Understanding Brown v. Board of Education

What was the main issue addressed in the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Voting rights for African Americans

• Segregation in public schools

• Housing discrimination

• Employment discrimination

Which amendment's clause was central to the arguments against school segregation?

• Tenth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

Who was the lawyer that led the charge against school segregation in the Brown case?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Linda Brown

• Fred Vinson

• Earl Warren

What was the main argument used by Thurgood Marshall against segregated schools?

• They were too expensive to maintain

• They were inherently unequal

• They had better facilities

• They were more crowded

What was the Supreme Court's final decision regarding segregated schools?

• They should be decided by states

• They were acceptable if equal

• They were necessary for order

• They were unconstitutional

How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision impact the Civil Rights Movement?

• It ended the movement

• It helped stimulate the movement

• It slowed down the movement

• It had no impact

Which act was passed a decade after the Brown decision to further civil rights?

• The Equal Rights Act

• The Education Act

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Voting Rights Act