We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs...are, by reason of the segration complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment.
1) Main idea of the excerpt?
a) 14th amendment requires better school funding
b) Equal-protection clause does not apply to the 14th amendment
c) policy of "separate but equal" in skools in unconstitutional
d) neither African American nor white students are well served by skools
2) How is d court applying the 14th amendment in this decision?
a) equal protection under the laws regardless of race
b) right to free speech and press
c) prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment
d) separate but equal in schools
2007-06-16
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