Brown vs. Board of Education

Brown vs. Board of Education

3rd - 5th Grade

7 Qs

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Brown vs. Board of Education

Brown vs. Board of Education

Assessment

Quiz

English

3rd - 5th Grade

Medium

Created by

Sabrina Flinn

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who filed a lawsuit against the Topeka Board of Education in 1951?

Oliver Brown

Thurgood Marshall

Earl Warren

George Wallace

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main argument of Thurgood Marshall in the Brown v. Board of Education case?

Integration was unnecessary

Segregation was illegal

Segregated schools could be equal

Segregation was legal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Chief Justice Earl Warren declare about the 'separate but equal' doctrine in 1954?

It has no place in public education

It is beneficial

It should be maintained

It is acceptable

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which amendment was cited as being violated by segregation in schools?

1st Amendment

10th Amendment

14th Amendment

5th Amendment

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reaction of George Wallace to the integration of schools?

He was unaware of it

He opposed it

He was indifferent

He supported it

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action did the president take to enforce the integration decision?

Ignored the states

Called in National Guard units

Gave speeches

Signed new laws

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long after the Supreme Court's decision did many places still not comply with integration?

9 years

5 years

3 years

12 years