Question one: evaluate the extent to which federal government action was effective in furthering the goals of the civil rights movement.

The federal government was highly effective in furthering the goals of the Civil Rights movement. Below are two examples of effective laws put in place by the federal government.

1) Civil Rights Act 1964 - This law stopped companies from discriminating against individuals based on race, gender, religion, national origin, etc. This law provided equitable opportunities for African-American citizens.

2) Voting Rights Act of 1965 - This law got rid of poll taxes, grandfather clauses, literacy tests, and other devices previously used by state governments that stopped African-Americans from voting.