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Brown vs. Board of Ed.
Brown vs.Board of Ed.
Brown vs. Board of Ed.
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The concept of infinity is an_________idea. a. unconsitutional b. oppressed c. elusive d. inferior
What is elusive
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A dream often has________qualities. a. unconstituional b. deliberate c. absolute d. intangible
What is d. intangible
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Which statements relate to this key idea from the essay? The plantation owners wanted to make the Africans feel helpless, inferior. I. They told them they were without beauty. II. They told them that they were without value. III. There were no chains on black wrists. IV. The meaning of freedom changed to an elusive thing.
What is I & II
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Thurgood Marshall's father was more than willing to make the sacrifices necessary to send his sons to college. What does this tell you about his character? a. He believed that education would help his sons achieve more in their lives than he was able to achieve in his life. b. He was bitter because there were few opportunities for African Americans when he was a boy. c. He hoped that people would admire him for having educated sons. d. He thought his sons were intelligent.
What is a. He believed that education would help his sons achieve more in their lives than he was able to achieve in his life.
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According to the essay, what was Marshall's argument against segregation? a. He argued that the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling was unconstitutional. b. He argued that most schools for African Americans were not equal to schools for whites. c. He argued that intangible factors made the education unequal. d. He argued that if school segregation was unconstitutional, the segregation of all public places was also unconstitutional.
What is c. He argued that intangible factors made the education unequal
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A_________student is one who makes a steady effort. a. predominant b. diligent c. tangible d. slothful
What is diligent
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What is de jure segregation?
What is "racial separation forced by specific laws"
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Which statements best define the legal case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka? I. a suit claiming that the segregation of the Topeka schools was harmful to the children II. a suit sponsored by the N.A.A.C.P. that went to the Supreme Court III. a suit claiming that segregation of schools violated the 14th Amendment IV. a suit challenging segregation in public places
What is I, II, & III
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How did the law professor Charles Hamilton Houston influence Thurgood Marshall? a. Houston encouraged Marshall to give up his major in predentistry. b. Houston had experienced discrimination in his professional life. c. Houston led the challenge to end school segregation. d. Houston encouraged his students to use the law to help African Americans.
What is d. Houston encouraged his students to use the law to help African Americans.
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How did studies by psychologists support Marshall's argument that the segregation of schools was harmful to children? a. Studies showed that African American children preferred white dolls. b. Studies showed that African American children felt inferior and thus performed poorly in school. c. Studies showed that schools for African Americans were not equal in facilities to schools for white students. d. Studies showed that African American children did not have equal opportunity in careers.
What is b. Studies showed that African American children felt inferior and thus performed poorly in school
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In which sentence does an adjective answer the question what kind? a. Brown vs. Board of Education was the first case of its kind. b. Many children were affected by segreation c. Thurgood Marshall was an outstanding attorney d. Linda Brown was proud of her father
What is c. Thurgood Marshall was an oustanding attorney
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What is civil disobedience?
What is "refusal to obey a law that is believed to be immoral"
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According to the essay, why did black and white students in the North usually go to separate schools from the end of the Civil War to the early 1950s? a. Laws forbade blacks to attend schools with whites b. The students lived in different neighborhoods and attended schools near their homes c. Northern schools were simply following the example set by Southern schools d. Black and white children preferred to attend separate schools
What is a. Laws forbade blacks to attend schools with whites
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Why did Charles Hamilton Houston believe his students should have "absolute understanding of the law"? a. He wanted his students to be great lawyers, not just good ones. b. He wanted his students to help African Americans. c. He believed that the law was a strong weapon in the civil rights movement. d. He believed that African Americans could become great lawyers.
What is c. He believed that the law was a strong weapon in the civil rights movement
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According to the essay, which point did the Supreme Court consider as a guide to its ruling to end school segregation? a. the intentions of 1868, when the 14th Amendment was passed b. the intentions of 1896, when Plessy vs. Ferguson was decided c. the custom of segregation in Southern states d. the effect of segregation itself on public education
What is d. the effect of segregation itself on public education
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Which word is spelled incorrectly? a. tryed b. segreated c. carried d. deliberated
What is tryed
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What is de facto segregation?
What is "racial separation that occurs as a matter of fact"
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Which of the following is the best contemporary example of "separate but equal"? a. A school has one football team: the players are mostly boys, but girls are allowed to try out b. Maurice has a brand new bike; his younger brother has Maurice's old bike c. A school has two soccer teams: one for boys and one for girls d. A school has installed new computers in all 8th grade classrooms for the 8th graders to use. All other students are free to use the computers in the library.
What is c. a school has two soccer teams: one for boys and one for girls
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What is the author's point in this sentence describing the N.A.A.C.P. attorneys who challenged segregation? "They understood the process of American justice and the power of the Constitution." a. The attorneys had been trained by Charles Hamilton Houston. b. The attorneys were diligent in the preparation of their cases. c. The attorneys wanted justice for African Americans. d. The attorneys believed the law was on their side.
What is d. The attorneys believed the law was on their side.
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How did the ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka change the struggle for civil rights? a. It signaled taht laws oppressing African Americans would have to fall. b. It signaled that the struggle against racial prejudice was coming to an end. c. It signaled that the "gap between law and custom" would soon close. d. It signaled that African Americans would have no more legal battles.
What is a. It signaled that laws oppressing African Americans would have to fall
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Identify the adjectives in the following sentence. In the early 1950's the N.A.A.C.P. sponsored five cases that eventually reached the Supreme Court. a. early; five b. five; Supreme c. eventually; Supreme d. early; eventually
What is a. early; five
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"Brown vs. Board of Education is best described as a. fiction b. an informative essay c. a personal essay d. a memoir
What is b. an informative essay
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Why did young Thurgood Marshall punch the face of the person who called him a name on the bus? a. He loved a good fight b. He was defending himself against a racial insult c. It was an accident d. He was reacting to bad news he had received at school that morning
What is b. he was defending himself against a racial insult
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Who led the battery of N.A.A.C.P. attorneys in the challenge to segregation? a. Thurgood Marshall b. Charles Hamilton Houston c. Linda Brown d. Dr. Kenneth B. Clark
What is a. Thurgood Marshall
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What sparked the Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka? a. Linda Brown, a seven-year-old, had to walk through a railyard to catch a bus to an all-black school b. A man named Jim Brown decided to sue a school board for not hiring him to teach because he's black c. Brown Inc, a company who makes school supplies, filed a grievance against the Topeka school board for cancelling their supply contract d. Rosa Brown was arrested because she chained herself to the front doors of an all-white school because she believed that she should be allowed to attend school there
What is a. Linda Brown, a seven-year-old, had to walk through a railyard to catach a bus to an all-black school