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Lesson 3- "Equal" Education Answers

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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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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 best describes how the Supreme Court plan for desegregation was implemented?

A
It was quick and easy.
B
It was slow and difficult.
C
It was quick, but difficult.
D
It was slow, but easy.
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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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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
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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 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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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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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.
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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

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