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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Brown v. Board of Education

Question 5 • SHS Alt English 4 S1 - 2021

Which of these statements is an assumption the Supreme Court made when it decided the Brown case?

Answer
A
Equal treatment exists in separate facilities when the facilities are equal.
B
Equal treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.
C
The existence of equal facilities is supported by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Explanation

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court concluded that separating students by race in public schools could not provide equal treatment, even if the physical facilities were equal. The Court reasoned that segregation itself created inequality and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, the correct statement is “Equal treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.”

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