WorksheetsBrown V Board of Education
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who assisted Oliver Brown with his case?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Macon Bolling Allen
Bryan Stevenson
What was the case that reaffirmed the separate but equal notion?
McCulloch V Maryland
Plessy V Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Strauder v. West Virginia
How many dissenting judges were there?
0
1
2
3
Which organization aided Brown's case and gave the support needed to appeal to the supreme court?
Congress of Racial Equality
Black Panther Party
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Black Justice Coalition
Why was going to a segregated school such an issue for students?
They were often not as near to student's homes as white schools.
Caused a sense of inferiority within minority students.
The tuition cost for the schools were too high.
The bus fare was too expensive.
What were the results of the case?
Non-peaceful protesting and backlash.
Asking the Supreme Court nicely to take it back.
The attack on the Capitol.
Schools not cooperating and needing new laws to be set.
How did the Supreme Court solve the districts not cooperating?
Turned a blind eye to schools continuing segregation.
White students and colored students switched schools.
Brown V. Board II, allowing government to sue and withhold funding of school districts.
Schools were demolished if not found cooperating.
How long did "Separate But Equal" last?
Approx. 60 years
Approx. 100 years
Approx. 200 years
Approx. 10 years
Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice leading the case originally?
Earl Warren
Fred Moore Vinson
Warren Earl Burger
Harlan Fiske Stone
After the prior chief justice's death, who was the Chief Justice leading the case on the second hearing?
Earl Warren
Warren Earl Burger
Charles Evans Hughes
Thurgood Marshall
