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Which sentences describe the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
Check all that apply.
The court came to a unanimous decision.
The court extended the concept of “separate but equal.”
The court ruled that segregated schools deprived people of equal protection of the laws.
The court found that segregation was unconstitutional.
The court ruled that the Fifteenth Amendment had been violated.
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Correct choices:
- The court came to a unanimous decision. — True (9–0).
- The court ruled that segregated schools deprived people of equal protection of the laws. — True (violated the Fourteenth Amendment).
- The court found that segregation was unconstitutional. — True (in public schools; it overturned "separate but equal" in that context).
Incorrect:
- The court extended the concept of “separate but equal.” — False; it rejected/overturned that doctrine for public schools.
- The court ruled that the Fifteenth Amendment had been violated. — False; the decision rested on the Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection), not the Fifteenth.
- The court came to a unanimous decision. — True (9–0).
- The court ruled that segregated schools deprived people of equal protection of the laws. — True (violated the Fourteenth Amendment).
- The court found that segregation was unconstitutional. — True (in public schools; it overturned "separate but equal" in that context).
Incorrect:
- The court extended the concept of “separate but equal.” — False; it rejected/overturned that doctrine for public schools.
- The court ruled that the Fifteenth Amendment had been violated. — False; the decision rested on the Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection), not the Fifteenth.
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