The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Question 1

Which statement best summarizes Brown’s message in this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The law cannot cause or correct social differences.

Question 2

What is the main purpose of this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: To defend segregation as an acceptable practice

Question 3

Which statement best summarizes this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Segregation of schools harms African American children.

Question 4

What is the purpose of this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: To assert that legal segregation is harmful to children.

Question 5

Which statement best summarizes this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The university failed to justify the denial of Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Question 6

Which statement represents the key difference between the Court’s view of equal access in Plessy and its view in Regents?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The Court shifted from saying that segregation was legal to saying that any laws made based on race would be subject to careful judicial scrutiny.

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights Answers