Brown v. Board Reading Check

What did Chief Justice Earl Warren deliver in this text?

• The opinion of the Court on the case Brown v. Board of Education

• The opinion of the Court on the case Plessy v. Ferguson

• His vote on the case Brown v. Board of Education

• His vote on the case Plessy v. Ferguson

What is the main idea of this text?

• The Court unanimously decided that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

• Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

• Education awakens children to cultural values and helps them to adjust normally to their environments.

• Education is the most important function of state and local governments.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Chief Justice Earl Warren describe in the second paragraph of the Court’s opinion, beginning with the word “today”?

• The psychological effects of segregation on children’s hearts and minds

• The differences in the tangible factors of Negro and white schools

• The importance of education to children and society

• The reason why the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place in public education

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why might Chief Justice Warren have started the Court’s opinion with a discussion about the equalization of “tangible factors” across black and white schools?

• To emphasize that black and white schools are actually equally protected under the laws guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment.

• To explain why the Court chose to look at the effect of separating races in public education when making its decision about the case.

• To hint that the Court believes that the doctrine of “separate but equal” is functioning correctly and fairly.

• To express his annoyance about the way differences in those tangible factors affect the hearts and minds of children.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1