SOC 323 Midterm (CMU) Test
With Solution
Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER "separate but equal" doctrine supreme court
upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws
Jim Crow Laws - ANSWER Limited rights of blacks. Literacy tests, grandfather
clauses and poll taxes limited black voting rights
NAACP - ANSWER National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
Ethnic Enclaves - ANSWER a geographic area with high ethnic concentration,
characteristic cultural identity, and economic activity
Social Movements - ANSWER organized activism intended to be engaged in
over a long period of time, with the objective of changing society in some
way through collective action
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) - ANSWER An organization
formed in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders to work for
civil rights through nonviolent means
, Chicano Movement - ANSWER Movement that focused on raising Mexican
American consciousness
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) - ANSWER an
organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to
give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) - ANSWER Organization founded by
pacifists in 1942 to promote racial equality through peaceful means
Black Panthers - ANSWER A black political organization that was against
peaceful protest and for violence if needed. The organization marked a shift
in policy of the black movement, favoring militant ideals rather than peaceful
protest.
Civil Disobedience - ANSWER A form of political participation that reflects a
conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the
consequences.
Termination Policy - ANSWER Federal government decision to end federal
responsibility for Native American tribes
With Solution
Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER "separate but equal" doctrine supreme court
upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws
Jim Crow Laws - ANSWER Limited rights of blacks. Literacy tests, grandfather
clauses and poll taxes limited black voting rights
NAACP - ANSWER National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
Ethnic Enclaves - ANSWER a geographic area with high ethnic concentration,
characteristic cultural identity, and economic activity
Social Movements - ANSWER organized activism intended to be engaged in
over a long period of time, with the objective of changing society in some
way through collective action
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) - ANSWER An organization
formed in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders to work for
civil rights through nonviolent means
, Chicano Movement - ANSWER Movement that focused on raising Mexican
American consciousness
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) - ANSWER an
organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to
give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) - ANSWER Organization founded by
pacifists in 1942 to promote racial equality through peaceful means
Black Panthers - ANSWER A black political organization that was against
peaceful protest and for violence if needed. The organization marked a shift
in policy of the black movement, favoring militant ideals rather than peaceful
protest.
Civil Disobedience - ANSWER A form of political participation that reflects a
conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the
consequences.
Termination Policy - ANSWER Federal government decision to end federal
responsibility for Native American tribes
