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Civil Rights, Citizenship, and Civic Engagement Quiz

#1

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

Fourteenth Amendment
Explanation

Grants citizenship to those born or naturalized in the U.S.

#2

What term refers to the practice of refusing to buy, sell, or use certain goods or services as a form of protest or coercion?

Boycott
Explanation

Protest method involving refusal of goods or services.

#3

Who was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court?

Thurgood Marshall
Explanation

First African American Supreme Court Justice.

#4

Who famously refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks
Explanation

Initiated Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat.

#5

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Amelia Earhart
Explanation

First woman to solo fly across the Atlantic.

#6

Who was a leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement and is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs?

Martin Luther King Jr.
Explanation

Leader in the Civil Rights Movement, advocate of nonviolent civil disobedience.

#7

What is the term for a legal principle that requires government officials to release individuals imprisoned without a fair trial or hearing?

Habeas corpus
Explanation

Legal principle for releasing unlawfully imprisoned individuals.

#8

Which organization was founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to fight for the rights of farm workers, particularly in California?

United Farm Workers (UFW)
Explanation

Founded to advocate for farm workers' rights, especially in California.

#9

Which civil rights leader co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and played a key role in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Ralph Abernathy
Explanation

Co-founder of SCLC, key figure in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

#10

What term describes the legal right of an individual to participate in government by voting in elections?

Suffrage
Explanation

Legal right to vote in elections.

#11

In what year did the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education declare racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

1954
Explanation

Landmark case that declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional in 1954.

#12

Which landmark Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as they were equal in quality?

Plessy v. Ferguson
Explanation

Upheld segregation if facilities were equal in quality.

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