles within the first four articles of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights? a.) The principles outlined shall be imposed equally upon all of the world’s governments. b.) The political status of a region should not affect the treatment of its people. c.) The Declaration of Human Rights is solely based on Christian principles. d.) The Security Council of the United Nations will prosecute violations of human rights. [Show More]

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