Brown v. Board of Education

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If a group of people are the plaintiffs in a court case involving discrimination, what is most likely true?

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The group has filed a complaint claiming that its members have been discriminated against.

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If a court has jurisdiction over a legal dispute, what is most likely true?

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The court is authorized to hear the case and make a ruling after considering the arguments.

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What is the technical meaning of parties when it is used in a legal document such as Brown v. Board of Education? 

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people who oppose each other in legal cases

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What did the Browns want from the Board of Education in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

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They wanted their African American daughter Linda to be allowed to attend the public school near her home.

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According to the Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, what is the importance of the 14th Amendment to the case?

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The amendment requires that all citizens be treated equally under the law.

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According to Warren in the Brown opinion, how did conditions change between the time the 14th Amendment was adopted and the time the Supreme Court considered Brown v. Board of Education?

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Public education became more important and widespread.

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According to Warren in Brown v. Board of Education, why did the court reject the argument that segregated schools were “separate but equal”?

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The court found that the experience of segregation itself had a harmful effect on African Americans’ education.

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Which element appears first in Brown v. Board of Education?

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a “syllabus” summarizing the Court’s opinions in the case

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Which sentence from the Brown v. Board of Education opinion states the major claim?

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Segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race deprives children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities, even though the physical facilities and other “tangible” factors may be equal.

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In the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court opinion, what is the main claim Warren attempts to establish through the history of education in the United States?

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He shows that the importance of and the widespread government support for education have made it a right covered by the Fourteenth Amendment.