Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What was the "obstruction of justice" referred to in Executive Order 10730?
Preventing a court order from being enforced
Preventing a state law from being enforced
TP-ing the entrance to Central High School
Blocking the entrance to Central High School
Q. Which constitutional amendment guarantees the "equal protection of the laws"?
First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Twenty-First Amendment
Q. What did Eisenhower mean by "the command contained in that Proclamation has not been obeyed"?
His order to the secretary of defense was ignored.
His Domino's order was already 45 minutes late.
His order to arrest Governor Faubus was ignored.
His order for the protestors to cease and desist was ignored.
Q. What units were ordered "into the active military service of the United States"?
101st Airborne Division
Arkansas National Guard
The Grand Army of the Republic
Arkansas State Police
Q. Eisenhower's instructions to carry out the "orders of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas" only applied to
sections of Arkansas east of the Mississippi River.
East Little Rock.
Central High School.
the state of Arkansas.