15th Amendment
1. When was the 15th Amendment enacted?
2. Who was given the right to vote by the 15th Amendment?
3. What court case legalized “separate but equal” facilities for the races?
4. Under what segregation were African Americans reduced to second-class citizenship?
5. Which president urged congress to pass legislation that will make it impossible to thwart the 15th Amendment?
Civil Rights Act of 1957
1. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 aim to ensure?
2. What president pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
3. Which party had a lack of support in this affair?
4. Who was the Senate leader at this time?
5. Why was the African American community divided regards to the bill?
Voting Rights Act 1965
1. How many years after the 15th Amendment was the act ratified?
2. Name two obstacles African Americans faced to voting?
3. Which President signed this into law?
4. Why was the Voting Rights Act challenge in court?
5. What court case held Virginia poll taxes unconstitutional?
Political cartoons
Look near the bottom. (On the link)
1. What court case does this court case represent?
2. What was unconditional?
1. What term does this political cartoon represent? (On the link)
2. What does the elephant represent?
3. Using your knowledge who was the leader of the voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama?
1. When was the 15th Amendment enacted?
2. Who was given the right to vote by the 15th Amendment?
3. What court case legalized “separate but equal” facilities for the races?
4. Under what segregation were African Americans reduced to second-class citizenship?
5. Which president urged congress to pass legislation that will make it impossible to thwart the 15th Amendment?
Civil Rights Act of 1957
1. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 aim to ensure?
2. What president pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
3. Which party had a lack of support in this affair?
4. Who was the Senate leader at this time?
5. Why was the African American community divided regards to the bill?
Voting Rights Act 1965
1. How many years after the 15th Amendment was the act ratified?
2. Name two obstacles African Americans faced to voting?
3. Which President signed this into law?
4. Why was the Voting Rights Act challenge in court?
5. What court case held Virginia poll taxes unconstitutional?
Political cartoons
Look near the bottom. (On the link)
1. What court case does this court case represent?
2. What was unconditional?
1. What term does this political cartoon represent? (On the link)
2. What does the elephant represent?
3. Using your knowledge who was the leader of the voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama?