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Brown vs Board of Education

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:

a)

Allow children to work long hours in factories

b)

Segregate schools based on people’s skin color

c)

Pay black people less than white people for similar work

d)

Return an escaped slave to his/her master  

2.

What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Marbury v. Madison

3.

What Supreme Court case ended segregation in schools?

a)

Korematsu v US

b)

Brown v Ferguson

c)

Brown v Board of Ed

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

4.

Define segregation

a)

to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change.

b)

the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups.

c)

the process of bringing all parts together into a whole.

d)

an objection or complaint

5.

What are Civil Rights?

a)

Rights that only some citizens get

b)

Rights that all citizens get

c)

 Rights that are civil

d)

Rights that are controlled by the president

6.

Laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities.

a)

Racist

b)

Prejudice

c)

Discrimination

d)

Jim Crow

7.

This case ended segregation in public schools

a)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

b)

Brown vs. Board of Education

c)

New Jersey v. T.L.O.

d)

Bethel School District v. Fraser

8.

What was the main issue addressed in the Brown vs Board of Education case?

a)

A) School funding

b)

B) School segregation

c)

C) Teacher salaries

d)

D) School curriculum

9.

In which year was the Brown vs Board of Education decision made?

a)

A) 1950

b)

B) 1952

c)

C) 1954

d)

D) 1956

10.

Which legal doctrine was challenged by the Brown vs Board of Education case?

a)

A) Separate but equal

b)

B) Equal protection

c)

C) Due process

d)

D) Judicial review

11.

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Brown vs Board of Education case?

a)

A) Earl Warren

b)

B) Warren Burger

c)

C) William Rehnquist

d)

D) John Roberts

12.

What was the impact of the Brown vs Board of Education ruling on public schools?

a)

A) It mandated equal funding for all schools

b)

B) It desegregated public schools

c)

C) It increased teacher salaries

d)

D) It standardized school curriculums

13.

Which organization played a significant role in the Brown vs Board of Education case?

a)

A) NAACP

b)

B) ACLU

c)

C) UNESCO

d)

D) UNICEF

14.

What was the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court in Brown vs Board of Education?

a)

A) Segregation in public schools is constitutional

b)

B) Segregation in public schools is unconstitutional

c)

C) Segregation in public schools is a state issue

d)

D) Segregation in public schools is a federal issue

15.

What was the primary argument used by the plaintiffs in Brown vs Board of Education?

a)

A) Segregation violated the 14th Amendment

b)

B) Segregation was economically beneficial

c)

C) Segregation improved educational outcomes

d)

D) Segregation was a traditional practice