Correct Answers
14th Amendment - Correct answer-to the U.S. Constitution; amendment ratified in 1868 after the Civil
War, declares in part: "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection
of the laws." Many of the cases discussed in this section are based on the ***due process and the equal
protection clauses*** of the # Amendment.
Plessy v. Ferguson - Correct answer-a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It
upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated
facilities were equal in quality - a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal. Although the
decision was related to the segregation of African American students, in many parts of the country
Native American, Asian, and Hispanic students were also routinely segregated. "
Brown v. Board of Education - Correct answer-REVERSAL of Plessy v. Ferguson; 58 years later in 1954;
Like Plessy, focused on the segregation of African American students. But by ruling that states are
responsible for providing "equal educational opportunities" for all students made bilingual education for
ELLs more feasible.
Independent School District v. Salvatierra, Alvarez v. Lemon Grove, and Méndez v. Westminster School
District - Correct answer-Addresses Segregation A few lesser known lower level cases concerning the
segregation of Hispanic student predate Brown.
Independent School District v. Salvatierra (1930) - Correct answer-Mexican American parents in the
small border town of Rio, Texas, brought suit against the school district over segregation. The court
sided with the school district that argued the segregation was necessary to teach the students English.
This argument did not hold, however, for two similar cases in California: Alvarez v. Lemon Grove (1931)
and Méndez v. Westminster School District (1947). The judge in Alvarez noted that segregation was not
,beneficial for the students' English language development and the success of the Méndezcase helped
set the stage for Brown.
Debate - answer-a speech form in which two sides take opposite positions on a question and take turns
arguing their view. Lincoln-Douglas debates are a special type of debate commonly held for high school
competitions, in which each side is only one person rather than a team of two. Debates are strictly
timed.
Expository speech - answer-a speech with the purpose of informing the audience about a topic.
Extemporaneous speech - answer-like an impromptu speech, but the speaker is often given a little time
to prepare.
Impromptu speech - answer-a speech given on the spur of the moment with very little preparation.
Interpretive performance - answer-The performance of a work of literature with the purpose of
communicating its emotional meaning.
Persuasive speech - answer-A speech with the purpose of influencing the audience members' opinions.
Body language - answer-communication via the movements or attitudes of the body
Diction - answer-a writer's or speaker's choice of words
Enunciation - answer-The way one pronounces words
Eye contact - answer-a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal
communication. A good speaker will pick a friendly face and maintain eye contact for a brief time before
moving on to another, trying to include members from all sections of the audience at various intervals.
,Response to audience - answer-The way in which a speaker picks up on audience mood and adjusts
performance or speech accordingly.
Vocal pitch - answer-Relative highness or lowness of voice
Vocal range - answer-A measure of how far a speaker's voice carries.
Vocal rate - answer-The speed at which one speaks.
Volume - answer-The degree of loudness of a speaker's voice
Bandwagon - answer-tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is popular or
everyone is doing it
Either-or fallacy - answer-Reducing an argument or issue to two polar opposites and ignoring possible
alternatives
Implied benefit - answer-the suggestion that more than what is being sold will be delivered; for
example, the idea that by using a certain product, one will have a better love life or a different lifestyle.
Overgeneralization - answer-sweeping statements bout a situation or product.
Plain folks - answer-attempting to convince the public that one's view is of the common person (like
everyone else)
Red herring - answer-highlighting a minor detail as a way to draw attention away from more important
details or issues
Snob appeal - answer-the consumer will join the ranks of elite by using the product
, Testimonial - answer-attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or
idea
Blocking - answer-the physical arrangement of actors onstage at any given moment
Costume - answer-the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
Dramatic arc - answer-rising and fallign action in a play
Improvisation - answer-the act of creating and performing spontaneously or without preparation
Lighting - answer-the way lights are used to emphasize or de-emphasize parts of the stage
Props - answer-portable objects used on the set of a play or film
Set - answer-a collection of scenery, stage furniture, and so on, used for a scene in a play or film
Sound - answer-music, speech, and sound effects accompanying a play, film or broadcast
Tempo - answer-the speed at which events occur in a play or other performance
Guey Heung Lee v. Johnson and Johnson v. San Francisco Unified School District - Correct answer-
Addresses Segregation In some instances, desegregation efforts made it more difficult. In San Francisco,
for example, Chinese Americans fought a desegregation order that would force students out of
neighborhood schools that provided bilingual English Chinese programs for newcomer Chinese ELL
students. The Chinese community took the case to court in 1971 and it was appealed to the 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals in Johnson v. San Francisco Unified School District. In 1974, the court ruled against the
Chinese community, declaring simply Brown applies to races.
Meyers v. Nebraska - Correct answer-The Right of Communities to Teach Their Native Languages to
Their Children In the early 1900s, German communities typically ran their own private schools where
students received instruction in both German and English. Then, in 1919, Nebraska passed the Siman