EDEXCEL PAPER 3 Civil Rights New Section a Questions

EDEXCEL PAPER 3: Civil Rights. A Level Revised Exam-Style Questions Section A

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Assess the value of the source for revealing the aims of Reconstruction during Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the problems experienced by the state of Louisiana.

Explain your answer, using the source, information given about its origins and your own knowledge about the historical context. (20 marks)

Assess the value of the source for revealing the ways in which the Black Codes affected the lives of some black Americans and the problems of vagrancy in the state of Mississippi.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the ways in which the Reconstruction policies of the federal government attempted to improve the lives of black American ex-slaves in the former Confederacy and the federal government’s attitude toward former Confederate leaders.

Assess the value of the source for revealing how black Americans were affected by white terror organisations, and the activities of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction.

Explain your answer, using the source, information given about its origins and your own knowledge about the historical context. (20 marks) Page 93

Assess the value of the source for revealing the impact of the civil rights cases of 1883 on black Americans, and the attitudes of black Americans to those cases.

Assess the value of the source for revealing how the state of Mississippi planned to limit the franchise, and the impact this would have on black Americans.

Assess the value of the source for revealing attitude of the state of Alabama towards black Americans and the impact this would have on their lives.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons why the Civilian Conservation Corps introduced racially segregated camps and the impact this had on black Americans.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons why the US Supreme Court ordered the desegregation of public schools and the attitude of the Supreme Court to racial discrimination.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons for the Montgomery bus boycott and the ways in which the boycott would operate.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons why Barack Obama decided to seek national political office and the attitude of the author to Obama.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons why Barack Obama was seen as a future political leader in the Democratic Party and Obama’s attitude toward racial equality.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons why Barack Obama was regarded as a serious contender for the Democrat presidential candidate in 2008 and the attitude of the media to his decision.

Assess the value of the source for revealing how far Obama’s race for the White House was aided by the weakness of his opponents and the role of the media in revealing these weaknesses.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons Obama gave for his success in the presidential election of 2008 and his attitude towards civil rights.