Brown v. Board reading quiz

Brown v. Board of Education officially overturned which precedent case?

• Gitlow v. New York

• Murray v. Maryland

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Gaines v. Missouri

Which organization led the efforts to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson?

• NBA

• NAACP

• SNCC

• SCLC

The NAACP used what type of approach to end segregation?

• Non-violent protests

• legal

• poltiical

• public pressure

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

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

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

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