WorksheetsBrown vs Board of Education
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
These 2 Civil Rights Movements occurred during the 1950's:
Brown vs. Board of Ed, Greensboro 4 Counter Sit in
Ruby Bridges, Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks, March on Washington
Brown vs. Board of Ed, Montgomery Bus Boycott
Which United States court only hears cases involving constitutional issues?
Supreme Court
District Court
Court of Appeals
Military Court
This ruling explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate government-run schools for blacks and whites), ruling so on the grounds that the doctrine of "separate but equal" public education could never truly provide black Americans with facilities of the same standards available to white Americans
Brown vs Board of Ed
Escobedo vs ILL
Dred Scott vs Sanford
Gregg vs Georgia
Because of this case, you now sit in a classroom with people from many different racial and ethnic backgrounds:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Brown v. Board of Education
The _______ branch of government may decide if a law is unconstitutional.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
They all can
What did the court case Brown vs Board of Ed establish?
Public buses could not discriminate.
Segregation is not legal in theaters and hotels.
Public schools could not segregate.
All-black schools must be equal to all-white schools.
Which Supreme Court case reversed "separate but equal" and led to the desegregation of public schools?
Brown v. BOE
Texas v. Johnson
Plessy v. Ferguson
Madison v. Marbury
What was the main legal argument used in Brown vs Board of Education to challenge school segregation?
A) Violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
B) Violation of the First Amendment
C) Violation of the Fifth Amendment
D) Violation of the Tenth Amendment
Which organization played a significant role in supporting the plaintiffs in Brown vs Board of Education?
A) NAACP
B) ACLU
C) NRA
D) Greenpeace
In what year did the Supreme Court deliver its decision on Brown vs Board of Education?
A) 1954
B) 1964
C) 1974
D) 1984
Who was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court during the Brown vs Board of Education case?
A) Earl Warren
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Warren Burger
D) John Roberts
What was the impact of the Brown vs Board of Education decision on public schools in the United States?
A) It led to the desegregation of public schools
B) It increased funding for public schools
C) It mandated religious education in public schools
D) It reduced the number of public schools
Which previous Supreme Court decision was overturned by Brown vs Board of Education?
A) Plessy v. Ferguson
B) Marbury v. Madison
C) Dred Scott v. Sandford
D) Roe v. Wade
What was the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court in Brown vs Board of Education?
A) Segregation in public schools is unconstitutional
B) Segregation in public schools is constitutional
C) Segregation in public schools is a state issue
D) Segregation in public schools is a federal issue
Which state was directly involved in the Brown vs Board of Education case?
A) Kansas
B) Alabama
C) Mississippi
D) Georgia
