The American Vision: Modern Times © 2008

Chapter 20: The Politics of Protest

The Politics of Protest

1
Which of the following did NOT influence the youth movement of the 1960s?
A)Huge numbers of baby boomers became young adults during the 1960s.
B)Most youth could not afford college, and so they turned to alternative lifestyles.
C)Many youth rejected the pressures to conform to 1950s traditional values.
D)The nuclear arms race led many youth to become worried about their future.
2
Which defines the original goals of the counterculture?
A)intellectualism
B)materialism
C)activism
D)utopianism
3
The 1964 Civil Rights Act made which of the following illegal?
A)advertising jobs by gender
B)excluding women from most levels of politics
C)excluding women from jobs based on gender
D)discriminating against girls and young women in federally funded schools
4
One of the women’s movement’s most notable achievements was the passage of Title IX, which __________.
A)required equal pay for equal work regardless of gender
B)lifted the ban on abortions
C)is another term for the Equal Rights Amendment
D)prohibited gender-based discrimination in federally funded schools
5
The Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade concerned what issue?
A)environmentalism
B)death penalty
C)abortion
D)racism
6
The belief that men and women should be equal politically, economically, and socially is the main argument of ________.
A)modernism
B)feminism
C)conservatism
D)environmentalism
7
By 1979, 35 out of the 38 states necessary had voted to _________.
A)approve the Equal Rights Amendment
B)make women subject to the draft
C)approve an affirmative action amendment
D)make women work outside the home
8
How did César Chávez win support for agricultural workers in California?
A)He led violent protests against owners.
B)He lobbied Congress for reforms.
C)He distributed pamphlets by himself for many years.
D)He organized a boycott of grapes from California.
9
What did Eisenhower do when illegal immigration increased in the 1950s?
A)He deported 3.7 million Mexicans.
B)He passed a bill providing immigrants citizenship.
C)He refused to address the issue.
D)He encouraged Americans not to discriminate against immigrants.
10
What was the agenda of the Hispanic American political party La Raza Unida?
A)to secure job training and greater access to financial institutions for Mexican Americans
B)to obtain increased wages and better benefits for farmworkers
C)to lobby for healthcare and economic development for Hispanics
D)to have greater local control in administering federal programs in Hispanic neighborhoods
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