Mendez v. Westminster

Which case was the first to successfully challenge school segregation before Brown v. Board of Education?

• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Milliken v. Bradley

• Plessy v. Ferguson

What was the main outcome of Mendez v. Westminster (1947)?

• It declared the practice of racial quotas in schools unconstitutional

• It ruled that Latinx students could not be segregated in California public schools

• It reinforced "separate but equal" as a valid educational policy

• It upheld the use of race-based admissions policies in California universities

What is "busing" in the context of school desegregation?

• A type of protest where students ride buses to city hall

• The practice of transporting students to schools outside their neighborhoods to promote racial integration

• The process of dividing students into racially segregated schools

• The method of protesting racial injustice at bus terminals

What court cases de-segregated schools in California in 1946?

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Brown v. BOE

• Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

• Miranda v. Arizona

Check all the cases that were about civil rights in schools.

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Brown v. BOE

• Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

• Hernandez v. Texas

Which Constitutional Amendment applies to the following US Supreme Court Case in Mendez v. Westminster?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

In both the Delgado v. Bastrop ISD and Mendez v. Westminster U.S. Supreme Court cases, the court ruled that —

• students have a right to free speech at schools

• racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional

• girls and boys can have separate but equal facilities

• schools must offer athletics to Mexican American students

What was the significance of the Mendez v. Westminster case in the context of civil rights?

• It was the first federal court ruling against school segregation in the U.S.

• It was the first case to challenge segregation in public transportation.

• It was the first case to address gender discrimination in schools.

• It was the first case to challenge voting rights discrimination.

Who were the plaintiffs in the Mendez v. Westminster case?

• A group of African American families

• A group of Latinx families

• A group of Asian American families

• A group of Native American families

In which state did the Mendez v. Westminster case take place?

• Texas

• New York

• California

• Florida