Quiz on Education and Segregation

Which court case was overturned in 1954?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Brown v. Ferguson

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Plessy v. Board of Education

What was the original verdict of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Segregation has no place in education.

• Separate but equal is not okay.

• Separate but equal is okay.

• None of the above

What is most likely the speaker's reason to open with the following: In approaching this problem, we cannot turn the clock back to 1868, when the [Fourteenth] Amendment was adopted, or even to 1896, when Plessy v. Ferguson was written. We must consider public education in the light of its full development and its present place in American life throughout the Nation. Only in this way can it be determined if segregation in public schools deprives these plaintiffs of the equal protection of the laws.

• The speaker was guided by Plessy v. Ferguson.

• The speaker advocates for a modern interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

• The speaker is not sure if education should be privatized.

• The speaker believes the public education should be segregated.

Which one best summarizes the meaning of the following text: Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities, even service in the armed forces. It is the very foundation of good citizenship.

• State and local governments should raise taxes to fund more educational programs.

• Uneducated people will do a poor job of defending this country.

• Education is critical to being a responsible citizen.

• A democratic society spends too much money on education.

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the text below? Today it is a principal instrument in awakening the child to cultural values, in preparing him for later professional training, and in helping him to adjust normally to his environment. In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.

• Education is not necessary for success.

• The right to quality public education belongs to every child to help them succeed in life.

• Denying a child a quality education makes him or her all the more determined to succeed.

• Cultural values are the most important lessons taught in school.

Part A: Which of the following inferences about segregation is best supported by this Supreme Court decision?

• Children do not worry about segregation because it does not affect them.

• Segregating children or adults can permanently damage their self-esteem and educational opportunities.

• Segregated schools can be boring because the students are too similar.

• Segregated schools usually are the most cost-effective option.

Part B: Which sentence from the text best supports your answer to part A?

• "It is the very foundation of good citizenship."

• "Such considerations apply with added force to children in grade and high schools."

• "Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments."

• “To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.”

What does Warren say is the central focus of the government today?

• infrastructure

• economy

• education

• foreign relations

required by law or rule; obligatory

• tangible

• inferiority

• detrimental

• compulsory

the condition of being lower in status

• inherently

• detrimental

• compulsory

• inferiority