Earl Warren and the US Supreme Court (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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Which previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v Board of Education overturn in 1954?
Which previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v Board of Education overturn in 1954?
Plessy v Ferguson
What was the vote count in the Brown v Board of Education decision?
What was the vote count in the Brown v Board of Education decision?
9-0 unanimous
Which constitutional amendment did Thurgood Marshall argue segregated schools violated?
Which constitutional amendment did Thurgood Marshall argue segregated schools violated?
Fourteenth Amendment
What phrase did Brown II (1955) use to demand school integration?
What phrase did Brown II (1955) use to demand school integration?
with all deliberate speed
Browder v Gayle (1956) supported whose campaign in Montgomery, Alabama?
Browder v Gayle (1956) supported whose campaign in Montgomery, Alabama?
Martin Luther King
Which President sent 1,000 troops from the 101st Airborne to Little Rock in 1957?
Which President sent 1,000 troops from the 101st Airborne to Little Rock in 1957?
Dwight D Eisenhower
By the end of 1956, how many Southern public schools had been racially integrated?
By the end of 1956, how many Southern public schools had been racially integrated?
Not one school
What was the Supreme Court's critical limitation in enforcing its decisions?
What was the Supreme Court's critical limitation in enforcing its decisions?
It had no enforcement power
James Meredith attempted to enroll at which institution in 1962?
James Meredith attempted to enroll at which institution in 1962?
University of Mississippi
What was Earl Warren's greatest achievement in the Brown case?
What was Earl Warren's greatest achievement in the Brown case?
Securing a unanimous decision