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The Supreme Court and Civil Rights Answers

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What were affirmative action programs originally designed to encourage?

A
increasing diversity in public institutions and businesses
B
beginning the process of desegregation in schools
C
establishing complete equality in admissions and hiring practices
D
ending separation based on race in housing
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What was the social impact of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
It increased support for segregation by business owners.
B
It strengthened the growing civil rights movement.
C
It reduced interest in public protest relating to civil rights issues.
D
It generated interest in the link between grades and emotions.
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Which of these statements was implied by the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
Segregation could lead to feelings of inferiority.
B
Segregation often led to relatively equal opportunities.
C
Segregation increased levels of personal determination.
D
Segregation was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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When Chief Justice Earl Warren stated, “A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn,” what was he essentially stating?

C
Children often struggle with wanting to study.
L
Learning is difficult if a child is not inspired.
L
Low self-esteem can have a negative impact on grades.
S
Students who feel inferior often spend more time alone.
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Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

H
He said his rights had been violated.
H
He was clearly of mixed heritage.
H
He refused to give his seat to a white person.
H
He sat down in a train’s whites-only car.
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How did the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson affect the legalities of segregation?

I
It set “separate but equal” as a legal precedent.
I
It implemented desegregation legislation.
I
It determined that separation based on race can never be equal.
I
It discouraged people from continued protests.
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Which action would be considered an act of civil disobedience?

r
rioting, which causes damage to private and government property
e
engaging in a sit-in, in which African Americans stay at a segregated business
l
looting, which results in the theft of property from private businesses
b
boycotting, in which people choose not to purchase goods from businesses
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Why were civil rights supporters disappointed with the Supreme Court’s 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

T
The court rejected the idea of “separate but equal.”
T
The court ruled that African Americans were unable to drive.
T
The court ruled that African Americans were unable to vote.
T
The court affirmed the idea of “separate but equal.”
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Read the quote from the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education.We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

r
refutes the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
s
supports the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
r
recommends affirmative action measures.
u
upholds the right to legislate segregation.
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Chief Justice Earl Warren stated, “Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” What did the use of “inherently” imply about segregation?

A
By its very definition, it cannot be equal.
B
It is an integral part of American society.
C
Based on its meaning, separation is a natural inclination.
D
It was intended to be a state right, not a national mandate.

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