Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
How did the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s influence subsequent policy making by the federal government?
Legislation for civil rights protections, including voting rights and equal employment.
Increased focus on foreign policy issues, such as relations with the Soviet Union.
Implementation of laissez-faire economic policies to reduce government intervention.
Expansion of states' rights initiatives that limited federal oversight in social matters.
What is defined as an increase in militancy or extremeness of a social movement or group?
Disenfranchisement
Integration
Institutionalization
Radicalization
What did President Nixon declare war on in an attempt to reduce illegal drug use?
Poverty
Drugs
Communism
Terrorism
Which social movement of the 1960s most directly influenced modern lobbying efforts for environmental policy reform?
The Civil Rights Movement
The Green Movement
The Women's Liberation Movement
The Anti-War Movement
(How) has Congressional legislation supporting LGBTQ+ rights influenced state-level policies?
Mandated implementation of federal anti-discrimination policies overriding existing state guidelines.
Pressure to conform to a national standard established by new laws despite states' resistance or reluctance.
Repeal of federal laws deeming certain behaviors illegal, resulting in widespread decriminalization at the state stage.
Concessions and compromises on federal funding requirements could drive changes at state levels.
Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote?
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
26th Amendment
15th Amendment

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What impact did Anti-Vietnam War protests have on governmental decision making processes?
They prompted Truman Doctrine announcement
It pressured Nixon administration into initiating Vietnamization policy
They resulted in immediate withdrawal from Vietnam War
It accelerated escalation of war efforts under Johnson administration
Which of the following terms refers to organized collective actions aimed at bringing about social, political, economic, or cultural change?
Equal protection
Civil rights
Activism
Social movements
Which movement led to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women's suffrage?
Women's Suffrage Movement
Abolitionist Movement
Prohibition Movement
Environmental Movement