State Checks on the Judicial Branch

What principle did the Plessy vs. Ferguson case establish?

• Separate but equal

• Freedom of speech

• Right to privacy

• Equal pay for equal work

Which Supreme Court case overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson?

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Miranda vs. Arizona

• Roe vs. Wade

• Marbury vs. Madison

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Declared separate educational facilities as inherently unequal

• Allowed states to decide on segregation

• Made no significant ruling on segregation

• Upheld the principle of separate but equal

What did the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause contribute to?

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Equal protection under the law

• Protection from unreasonable searches

What was the main outcome of Brown vs. Board of Education?

• It started the Civil Rights Movement

• It allowed states to maintain segregated schools

• It established the principle of separate but equal

• It ended racial segregation in schools

Who issued the Southern Manifesto?

• Governor Orval Faubus

• President Eisenhower

• Senator Harry Byrd

• Governor George Wallace

What was the purpose of the Southern Manifesto?

• To support desegregation

• To endorse the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision

• To challenge the Brown vs. Board of Education decision

• To promote civil rights

Which group of students needed US Army escort to attend school?

• The Little Rock Nine

• The Montgomery Seven

• The Topeka Ten

• The Birmingham Six

What action did President Kennedy take in response to George Wallace's blockade?

• He federalized the National Guard

• He negotiated with Wallace

• He ignored the situation

• He passed new legislation

How did some states react to the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling?

• By closing all public schools

• By attempting to circumvent the ruling

• By increasing funding to all schools

• By immediately desegregating schools