STAAR Countdown: Landmark Court Cases Review

Part A. How did the Brown v. Board of Education ruling affect the Civil Rights Movement?

• The ruling led to increased segregation that targeted a select group of citizens.

• The ruling reappealed laws that had previously protected the policy of segregation.

• The ruling resulted in racial equality for all minority citizens living in the country.

• The ruling prevented other minority groups from protesting for equal treatment.

Part B. Which statement from the excerpt provides evidence to support your answer to Part A?

• "Because of the obvious importance of the question presented, the Court took jurisdiction."

• "Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children."

• "We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place."

• "This disposition makes unnecessary any discussion whether such segregation also violated the Due Process Clause."

Which previous Supreme Court decision had protected the practice described in this excerpt?

• Sweatt v. Painter

• Hernandez v. Texas

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

What was one way the decision described in this passage affected the United States in the first half of the twentieth century?

• Minorities were not allowed to attend schools with whites.

• Poll taxes in federal elections were ruled unconstitutional.

• Affirmative action programs were ruled unconstitutional.

• Minorities were not allowed to join the military.

How did this Supreme Court decision affect judicial interpretations of the Constitution?

• By expanding equal protection rights

• By eliminating due process protections

• By limiting free expression

• By expanding the right of religious freedom

This confrontation centered around-----

• disagreement over the use of taxes to fund public education

• the refusal of federal courts to hear cases concerning civil rights violations

• the denial of First and Fifth Amendment freedoms by southern state legislatures

• resistance by state and local governments to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling

What was the significance of the Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines (1968)?

• It upheld the government's right to censor student newspapers.

• It established that students have the right to free speech in schools.

• It ruled that schools can ban all forms of student protest.

• It determined that students must follow school dress codes without exception.

What was the importance of the Supreme Court decision in Wisconsin v. Yoder (1971)?

• It allowed states to require all children to attend public school until age 18.

• It upheld the right of parents to homeschool their children without state interference.

• It ruled that Amish children could be exempt from compulsory education laws after 8th grade.

• It determined that religious beliefs cannot be used to avoid school attendance.

Who was the first woman elected to the Supreme Court?

• Amelia Ehrhart

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Ann Richards

Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?

• George Washington Carver

• Thurgood Marshall

• Nat King Cole

• Vernon Baker