Brown v. Board of Ed

What standard had been set earlier by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• Separate is not equal

• Equal Rights for Women

• Separate but equal

• States can set different voting rights

According to the opinion of the Court, what fundamental conflict exists between segregation and the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Segregated schools means that not everyone has equal protection under the law

• Desegregated schools means that not everyone has equal protection under the law

• Segregated schools encourage students to break the laws

• Segregation means women and men cannot receive equal rights

What change are the plaintiffs in the case seeking?

• The court to tell public school districts to accept students without considering race.

• For a student to be permitted into a better school because of her grades.

• The school district to allow students to pay tuition to go to a better school district.

• The court to uphold segregated schools to prevent sharing resources.