Supreme Court
Words and Terms
People
Miscellaneous
100
The Supreme Court Ruled in this case that "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional
What is Pleassy v. Ferguson
100
This term means "separation of the races"
What is segregation
100
He was the lawyer who presented the Brown case to the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall
100

This everyday action by Linda Brown's mother helped spark the lawsuit that became Brown v. Board of Education 

What is attempting to enroll Linda in Sumner Elementary?

200
This was the number of justices that voted for the Topeka Board of Education
What is zero
200
Segregation existed for a long time in transportation, education, ______________, and recreation
What is housing
200
He was the Chief Justice who wrote the court opinion in Brown V. Board of Education of Tokepa
Who is Earl Warren
200
This section of the country was slow to accept desegregation
What is the South
300
When the Supreme Court ordered all public schools to end segregation, over 100 members of this lawmaking body reacted in protest
What is the Congress
300
This term means "mixing of the races" as in public schools
What is integration
300
He used army paratroopers to help integrate Central High School
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
300
This organization helps people who face discrimination
What is the NAACP
400
This Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, thereby rejecting the "separate but equal" doctrine
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
400
The transporting of black and white students to achieve integration within school districts is known by this term
What is busing
400
She was denied admission to the school located closest to where she lived.
Who is Linda Brown
400
Oliver Brown accused the Board of Education of Topeka of violating the equal protection clause of this amendment
What is the 14th amendment
500

This earlier Supreme Court case was not explicitly overturned in the text of the Brown decision, but the courts reasoning that "seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal" effectively dismantled its central doctrine.     Name the case and the constitutional principle it established 

What is Plessy v. Ferguson and the "seperate but equal" doctrine

500

This constitutional phrase, central to the Brown decision, describes the requirement that states treat individuals fairly under the law. The Court held that segregated schools violated this principle because separation generated feelings of inferiority "unlikely ever to be undone." Name the phrase

What is "the equal protections clause

500

Linda Brown's mother played a key role in the case when she attempted to enroll her daughter in a nearby all-white school and was turned away. This everyday action became one of the sparks that led to the lawsuit. Name Linda Brown's mother.

Who is Leola Brown?

500

This simple childs toy became famous in the Brown case because it showed how segregation harmed childrens self-esteem. The supreme Court referenced it as evidence that "separate was inherently unequal

What is a doll?

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