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1. Personal rights of citizens protected by the United States Constitution are called _____________.
a. progressivism
b. civil rights
c. political freedom
2. _________________ is a policy of segregation or discrimination based on race.
a. apartheid
b. equality
c. indigenous
3. Treating people in such a way where the outcome for each person is the same is called ______________.
a. secession
b. migration
c. equality
4. The U.S. Supreme Court case that established separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional is called ______________.
a. Gideon v. Wainwright
b. Plessy v. Ferguson
c. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
5. Which of the following means the values and beliefs of the world that are learned and shared by members of society?
a. culture
b. colony
c. justice
6. A person who leaves their country to settle permanently in another one is called a(n) ________________.
a. nomad
b. immigrant
c. emigrant
7. People who share a cultural background, ancestry, and language are called a(n) ______________.
a. ethnic group
b. society
c. colony
8. Which of the following is the United States Supreme Court case ruling that state courts are required under the Fourteenth Amendment to provide legal counsel in criminal cases to defendants who could not afford their own attorney?
a. Plessy v. Ferguson
b. Gideon v. Wainwright
c. Marbury v. Madison
9. Rights and freedoms of which all people are entitled are called ____________.
a. justice
b. integration
c. human rights
10. Individual or family units are called households.
a. True
b. False
11. Which of the following means the process of moving to a foreign country to live permanently?
a. immigration
b. isolationism
c. patriotism
12. People who originated naturally in a particular place as opposed to those who moved there is called _______________.
a. integration
b. indigenous
c. migrating
13. Integration means the process of different races and ethnic groups mixing without restriction.
a. True
b. False
14. A relationship where people are mutually dependent on each other is called ____________.
a. bipartisan
b. imperialism
c. interdependence
15. Moral and fair treatment or behavior is called ___________.
a. oligarchy
b. justice
c. amnesty
16. Which of the following is the belief that America is made up of people from different cultures or races?
a. progressivism
b. melting pot
c. isolationism
17. Migration means to move from one place to another.
a. True
b. False
18. Unreasonable preconceived judgments or beliefs regarding a particular group, race, or religion is called ____________.
a. segregation
b. integration
c. prejudice
19. Which of the following refers to an individual's physical appearance such as skin color, eye color, and hair?
a. race
b. ethnic group
c. culture
20. A(n) _____________ is a person who moves into a foreign country to live permanently.
a. immigrant
b. emigrant
c. visitor
21. Separating people, different races, or ethnic groups as in schools, housing, or public facilities is called _____________.
a. integration
b. segregation
c. migration
22. Which of the following is a cultural group that is distinct or different from the larger culture of which they belong?
a. interest group
b. ethnic group
c. subculture
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Social Studies: Civil Rights - Quiz
