Comprehensive Civil Rights in the United States:
200-Question Exam Covering African American,
Women’s, LGBTQ+, Disability, and Minority
Rights, Key Figures, Landmark Legislation,
Amendments, and Historical Movements with
Answer Key
Civil Rights in the USA – 100 Questions
History & Amendments (1–20)
1. Which amendment abolished slavery in the United
States?
A. 14th
B. 15th
C. 13th
D. 19th
2. The 14th Amendment guarantees:
A. Right to vote for women
, B. Equal protection under the law
C. Freedom of speech
D. Abolition of slavery
3. The 15th Amendment protected the voting rights of:
A. Women
B. African American men
C. Native Americans
D. All citizens over 21
4. The Reconstruction Amendments include which of
the following?
A. 13th, 14th, 15th (Correct)
B. 1st, 2nd, 3rd
C. 19th, 24th, 26th
D. 10th, 11th, 12th
5. Which Supreme Court case established “separate
but equal”?
A. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Roe v. Wade
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Obergefell v. Hodges
6. Which Supreme Court case overturned “separate
but equal” in schools?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
, B. Roe v. Wade
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Obergefell v. Hodges
7. The 19th Amendment granted:
A. Voting rights for African Americans
B. Voting rights for women
C. Freedom of religion
D. Equal pay in the workplace
8. Which period was marked by racial segregation in
the South?
A. Reconstruction
B. Jim Crow Era
C. Civil Rights Era
D. Progressive Era
9. Which amendment granted citizenship and equal
protection to all persons born or naturalized in the
U.S.?
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 19th
10. What year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
A. 1861
, B. 1865 (Correct)
C. 1870
D. 1920
11. Which amendment protects voting rights
regardless of race?
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 19th
12. Which of the following best describes “Jim Crow
laws”?
A. Federal voting protections
B. State and local laws enforcing racial segregation
C. Civil rights protections
D. Women’s suffrage laws
13. Which movement occurred after the Civil War
to help freed slaves?
A. Civil Rights Movement
B. Women’s Rights Movement
C. Reconstruction
D. Labor Rights Movement
14. Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act
of 1964?
200-Question Exam Covering African American,
Women’s, LGBTQ+, Disability, and Minority
Rights, Key Figures, Landmark Legislation,
Amendments, and Historical Movements with
Answer Key
Civil Rights in the USA – 100 Questions
History & Amendments (1–20)
1. Which amendment abolished slavery in the United
States?
A. 14th
B. 15th
C. 13th
D. 19th
2. The 14th Amendment guarantees:
A. Right to vote for women
, B. Equal protection under the law
C. Freedom of speech
D. Abolition of slavery
3. The 15th Amendment protected the voting rights of:
A. Women
B. African American men
C. Native Americans
D. All citizens over 21
4. The Reconstruction Amendments include which of
the following?
A. 13th, 14th, 15th (Correct)
B. 1st, 2nd, 3rd
C. 19th, 24th, 26th
D. 10th, 11th, 12th
5. Which Supreme Court case established “separate
but equal”?
A. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Roe v. Wade
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Obergefell v. Hodges
6. Which Supreme Court case overturned “separate
but equal” in schools?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
, B. Roe v. Wade
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Obergefell v. Hodges
7. The 19th Amendment granted:
A. Voting rights for African Americans
B. Voting rights for women
C. Freedom of religion
D. Equal pay in the workplace
8. Which period was marked by racial segregation in
the South?
A. Reconstruction
B. Jim Crow Era
C. Civil Rights Era
D. Progressive Era
9. Which amendment granted citizenship and equal
protection to all persons born or naturalized in the
U.S.?
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 19th
10. What year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
A. 1861
, B. 1865 (Correct)
C. 1870
D. 1920
11. Which amendment protects voting rights
regardless of race?
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 19th
12. Which of the following best describes “Jim Crow
laws”?
A. Federal voting protections
B. State and local laws enforcing racial segregation
C. Civil rights protections
D. Women’s suffrage laws
13. Which movement occurred after the Civil War
to help freed slaves?
A. Civil Rights Movement
B. Women’s Rights Movement
C. Reconstruction
D. Labor Rights Movement
14. Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act
of 1964?
