
Brown v. Board reading quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Brown v. Board of Education officially overturned which precedent case?
Gitlow v. New York
Murray v. Maryland
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gaines v. Missouri
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which organization led the efforts to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson?
NBA
NAACP
SNCC
SCLC
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The NAACP used what type of approach to end segregation?
Non-violent protests
legal
poltiical
public pressure
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why was overturning Plessy v. Ferguson, and ending segregation, was difficult because (chose all that apply)
judges value consistency and predictability
there was a history of cases supporting segregation BEFORE Plessy v. Ferguson
The judges were all White
The NACCP did not have very good lawyers
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What strategy did the NAACP adopt leading up to Brown v. Board?
using local, more specific cases at higher levels of education that would not "rock the boat" too much at first
immediately target public schools
Gather support from poltiical leaders
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did the Supreme Court eventually decide to hear the case?
It was pressured by the President
Massive Protests had erupted around the country
it "bundled" or consolidate multiple existing cases into 1 case
It chose one of many cases to hear
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the Supreme Court's final decision in Brown v. Board?
That ending segregation would need to happen in small steps
That segregation was unequal and therefore unconstitutional
That local school districts could decide on their own about desegregating schools
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