QUIZ May 19 Period 3

This court case ruled that "separate but equal" was legal.

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Grutter v. Bollinger

This court case overturned "separate but equal" which started the desegregation of schools.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

• Dredd Scott Case

• Skokie Case

Who convinced the Supreme Court that segregation of schools in "inherently by their nature, unequal?

• Linda Brown

• Ida Phillips

• Barbarra Grutter

• Thurgood Marshall

Steps to counteract the effects of past racial discrimination and discrimination against women.

• equal protection

• affirmative action

• segregation

• suffrage

Which amendment has the principle of equal protection in it, which was intended to prevent discrimination based on race?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

What was affirmative action originally designed to counteract?

• the effects of racial discrimination and discrimination against women

• the effects of limiting peole's first amdenment rights

• the effects of not allowing women to vote

• the effects of the bill of rights

In the Ida Phillips case the courts ruled that companies should have one hiring policy for both men and women.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In Grutter v. Bollinger the courts ruled that race or ethnicity is a legal and necessary tool in college admissions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Thurgood Marshall was the lawyer for Linda Brown in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, what national association also helped?

• NCAA

• NAACP

• SAAC

• PTA

Which amendment overturned the Dredd Scott Case?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amdendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment