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The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education did not immediately end segregation in public schools because

A
Northern states refused to follow it.
B
the Supreme Court did not offer a new policy.
C
Southern states closed all their public schools.
D
the Supreme Court could not agree on a new policy.
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Why did Thurgood Marshall cite the Fourteenth Amendment to argue that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

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The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees every child an education.
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The Fourteenth Amendment gives voters the right to reject Supreme Court decisions.
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The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law.
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The Fourteenth Amendment formed the basis for Plessy v. Ferguson.
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Which encouraged the NAACP to become involved with Reverend Oliver Brown’s lawsuit against a board of education in Kansas?

A
the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaurin v. Oklahoma
B
the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
C
the election of Senator Harry Byrd to the US Senate
D
the Southern Manifesto against desegregation
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The Southern Manifesto was a document that declared the intent of

A
Southern lawmakers to support desegregation.
B
Northern lawmakers to support desegregation.
C
Southern lawmakers to oppose desegregation.
D
Northern lawmakers to oppose desegregation.
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The unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education was written by

A
Reverend Oliver Brown.
B
all nine Supreme Court justices.
C
Thurgood Marshall.
D
Earl Warren.
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The area of the United States that was most affected by Brown v. Board of Education was

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the South.
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the rural North and South.
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the urban North and South.
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the North.
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The court voted to hold a national debate on school segregation.
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The court voted to maintain school segregation.
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The court voted to leave school segregation up to individual states.
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The court voted to end school segregation.
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An argument made by Thurgood Marshall that helped shape the Brown v. Board of Education decision was that

A
separate facilities do not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
B
separate facilities are unequal and make African American children feel inferior.
C
separate facilities, although equal, violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
separate but equal facilities do not make African American children feel inferior.

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