3.12 The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Question 1

What was the social impact of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

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It strengthened the growing civil rights movement.

Question 2

Read the quote from the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education.We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

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refutes the doctrine of “separate but equal.”

Question 3

Which Supreme Court case ruled that racial quotas could not be used to reduce inequality in schools or workplaces?

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Regents v. Bakke

Question 4

The ruling in Regents v. Bakke set a precedent for cases that came after, such as United States v. Virginia, which ruling stated that

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Virginia Military Institute must open its doors to women.

Question 5

Which action would be considered an act of civil disobedience?

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engaging in a sit-in, in which African Americans stay at a segregated business

Question 6

How did the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson affect the legalities of segregation?

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It set “separate but equal” as a legal precedent.

Question 7

Why were civil rights supporters disappointed with the Supreme Court’s 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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The court affirmed the idea of “separate but equal.”

Question 8

How does the legal precedent set by the decision in the Brown case relate to the concept of federalism?

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The precedent overturned state laws based on an interpretation of the Constitution.

Question 9

Which accurately describes what Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education had in common?

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Both cases involved interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 10

What was the Supreme Court in the Brown case saying to the Court of the Plessy case in 1896?

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You made the wrong decision.

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