Select a Chapter to start the court case quiz.
Court case: Plessy v. Ferguson
Harlan argues that this case will be as infamous as Dred Scott.
Court case: Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority
Because the parking authority was passive, the garage really was not public.
The Court says laws that segregate are automatically invalid.
Court case: Brown v. Board of Education (I)
The Court argues that it must look at the effects of segregation in the present rather than back in 1868 or 1896.
Court case: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
The Court rules that limited use of quotas as a starting point is permitted.
Why is the discrimination here not purely private?
The coffee shop is owned by the state.
The city owns all property within its borders.
The garage is publicly owned so the coffee shop and parking authority are joint participants.
none of these
Court case: PICS v. Seattle School District No. 1
The Court makes clear it cites Grutter to support the argument that racial classifications can only be used as part of a holistic view.
Court case: Sweatt v. Painter
The Court cites Gaines to suggest that states cannot just pay to send black students to another school.
The Court argues that the 14th Amendment was meant to create social equality.
Precedents and the equal protection clause indicate Sweatt does not have a right to an education equal to white students’ education.
School districts may not use non-contiguous gerrymandered districts as an interim step.
The facts in this case are exactly the same as in Sweatt according to the Court.
The Court attempts to limit the breadth of its decision for future cases.
The Court rules that any policy that distributes government benefits based on race is subject to strict scrutiny.
Justification for racial classifications in school include ______.
remedying the effects of past discrimination
ensuring diversity in schools
both remedying the effects of past discrimination and ensuring diversity in schools
neither remedying the effects of past discrimination nor ensuring diversity in schools
Forced transportation is permitted to achieve desegregation.
The Court slightly distinguishes Grutter because it was a college rather than a public school setting.
For the Court, purely private discrimination is not within the scope of the 14th Amendment.
One-race schools in a district ______.
do not necessarily violate equity
do not need to be scrutinized by courts
do not place the burden on the district to justify one race schools
do not exist de facto
For the Court, Louisiana does not ______.
discriminate
stamp blacks with a badge of inferiority
help whites at the expense of blacks
Court case: Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis
The Court argues that it is very easy to determine the line between state and private action.
To be constitutional, a segregation law must be a reasonable regulation.
Court case: Shelley v. Kraemer
What turned the covenants into state action?
judicial enforcement
legislative enforcement
gubernatorial enforcement
For the Court, the tangible factors are not equal in the schools.
The Court overturns Plessy here.
Brennan dissents because he believes granting a liquor license makes the state an active participant in in the Lodge.
Court case: Brown v. Board of Education (II)
School districts must make a prompt and reasonable start at desegregation.
The Court argues that the all-black law school is not equal to UT law school.
The Court cites Brown to show that inequality of facilities is key to racial discrimination.
If a private business receives ______ from the state it does not make it a public entity.
electricity
fire protection
police protection
all of these
Implementation decisions should be made by school boards and district courts.
Restrictive covenants do not, alone, violate the 14th Amendment.
To decide the Court says it must look at ______.
the tangible inequality of the schools
the effect of segregation on public education
the distance children have to go to school
The Court notes the irony that private businesses are more accommodating than a shop on public land.
At a minimum, the 14th Amendment does not protect equality in the enjoyment of basic civil and political rights.
Why is the all-black law school not equal to the white law school?
size of faculty
reputation of faculty
size of student body
Implementation decisions must be made by ______.
principles of equity
balancing public interests
balancing private interests
The Court argues that if the standard is a private business obtaining general benefits it would be impossible to distinguish between public and private conduct.
The Court rules that ______.
separate but equal is fine in public education
the intangible factors in the schools are equal
separate but equal has not place in public education
The Court explicitly overturns Plessy here.
the policy here was narrowly tailored to stop discrimination
the policy here was not narrowly tailored to stop discrimination
the policy here is legitimate
A liquor license is not enough to qualify as state action.
For the Court, social equality can only be achieved through ______.
court decisions
legislation
a natural affinity between the races
the Constitution
