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Brown vs Board of Education

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These 2 Civil Rights Movements occurred during the 1950's:

a)

Brown vs. Board of Ed, Greensboro 4 Counter Sit in

b)

Ruby Bridges, Claudette Colvin

c)

Rosa Parks, March on Washington

d)

Brown vs. Board of Ed, Montgomery Bus Boycott

2.

Which United States court only hears cases involving constitutional issues?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

District Court

c)

Court of Appeals

d)

Military Court

3.

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

a)

Brown vs Board of Ed

b)

Escobedo vs ILL

c)

Dred Scott vs Sanford

d)

Gregg vs Georgia

4.

Because of this case, you now sit in a classroom with people from many different racial and ethnic backgrounds:

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

5.

The _______ branch of government may decide if a law is unconstitutional.

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

They all can

6.

What did the court case Brown vs Board of Ed establish?

a)

Public buses could not discriminate.

b)

Segregation is not legal in theaters and hotels.

c)

Public schools could not segregate.

d)

All-black schools must be equal to all-white schools.

7.

Which Supreme Court case reversed "separate but equal" and led to the desegregation of public schools?  

a)

Brown v. BOE

b)

Texas v. Johnson 

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Madison v. Marbury 

8.

What was the main legal argument used in Brown vs Board of Education to challenge school segregation?

a)

A) Violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

b)

B) Violation of the First Amendment

c)

C) Violation of the Fifth Amendment

d)

D) Violation of the Tenth Amendment

9.

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

a)

A) NAACP

b)

B) ACLU

c)

C) NRA

d)

D) Greenpeace

10.

In what year did the Supreme Court deliver its decision on Brown vs Board of Education?

a)

A) 1954

b)

B) 1964

c)

C) 1974

d)

D) 1984

11.

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

a)

A) Earl Warren

b)

B) Thurgood Marshall

c)

C) Warren Burger

d)

D) John Roberts

12.

What was the impact of the Brown vs Board of Education decision on public schools in the United States?

a)

A) It led to the desegregation of public schools

b)

B) It increased funding for public schools

c)

C) It mandated religious education in public schools

d)

D) It reduced the number of public schools

13.

Which previous Supreme Court decision was overturned by Brown vs Board of Education?

a)

A) Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

B) Marbury v. Madison

c)

C) Dred Scott v. Sandford

d)

D) Roe v. Wade

14.

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

a)

A) Segregation in public schools is unconstitutional

b)

B) Segregation in public schools is constitutional

c)

C) Segregation in public schools is a state issue

d)

D) Segregation in public schools is a federal issue

15.

Which state was directly involved in the Brown vs Board of Education case?

a)

A) Kansas

b)

B) Alabama

c)

C) Mississippi

d)

D) Georgia