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100

Who is the lead plaintiff?

Oliver Brown

100

What doctrine did this case overturn?

Separate but equal

100

In what era were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments ratified?

Reconstruction
100
What court decision established the separate but equal doctrine?

Plessy v Ferguson

100

Who wrote the (unanimous) opinion of the Court?

Chief Justice Earl Warren
200

Who is the defendant? 

Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

200

What was the break down of the decision? (I.e., 5-4, 8-1, etc.)

9-0; Unanimous

200

In what era was Plessy v. Ferguson decided?

Jim Crow

200

True of false: this case ended the legal justification for segregation in public schools

True

200
Name another major case decided by the Warren Court. Double points if you name one we have not covered in class so far.

Miranda v. Arizona, Loving v. Virginia, Griswold v. Connecticut, Abington v. Schempp. 

300
How many cases were included in this case concerning segration of schools?

5

300

What did the Court do for the 5 cases included in their ruling?

Restored them to the docket

300

Did the court respond to or create social change in this case?

Both!

300

Name two events Brown v. Board helped to inspire/lead to.

Montgomery Bus Boycott, Little Rock Nine, Civil Rights Act

300
What were the choices for implementation the Court outlined?

Immediately allow choice of schoold regardless of contemporary school districting.

Gradual integration with attention to current school districting.

400

Which amendment did the plaintiffs argue was being violated?

14th

400

Why did the court restore the 5 cases to the docket?

To made fact-specific determinations about how to procedurely write the decrees, and how to implement integration

400

What public opinions were the justices using to justify their decision?

Legal/Tax/Financial conceptions of education (Education being mandatory, property taxes funding schools)

Psychological and developmental importance of education (Necessary for full self-actualization, creating contributing citizens)

400

What influence did the decision have on segregation beyond schools?

Set the stage for further integration in other public spaces, sparked the Civil Rights Movement, encouraged activism for broader racial equality

400

What were the procedural options the Court outlined when they restored the 5 cases to the docket?

1. SCOTUS writes the decrees after hearing on the facts and implementation from both sides.

2. A court appointed special master will hear from each party and write the decrees.

3. Remand each case to their local/state courts with directions to make decrees.

500

Name one of the 4 cases included in this decision, BESIDES Brown v. Board of Education?

Briggs v. Elliot, Davis v. Board of Ed, Bolling v. Sharpe, Gebhart v. Belton

500

What was the legal question outlined in the decision?

Must mention segregation, schools, separate but equal, and equal opportunity/14th amendment/equal protection clause
500

Daily Double! 

1. Did this courts decision meet the chapters 5 part check list for an impactful law?

2. Jade asks outloud to not give away the answer to number 1. 

1. No. 

2. Thoughtful response to second question.

500

Why didn't school segregation end overnight?

Housing patterns, local policies, funding inequalities enabled schools to remain segregated through de facto segregation

500

Which of these states did not have a case involved in this decision? Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Pennsylvania