Civil Rights Court Cases

What year was the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision made?

• 1952

• 1954

• 1956

• 1960

What was the main issue at the heart of the Brown vs. Board of Education case?

• Women's suffrage

• The legality of segregation in public schools

• The right to free speech

• The right to bear arms

What doctrine did the Brown vs. Board of Education decision overturn?

• Manifest Destiny

• Separate but equal

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

In what year was the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision made?

• 1876

• 1896

• 1906

• 1916

What was the outcome of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

• It ended segregation in all public facilities.

• It declared segregation unconstitutional.

• It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation.

• It granted women the right to vote.

Which amendment did the Brown vs. Board of Education case directly challenge the interpretation of?

• First Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

What was Homer Plessy's racial background in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

• African American

• Half African American and half white

• Native American

• Asian American

What type of segregation did the Brown vs. Board of Education decision address?

• Gender segregation in the workplace

• Racial segregation in public schools

• Economic segregation in housing

• Religious segregation in public services

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Brown vs. Board of Education decision?

• Earl Warren

• William Rehnquist

• John Roberts

• Thurgood Marshall

What legal strategy did Thurgood Marshall use to argue the Brown vs. Board of Education case?

• The economic impact of segregation

• The psychological effects of segregation on African American children

• The historical context of the Fourteenth Amendment

• The political implications of segregation