the Supreme Court and civil rights

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what were affirmative action programs originally designed to encourage

increasing diversity in public institutions and businesses

what does the term mandate mean in terms of civil rights and liberties

a requirement

which accurately describes what Plessy V Ferguson and brown V Board of Education had in common

both cases involved interpretation of the 14th Amendment

which action would be considered an act of civil disobedience

engaging in a sit-in in which African-American stay at a segregated business

what was the social impact of the decision in Brown V Board of Education

it strengthened the growing Civil Rights Movement

which of these statements was implied by the decision in Brown versus Board of Education

segregation could lead to feelings of inferiority

what did Justice Brown's verdict in Plessy V Ferguson state

separation does not necessarily imply an inequality

why were civil rights supporters disappointed when the Supreme Court's 1896 decision in Plessy V Ferguson

the court affirmed the idea of separate but equal

which Supreme Court case was ruled that racial quotas could not be used to reduce inequality in schools or workplaces

Regents V Bakke

what factor do Plessy V Ferguson Brown V Board of Education in Regents of California V Bakke have in common

all three cases went to Supreme Court ruling


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