Quizzes

The 50th Anniversary of the famous Brown v. Board of Education case was recently commemorated. Brown v. Board of Education integrated public schools and ultimately led to vast changes in American society. How much do you know about the law of racial discrimination? Test your knowledge by answering the following questions.

1. The Ruling in the Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court by a vote of:

1. 8 to 1
2. 9 to 0
3. 5 to 4
4. 6 to 3

2. In a subsequent case decided shortly after ruling in the Brown lawsuit, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that racial integration in public schools must be carried on with:

1. Prompt dispatch
2. All deliberate speed
3. Fairness and equity
4. Alacrity now

3. The Brown v. Board of Education case preceded the enactment of the major Federal Civil Rights Act by:

1. Three years
2. Five years
3. Ten years
4. Fifteen years

4. The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education was based upon which provision of the U.S. Constitution:

1. The First Amendment
2. The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
3. The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
4. The Interstate Commerce Clause

5. The Brown v. Board of Education case was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of African-American students by:

1. Thurogood Marshall
2. Julian Bond
3. Ralph Abernathy
4. Hosea Williams

6. About two decades after the Brown v. Board of Education case, busing was ordered by the Federal Court to take place in which Minnesota city to help integrate public schools?

1. Saint Paul
2. Duluth
3. Rochester
4. Minneapolis