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? (1 point)
• 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.
• 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, stating that in education they are allowed to segregate.

Answer 1

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

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court utilized the process of judicial review to evaluate the constitutionality of state-sanctioned segregation in public schools. The Court ultimately determined that the doctrine of "separate but equal," established in Plessy v. Ferguson, was inherently unequal and thus violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This landmark decision effectively overturned previous precedents that allowed racial segregation.