The Civil Rights Act of 1964

question 18

Multiple Choice

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• A)eliminated the Department of Justice and replaced it with the Department of Civil Rights.
• B)created an independent circuit of federal courts devoted entirely to school desegregation litigation.
• C)prohibited the Justice Department from implementing federal court orders to desegregate schools unless at least three individual parents filed formal complaints.
• D)authorized the Justice Department to implement federal court orders to desegregate schools without having to wait for individual parents to bring complaints.

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