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Brown v. Board of Education — Quiz

Question 14 • English Language Arts 11

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

Answer
A
the wide variety of facts presented to them.
B
the condition of schools in remote localities.
C
a concern about the treatment of citizens.
D
a legal issue shared by a number of cases.

Explanation

The excerpt says the cases involved different facts and local conditions, but that they shared “a common legal question.” Because that legal issue applied to multiple cases, the Court considered them together in one opinion. Choice B, “a legal issue shared by a number of cases,” states this reason.

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