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Brown v. Board of Education

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the result of the Plessy vs. Ferguson 1898 Supreme Court case?

a)

Jim Crow laws were ruled unconstitutional

b)

Jim Crow ended

c)

Segregation laws were upheld as constitutional

d)

Segregation laws became illegal

2.
What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?
a)
"Separate but equal"
b)
"Give me liberty or give me death."
c)
"May the force be with you."
d)
"I'll be back."
3.

How many justices are in the Supreme Court of Justice?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

12

d)

7

4.

In 1954, the parents of a little girl went to court against the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. What was the girl's name?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Keisha Washington

c)

Phaedra Watkins

d)

Linda Brown

5.
When Linda Brown was barred from going to the school closest to her home, this led to what legal case in 1954?
a)
Beacon vs Board of Education of New York City, New York
b)
Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
c)
Brown vs Board of Education of Chicago, Illinois
d)
Brown vs Board of Marchers, Topeka, Kansas
6.
What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?
a)
African-Americas could play sports
b)
Segregation of public schools became legal
c)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
d)
MLK led the March on Washington
7.

In what year did Brown v. Board of Education Topeka order the desegregation of public schools?

a)

1945

b)

1950

c)

1968

d)

1954

8.
Brown v. Board specifically ordered the integration of
a)
Public schools
b)
Buses
c)
The military
d)
Fire departments
9.

What was being violated when blacks wanted to attend white schools?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

10.

Who was appointed to the Brown v. Board of Education case?

a)

Thomas Marshall

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Colonel Sanders

d)

Thurgood Marshall