Quiz  /  Civil Rights Act of 1964

  • 1. 
    What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

  • Lyndon Johnson
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Richard Nixon
  • Abraham Lincoln

  • 2. 
    The new law outlawed discrimination by employers based on what?

  • All of the above
  • Religion
  • Race
  • Gender

  • 3. 
    The slaves were set free after what war?

  • War of 1812
  • Mexican-American War
  • World War II
  • Civil War

  • 4. 
    What were the laws called that enforced racial segregation?

  • Civil Laws
  • Constitutional Laws
  • Separation Laws
  • Jim Crow laws

  • 5. 
    True or False: Under the new law, public schools could still be segregated by race.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 6. 
    How many sections did the law have?

  • 11
  • 24
  • 2
  • 5

  • 7. 
    What political group filibustered against the law for 83 days?

  • Southern Republicans
  • Northern Democrats
  • Northern Republicans
  • Southern Democrats

  • 8. 
    What stopped President Kennedy from signing the law?

  • He was assassinated
  • He was against the law
  • He was too busy
  • He lost the election

  • 9. 
    What law was passed in 1965 to insure that the right to vote was not denied based on race or color?

  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Voters Standard Act
  • Voting Rights Act
  • Social Security Act

  • 10. 
    True or False: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 only protects civil rights based on race.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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