Question

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, how did the process of judicial review allow the Supreme Court to decide on the case?

The ruling was found in favor of the defendant, stating that in education they are allowed to segregate.

The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, stating that the rule of law protected individuals from segregation in schools.

The ruling was found in favor of the defendant, citing the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, ruling that separate but equal is unconstitutional.

Answer 1

The correct choice is:
"The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, ruling that separate but equal is unconstitutional."

Explanation: Under judicial review (from Marbury v. Madison), the Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional. In Brown v. Board (1954) the Court used that power to interpret the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause and held that "separate but equal" public school segregation violated the Constitution.