Question

Based on what you have learned, select the phrases that correctly describe a provision of the Civil Rights Act.
Select all of the boxes that apply.

guaranteed equal voting rights

desegregated schools

banned poll taxes

desegregated public places

opposed gender discrimination in the workplace

eliminated literacy tests

Answer 1

Correct selections:
- desegregated schools — the Act (Title IV) authorized action to end segregation in public education.
- desegregated public places — the Act (Title II/III) banned discrimination in public accommodations and facilities.
- opposed gender discrimination in the workplace — Title VII prohibited employment discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race, color, religion, and national origin.

Not correct for the 1964 Civil Rights Act:
- guaranteed equal voting rights — that was the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- banned poll taxes — the 24th Amendment (1964 for federal elections) and later court rulings ended poll taxes in state elections.
- eliminated literacy tests — outlawed by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.