Civil Rights in the Courts

What issue was dividing the country in the 1850s?

Why did the slave Dred Scott believe he was entitled to his freedom?

In his majority opinion, Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that

How is the Dred Scott decision viewed today?

What law was Homer Plessy accused of violating?

Homer Plessy believed the Louisiana law violated his 14th Amendment Right to

The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of

In his dissent, Justice John Marshall Harlan argued that

Thurgood Marshall, the lawyer who argued this case, was part of what organization

TRUE or FALSE, the African American schools in Topeka, Kansas were poorly funded compared to White schools.

In his opinion, Chief Justice Warren stated that segregated schools

The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education

Programs designed to provide preferential treatment to minorities who faced past discrimination are called

Some people believe that affirmative action programs violate

True or False: The Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke found all affirmative action policies to be unconstitutional

True or False: After the Bakke decision the Supreme Court has continued to hear cases involving affirmative action.