Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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Multiple Choice

What was the main issue addressed in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case?

• Employment discrimination

• Housing segregation

• School segregation

• Voting Rights

Multiple Choice

Which Supreme Court Justice delivered the opinion in the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Earl Warren

• William Rehnquist

• Waren Burger

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of maintaining racial segregation in schools.

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of desegregating public schools.

• The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence.

• The case was sent back to the lower courts for further review.

Multiple Choice

Which constitutional amendment was central to the argument against racial segregation in schools in the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Twenty-fourth amendment

Multiple Choice

What was the precedent established by the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• Separate but equal facilities were constitutional.

• Racial segregation in public schools was inherently unequal and unconstitutional.

• States had the right to determine their own segregation policies.

• Federal government had no jurisdiction over state education systems.