Quizizz for 3.12 & 3.13

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

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

• The amendment explicitly forbids segregation of schools on the basis of race.

• The amendment says that all citizens deserve the same educational opportunities.

• The amendment forbids differences in quality between various public institutions.

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

• Integration became more widespread.

• Segregation became a more common practice.

• Citizens were better able to sue boards of education in court.

• Public education became more important and widespread.

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

• The court found that the schools attended by African Americans were actually less well maintained than white schools.

• The court found that the policy of segregating schools reflected false and distorted views of racial difference.

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

• The court rejected the idea that separate schools could ever have equally good “tangibles,” such as teachers’ salaries.

Which statement best summarizes the opinion concerning segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

• The Fourteenth Amendment does not mention public education.

• Some earlier court decisions allowed schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

• It is unconstitutional for public schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

• An earlier court decision allowed “separate but equal” school facilities for white and African American children.

In the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court opinion, how does Warren prove that segregated schools are not equal in the “intangibles”?

• He states that segregated white and African American schools are becoming equal in facilities and teachers’ qualifications.

• He notes that a public education system developed in the South later than in the North.

• He shows that children in segregated African American schools do not learn the same things as children in white schools.

• He states that segregation damages the motivation and therefore the chances of educational success of African American children.

Which of the following quotations from Brown v. Board of Education would the Board of Education be most likely to cite in a counterclaim against Warren’s argument?

• As a consequence, it is not surprising that there should be so little in the history of the Fourteenth Amendment relating to its intended effect on public education.

• …there are findings below that the Negro and white schools involved have been equalized, or are being equalized, with respect to buildings, curricula, qualifications and salaries of teachers, and other “tangible” factors.

• The doctrine of “separate but equal” did not make its appearance in this Court until 1896 in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.

• An additional reason for the inconclusive nature of the Amendment’s history with respect to segregated schools is the status of public education at that time.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the federal government’s role in interstate commerce?

• The fed. government has no role in regulating interstate commerce.

• The fed. government’s role is limited to regulating activities that may lead to federal crimes.

• The fed. government’s role is limited to regulating the transport of agricultural goods.

• The fed. government’s role has been greatly expanded through the interpretation of the interstate commerce clause.

Congress can regulate trade between nations, between states, and between Native American tribes.

• Bill of Attainder

• Contracts Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Extradition Clause

In what way do the decisions in Engel v Vitale and Wisconsin v Yoder differ?

• One suggests a public policy creates an establishment of religion, while the other suggests a public policy denies a free exercise of religion

• One was decided on free speech grounds and one was decided on free press grounds

• One preserved the governmental policy and the other struck down a governmental policy

• One was during wartime and one was during peacetime

Which of the following is a result of the Gideon v Wainwright decision?

• Evidence acquired without a warrant will be excluded from the defendant's trial.

• No state can prevent a woman from having an abortion

• Police must tell arrested suspects that they have a right against self-incrimination

• States must provide poor defendants with public defense attorneys