AnswersLAUSD-U.S. History Geography Continuity and Change in the 20th Century B PrescriptiveUnit Test

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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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Who declared that organized resistance by Southern states would prevent racial integration in the South?

A
Harry Flood Byrd
B
Earl Warren
C
Oliver Brown
D
Thurgood Marshall
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Which called on states to desegregate “with all deliberate speed”?

A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
the Southern Manifesto
C
Brown II
D
Brown v. Board of Education
4

Which became a new focus for the NAACP after 1950?

A
creating equal facilities for segregated schools
B
ending segregation in public education
C
funding African American public schools
D
strengthening segregation in public education
5

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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Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the Supreme Court by

A
Thurgood Marshall.
B
Linda Brown.
C
Orval Faubus.
D
Reverend Oliver Brown.
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Why did Thurgood Marshall cite the Fourteenth Amendment to argue that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

A
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees every child an education.
B
The Fourteenth Amendment gives voters the right to reject Supreme Court decisions.
C
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law.
D
The Fourteenth Amendment formed the basis for Plessy v. Ferguson.
8

The governor of Arkansas who used National Guard troops to fight integration at Central High School in Little Rock was

A
Thurgood Marshall.
B
Oliver Brown.
C
Orval Faubus.
D
Earl Warren.
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Which best describes how the Supreme Court voted in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
The court voted to hold a national debate on school segregation.
B
The court voted to maintain school segregation.
C
The court voted to leave school segregation up to individual states.
D
The court voted to end school segregation.
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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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