1965 Alabama Literacy Test - Mr. Culp!



1965 Alabama Literacy Test

DO NOT WRITE ANYWHERE ON THIS TEST

You have 10 minutes to complete this exam.

Your answers MUST BE IN ENGLISH

If you miss more than two (2) questions, your Socratic Discussion Questions are due tomorrow.

1. If a person is indicted for a crime, name two rights which he has.

2. A U.S. Senator elected in November takes office the following year on what date?

3. A person appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court is appointed for a term of .

4. When the Constitution was approved by the original colonies, how many states had to ratify it in order for it to be in effect?

5. Does enumeration affect the income tax levied on citizens in various states?

6. Persons opposed to swearing in an oath may say, instead "solemnly .

7. What words are required by law to be on all coins and paper currency?

8. A U.S. Senator is elected for how many years?

9. Appropriation of money for the armed services can be only for a period of how many years?

10. Who passes laws dealing with privacy?

11. The number of representatives which a state is entitled to have in the House of Representatives is based on what?

12. If no person receives a majority of electoral votes, the vice president is chosen by the Senate. True or False

13. Name two things which the states are forbidden to do by the U.S. Constitution.

14. If a person flees from justice into another state, who has the authority to ask for his return?

15. If the two houses of Congress cannot agree on adjournment, who sets the time?

16. After the presidential electors have voted, to whom do they send the count of their votes?

17. How many votes must a person receive in order to become President if the election is decided by the US Senate?

18. Name the two (2) levels of government which can levy taxes.

19. Of the original thirteen (13) states, which had the largest representation in the first Congress?

20. If it were proposed to join Alabama and Mississippi to form one state, which groups would have to vote approval in order for this to be done?

21. Name two (2) purposes of the U.S. Constitution.

22. The Constitution limits the size of the District of Columbia to .

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Journal Page 125 (right side): Voting (10 minutes)

Silently respond to the prompt the entire time.

Journal entries need to be a full page in your composition book (no skipping lines).

You need to use complete sentences and paragraphs (no bullets).

← Which version of the test did you get? Why did you get this version?

← Describe your feelings/reactions about your test.

← Was it fair? Why or why not?

← Describe your feelings/reactions to how your instructor treated you during the test.

← What was the purpose of this test?

← Who would be least likely to “pass” this test? Why?

← What was your score out of 22?

← Is it fair to use understanding of government documents (like the Constitution) as a literacy (ability to read) test? Why or why not?

← What should the requirements be for someone to vote in a local and national elections?

Vocabulary

black codes – laws passed in Southern states that limited the freedom of former slaves during Reconstruction. Throughout the South blacks could not meet alone in groups, carry guns, and had to work on a plantation if they didn’t have written proof of a job.

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Jim Crow laws – laws passed in Southern states that enforced segregation (separation) of white and black people in public places. After Plessy v. Ferguson “separate but equal” schools, restrooms, and public transportation were very common.

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1965 Alabama Literacy Test

DO NOT WRITE ANYWHERE ON THIS TEST

You have 10 minutes to complete this exam.

Your answers MUST BE IN ENGLISH

If you miss more than two (2) questions, your Socratic Discussion Questions are due tomorrow.

1. Ιφ α περσον ισ ινδιχτεδ φορ α χριμε, ναμε τωο ριγητσ ωηιχη ηε ηασ.

2. “ Υ.Σ. Σενατορ ελεχτεδ ιν Νοϖεμβερ τακεσ οφφιχε τηε φολλοωινγ ψεαρ ον ωηατ δατε?

3. “ περσον απποιντεδ το τηε Υ.Σ. Συπρεμε Χουρτ ισ απποιντεδ φορ α τερμ οφ .

4. Ωηεν τηε Χονστιτυτιον ωασ αππροϖεδ βψ τηε οριγιναλ χολονιεσ, ηοω μανψ στατεσ ηαδ το ρατιφψ ιτ ιν ορδερ φορ ιτ το βε ιν εφφεχτ?

5. Δοεσ ενυμερατιον αφφεχτ τηε ινχομε ταξ λεϖιεδ ον χιτιζενσ ιν ϖαριουσ στατεσ?

6. Περσονσ οπποσεδ το σωεαρινγ ιν αν οατη μαψ σαψ, ινστεαδ ∀σολεμνλψ .

7. ∴Ωηατ ωορδσ αρε ρεθυιρεδ βψ λαω το βε ον αλλ χοινσ ανδ παπερ χυρρενχψ?

8. “ Υ.Σ. Σενατορ ισ ελεχτεδ φορ ηοω μανψ ψεαρσ?

9. “ππροπριατιον οφ μονεψ φορ τηε αρμεδ σερϖιχεσ χαν βε ονλψ φορ α περιοδ οφ ηοω μανψ ψεαρσ?

10. Ωηο πασσεσ λαωσ δεαλινγ ωιτη πριϖαχψ?

11. Τηε νυμβερ οφ ρεπρεσεντατιϖεσ ωηιχη α στατε ισ εντιτλεδ το ηαϖε ιν τηε Ηουσε οφ Ρεπρεσεντατιϖεσ ισ βασεδ ον ωηατ?

12. Ιφ νο περσον ρεχειϖεσ α μαϕοριτψ οφ ελεχτοραλ ϖοτεσ, τηε ϖιχε πρεσιδεντ ισ χηοσεν βψ τηε Σενατε.

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13. Ναμε τωο τηινγσ ωηιχη τηε στατεσ αρε φορβιδδεν το δο βψ τηε Υ.Σ. Χονστιτυτιον.

14. Ιφ α περσον φλεεσ φρομ ϕυστιχε ιντο ανοτηερ στατε, ωηο ηασ τηε αυτηοριτψ το ασκ φορ ηισ ρετυρν?

15. Ιφ τηε τωο ηουσεσ οφ Χονγρεσσ χαννοτ αγρεε ον αδϕουρνμεντ, ωηο σετσ τηε τιμε?

16. “φτερ τηε πρεσιδεντιαλ ελεχτορσ ηαϖε ϖοτεδ, το ωηομ δο τηεψ σενδ τηε χουντ οφ τηειρ ϖοτεσ?

17. Ηοω μανψ ϖοτεσ μυστ α περσον ρεχειϖε ιν ορδερ το βεχομε Πρεσιδεντ ιφ τηε ελεχτιον ισ δεχιδεδ βψ τηε ΥΣ Σενατε?

18. Ναμε τηε τωο λεϖελσ οφ γοϖερνμεντ ωηιχη χαν λεϖψ ταξεσ.

19. Οφ τηε οριγιναλ 13 στατεσ, ωηιχη ηαδ τηε λαργεστ ρεπρεσεντατιον ιν τηε φιρστ Χονγρεσσ?

20. Ιφ ιτ ωερε προποσεδ το ϕοιν “λαβαμα ανδ Μισσισσιππι το φορμ ονε στατε, ωηιχη γρουπσ ωουλδ ηαϖε το ϖοτε αππροϖαλ ιν ορδερ φορ τηισ το βε δονε?

21. Ναμε τωο πυρποσεσ οφ τηε Υ.Σ. Χονστιτυτιον.

22. Τηε Χονστιτυτιον λιμιτσ τηε σιζε οφ τηε Διστριχτ οφ Χολυμβια το

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