Brown v. Board of Education - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education . In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Why does the Supreme Court assert this fact?

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D: to highlight the significance of equal access to education

Question 2

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education . Because these are class actions, because of the wide applicability of this decision, and because of the great variety of local conditions, the formulation of decrees in these cases presents problems of considerable complexity. Why does the Supreme Court describe these considerations?

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B: to emphasize the challenges inherent in determining a ruling for a varied nation

Question 3

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education . In each of the cases other than the Delaware case, a three-judge federal district court denied relief to the plaintiffs on the so-called "separate but equal" doctrine announced by this Court in Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 . The Supreme Court cites these cases because it seeks to

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A: cite specific legal rulings in order to generalize.

Question 4

Which movement followed the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

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C: desegregation

Question 5

What is the plaintiffs’ main concern about the state of public schools in Brown v. Board of Education ?

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D: The schools were racially segregated, which led to a lower quality of education for some students in Topeka.

Question 6

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education . They are premised on different facts and different local conditions, but a common legal question justifies their consideration together in this consolidated opinion. Based on this excerpt, The Supreme Court chose to consider the case due to

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D: a legal issue shared by a number of cases.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education . Because these are class actions, because of the wide applicability of this decision, and because of the great variety of local conditions, the formulation of decrees in these cases presents problems of considerable complexity. Why does the Supreme Court describe these considerations?

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A: to emphasize the challenges inherent in determining a ruling for a varied nation

Question 8

What is the plaintiffs’ main concern about the state of public schools in Brown v. Board of Education ?

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B: The schools were racially segregated, which led to a lower quality of education for some students in Topeka.

Question 9

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education . In each of the cases other than the Delaware case, a three-judge federal district court denied relief to the plaintiffs on the so-called "separate but equal" doctrine announced by this Court in Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 . The Supreme Court cites these cases because it seeks to

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B: cite specific legal rulings in order to generalize.

Question 10

Why did the Supreme Court decide to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson , as explained in Brown v. Board of Education ?

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A: Separate is inherently unequal.

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