Key Legislation and Supreme Court Case in US Civil Rights History

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Which landmark Supreme Court case ended the federal government's support of 'equal but separate' practices in the Southern states?

  • Brown v. Board of Education (1954) (correct)
  • Roe v. Wade (1973)
  • Marbury v. Madison (1803)
  • Dredd Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Which legislation prohibits businesses from making discriminatory hiring decisions based on race, color, sex, religion, and national origin?

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 (correct)
  • Alien and Sedition Acts
  • Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Emancipation Proclamation

Which legal provision provides a standard of equality in employment opportunity and regulates legal employment practices?

  • First Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Second Amendment
  • Title VII (correct)

Which of the following was NOT a tactic used in southern states to deny African Americans the right to vote?

<p>Voting Rights Act of 1965 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which discriminatory practice was used in southern states to allow only white voters to participate in primary elections?

<p>White primaries (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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