The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Question 1

The ruling in Regents v. Bakke set a precedent for cases that came after, such as United States v. Virginia, which ruling stated that

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Virginia Military Institute must open its doors to women.

Question 2

Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

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

Question 3

What were affirmative action programs originally designed to encourage?

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increasing diversity in public institutions and businesses

Question 4

What was the Supreme Court in the Brown case saying to the Court of the Plessy case in 1896?

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You made the wrong decision.

Question 5

What was the social impact of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

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It strengthened the growing civil rights movement.

Question 6

What factor do Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and Regents of California v. Bakke have in common?

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All three cases went to the Supreme Court for ruling.

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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Regents v. Bakke

Question 9

Which action would be considered an act of civil disobedience?

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

Question 10

Why did Allan Bakke file a lawsuit?

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He felt he was denied admission to school based on race.

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