3 Written Questions

1. came from the Compromise of 1850; federal commissioners were appointed and given authority to issue warrants, gather, posses and force citizens to help catch runaway slaves
2. outlawed racial discrimination in public accommodations and by employers, unions and voting registrars
3. created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and established workers' rights to collective bargaining

2 Multiple Choice Questions

1. set standards for the production and sale of food and drugs
   1. Civil Rights Act of 1964
   2. Homestean Act of 1862
   3. Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
   4. Voting Rights Act of 1965
2. set in motion a set of public land grants to small farmers -- helped to hasten the settlement of the western territories -- any adult citizen who headed a family could qualify for a grant of 160 acres of public land by paying a small registration fee and living on the land for five years
   1. Voting Rights Act of 1965
   2. Civil Rights Act of 1964
   3. Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
   4. Homestean Act of 1862

2 True/False Questions

1. Voting Rights Act of 1965 → stopped the use of literacy tests for voter qualification and gave greater power to the federal government to protect citizens' voting rights

   True        False

2. Sherman Anti-Trust Law of 1890 → outlawed monopolies in business

   True        False