From Brown v. Board of Education Majority Opinion, by Justice Earl Warren, 1954
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Which statement below best expresses the main argument of the Court?
29Segregation of children in public schools on the basis of race is illegal because previous Supreme Court cases make it so.
Segregation in schools should be illegal because the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equality.
Even if facilities are equal, segregation of schools in unequal because it denies black children full educational opportunities and causes them detrimental effects.
“Separate but equal” is an ineffective model because outcomes cannot be measured and it causes feelings of inferiority.
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Which statement below best expresses the main argument of the Court?
Segregation of children in public schools on the basis of race is illegal because previous Supreme Court cases make it so.
Segregation in schools should be illegal because the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equality.
Even if facilities are equal, segregation of schools in unequal because it denies black children full educational opportunities and causes them detrimental effects.
“Separate but equal” is an ineffective model because outcomes cannot be measured and it causes feelings of inferiority.
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Which TWO details from the Court’s opinion best support the main argument?
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Choose the closest meaning of the word “sanction” as used in the following passage: “Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law.”
A law or decree
Threatened penalty
Official approval
A final result
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According to the Court’s opinion, how does segregation affect student motivation?
It lowers motivation for black children because of feelings of inferiority.
Segregation has no impact on student motivation.
It negatively impacts motivation for black students and white students equally.
It increases motivation for black children who wish to outperform inferior schools.
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