Brown v. Board of Education

What was the main issue Linda Brown and her sister faced regarding school?

• Their school did not offer the subjects they wanted to study.

• They had to walk a long distance to get to their school.

• They were not allowed to attend the nearest school because it was for white children only.

• They were not interested in going to school.

What organization did Oliver Brown seek help from to challenge school segregation?

• The American Civil Liberties Union

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation

• The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• The United Nations

What was the precedent the NAACP aimed to overturn?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

What amendment's clause did the parents claim was being violated by school segregation?

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

Who argued the case for Brown in the Supreme Court?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Earl Warren

• Oliver Brown

• Robert H. Jackson

What was the Supreme Court's decision on May 17th, 1954?

• The court was divided and postponed the decision.

• The court voted 9-0 in support of Brown.

• The court decided to maintain the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

• The court voted 9-0 in support of the Board of Education.

What did the Supreme Court say about 'separate but equal' in public education?

• It is necessary for maintaining order.

• It has no place because separate facilities are inherently unequal.

• It should be decided by individual states, not the federal government.

• It is acceptable as long as facilities improve over time.

What was the outcome of the Brown II decision?

• A decision to allow segregation to continue in certain states.

• Immediate desegregation of all public schools.

• Desegregation of public schools with 'all deliberate speed.'

• A mandate for states to create their own desegregation plans within five years.

Who replaced Chief Justice Fred Vinson and led the court to a unanimous decision?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Robert H. Jackson

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Earl Warren

What was a significant impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• It led to the desegregation of public schools and was a victory in the Civil Rights Movement.

• It ended all forms of racial discrimination immediately.

• It had no significant impact on American society.

• It resulted in the immediate resignation of several Supreme Court justices.