Exit Ticket: The Civil Rights Movement

Exit Ticket · Grade 11 · U.S. History

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Short Answer Questions

• Q1. Describe one major strategy used by civil rights activists during the Civil Rights Movement and explain why it was effective.

• Q2. Identify one landmark piece of legislation passed during the Civil Rights Movement and explain how it changed life for African Americans.

Reflection

• What is one thing you learned today about the Civil Rights Movement that surprised you or challenged something you previously believed, and why does it matter to understand this history today?

Multiple Choice

• Q1. Which Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, becoming a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement?

  • Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford

  Answer: Brown v. Board of Education

• Q2. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 primarily accomplished which of the following?

  • It granted African Americans the right to vote for the first time
  • It desegregated the U.S. military
  • It prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
  • It abolished the poll tax in federal elections

  Answer: It prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

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