Lesson 3- "Equal" Education Answers

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Which encouraged the NAACP to become involved with Reverend Oliver Brown’s lawsuit against a board of education in Kansas?

A
the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaurin v. Oklahoma
B
the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
C
the election of Senator Harry Byrd to the US Senate
D
the Southern Manifesto against desegregation
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Which called on states to desegregate “with all deliberate speed”?

P
Plessy v. Ferguson
t
the Southern Manifesto
B
Brown II
B
Brown v. Board of Education
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At the time of the Brown v. Board of Education decision,

s
schools were segregated everywhere in the country.
s
several states had laws requiring segregated schools.
s
schools in nearly every state had been desegregated.
s
segregation was common in the North, but not in the South.
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I
It was quick and easy.
I
It was slow and difficult.
I
It was quick, but difficult.
I
It was slow, but easy.
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In his arguments in Brown v. Board of Education, the lawyer for Linda Brown claimed that “separate but equal” public schools were

A
separate but not truly equal.
B
neither equal nor separate.
C
equal but not truly separate.
D
both separate and equal.
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Which became a new focus for the NAACP after 1950?

A
creating equal facilities for segregated schools
B
ending segregation in public education
C
funding African American public schools
D
strengthening segregation in public education
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The Southern Manifesto was a document that declared the intent of

A
Southern lawmakers to support desegregation.
B
Northern lawmakers to support desegregation.
C
Southern lawmakers to oppose desegregation.
D
Northern lawmakers to oppose desegregation.
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T
The court voted to hold a national debate on school segregation.
T
The court voted to maintain school segregation.
T
The court voted to leave school segregation up to individual states.
T
The court voted to end school segregation.
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At the time of the Brown v. Board of Education decision,

A
schools were segregated everywhere in the country.
B
several states had laws requiring segregated schools.
C
schools in nearly every state had been desegregated.
D
segregation was common in the North, but not in the South.
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Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the Supreme Court by

A
Thurgood Marshall.
B
Linda Brown.
C
Orval Faubus.
D
Reverend Oliver Brown.
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The unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education was written by

A
Reverend Oliver Brown.
B
all nine Supreme Court justices.
C
Thurgood Marshall.
D
Earl Warren.
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The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education did not immediately end segregation in public schools because

A
Northern states refused to follow it.
B
the Supreme Court did not offer a new policy.
C
Southern states closed all their public schools.
D
the Supreme Court could not agree on a new policy.
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The area of the United States that was most affected by Brown v. Board of Education was

A
the South.
B
the rural North and South.
C
the urban North and South.
D
the North.
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In his arguments in Brown v. Board of Education, the lawyer for Linda Brown claimed that “separate but equal” public schools were

A
separate but not truly equal.
B
neither equal nor separate.
C
equal but not truly separate.
D
both separate and equal.
17

The governor of Arkansas who used National Guard troops to fight integration at Central High School in Little Rock was

A
Thurgood Marshall.
B
Oliver Brown.
C
Orval Faubus.
D
Earl Warren.
18

Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the Supreme Court by

A
Thurgood Marshall.
B
Linda Brown.
C
Orval Faubus.
D
Reverend Oliver Brown.
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An argument made by Thurgood Marshall that helped shape the Brown v. Board of Education decision was that

A
separate facilities do not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
B
separate facilities are unequal and make African American children feel inferior.
C
separate facilities, although equal, violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
separate but equal facilities do not make African American children feel inferior.
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An argument made by Thurgood Marshall that helped shape the Brown v. Board of Education decision was that

A
separate facilities do not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
B
separate facilities are unequal and make African American children feel inferior.
C
separate facilities, although equal, violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
separate but equal facilities do not make African American children feel inferior.

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