U.S. Civil Rights and Legal History Quiz

In the United States, when people believe their rights have been unfairly limited by a law, where can they often go to challenge that law?

• The state legislature

• The United Nations

• The court system

• The mayor's office

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Reconstruction Amendments. What was one of the main goals of these amendments?

• To establish a national bank.

• To formally grant citizenship and rights to formerly enslaved people.

• To limit the power of the federal government.

• To create a system of checks and balances.

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The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) established the idea of 'separate but equal.' What did this ruling allow?

• The immediate integration of all public facilities.

• The creation of separate facilities for different races as long as they were equal.

• The end of all forms of discrimination based on race.

• The federal government to oversee all state elections.

What was the main legal argument that the NAACP used in the Brown v. Board of Education case against segregation in schools?

• That separate schools cost more money.

• That segregation violated the principle of 'separate but equal.'

• That segregation was a violation of the promise of equal protection under the law.

• That states did not have the authority to create school systems.

Oliver Brown brought his case to court because he wanted his daughter Linda to:

• Attend a private school outside of her neighborhood.

• Have access to better sports programs.

• Attend the local elementary school in her neighborhood, regardless of her race.

• Be homeschooled instead of attending public school.

Why was Linda Brown's commute to her all-Black school a significant issue?

• The bus was always on time.

• It took a very long time, even though a white school was much closer.

• She enjoyed the long ride with her friends.

• Her parents preferred her to attend a school in another town.

Thurgood Marshall, the lead lawyer for the NAACP in the Brown v. Board case, later became:

• The President of the United States.

• The governor of Kansas.

• The first Black American Supreme Court Justice.

• The principal of the Sumner School.

The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) stated that segregation in public schools was:

• Fair and constitutional under the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

• A matter for individual states to decide.

• A violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

• Only illegal in elementary schools.

What was one negative consequence that occurred for many Black educators after the Brown v. Board ruling began to be implemented?

• They received higher pay in integrated schools.

• They were often not hired to teach in the newly integrated white schools.

• They were promoted to administrative positions more quickly.

• They decided to retire early due to the changes.

Even after the Brown v. Board decision, the video suggests that schools today:

• Are completely integrated across the country.

• Are less segregated than they were in the 1950s.

• Can still be segregated due to factors like housing patterns.

• All offer the exact same resources to all students.