The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Question 1

Who was responsible for initially filing the lawsuit questioning the use of quotas as affirmative action?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Allan Bakke

Question 2

When Chief Justice Earl Warren stated, “A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn,” what was he essentially stating?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Low self-esteem can have a negative impact on grades.

Question 3

Which action would be considered an act of civil disobedience?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

engaging in a sit-in, in which African Americans stay at a segregated business

Question 4

How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Separation does not necessarily imply any inequality.

Question 5

Which Supreme Court case ruled that racial quotas could not be used to reduce inequality in schools or workplaces?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Regents v. Bakke

Question 6

Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He sat down in a train’s whites-only car.

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights Answers