BROWN VS BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What was the status of enslaved people after the Thirteenth Amendment was passed?
They were free citizens of the United States.
Their rights were protected by the Constitution.
They were no longer enslaved, but they were not citizens of the United States.
They had all of the rights of any other citizen of the United States. - ANS They were no longer
enslaved, but they were not citizens of the United States.
How did the Fourteenth Amendment address the status of formerly enslaved people?
It called for them to be enslaved again.
It required them to fill out special application forms if they wanted to become citizens.
It allowed them to vote but did not require them to pay taxes.
It granted them citizenship by stating that all people born in the United States were citizens. -
ANS It granted them citizenship by stating that all people born in the United States were
citizens.
What were the Browns and other families asking the Supreme Court to do?
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, Apply the Thirteenth Amendment to their cases
Allow African American children to attend the school of their choice
Rule that new schools must be built for African Americans
Allow the Brown children to ride a bus to the school they were attending - ANS Allow African
American children to attend the school of their choice
Think about the historical significance of Brown v. Board of Education. Why do you think it is
considered a seminal US text?
It determined that segregation had no effect on a student's ability to learn.
It upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine.
It prohibited discussion of racial inequality in schools.
It overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine. - ANS It overturned the "separate but equal"
doctrine.
Which is true of both the Plessy and Brown cases?
Both were attempts to show that segregation was unconstitutional.
Both were filed by people who lived in Louisiana.
Both discussed whether African American children could ride in public train cars.
Both were attempts to overturn the Thirteenth Amendment. - ANS Both were attempts to
show that segregation was unconstitutional.
Which of these statements is an assumption the Supreme Court made when it decided the
Brown case?
Equal treatment exists in separate facilities when the facilities are equal.
Equal treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.
The existence of equal facilities is supported by the Fourteenth Amendment. - ANS Equal
treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What was the status of enslaved people after the Thirteenth Amendment was passed?
They were free citizens of the United States.
Their rights were protected by the Constitution.
They were no longer enslaved, but they were not citizens of the United States.
They had all of the rights of any other citizen of the United States. - ANS They were no longer
enslaved, but they were not citizens of the United States.
How did the Fourteenth Amendment address the status of formerly enslaved people?
It called for them to be enslaved again.
It required them to fill out special application forms if they wanted to become citizens.
It allowed them to vote but did not require them to pay taxes.
It granted them citizenship by stating that all people born in the United States were citizens. -
ANS It granted them citizenship by stating that all people born in the United States were
citizens.
What were the Browns and other families asking the Supreme Court to do?
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Apply the Thirteenth Amendment to their cases
Allow African American children to attend the school of their choice
Rule that new schools must be built for African Americans
Allow the Brown children to ride a bus to the school they were attending - ANS Allow African
American children to attend the school of their choice
Think about the historical significance of Brown v. Board of Education. Why do you think it is
considered a seminal US text?
It determined that segregation had no effect on a student's ability to learn.
It upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine.
It prohibited discussion of racial inequality in schools.
It overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine. - ANS It overturned the "separate but equal"
doctrine.
Which is true of both the Plessy and Brown cases?
Both were attempts to show that segregation was unconstitutional.
Both were filed by people who lived in Louisiana.
Both discussed whether African American children could ride in public train cars.
Both were attempts to overturn the Thirteenth Amendment. - ANS Both were attempts to
show that segregation was unconstitutional.
Which of these statements is an assumption the Supreme Court made when it decided the
Brown case?
Equal treatment exists in separate facilities when the facilities are equal.
Equal treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.
The existence of equal facilities is supported by the Fourteenth Amendment. - ANS Equal
treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.
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