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Foundational Documents
Name:
APGOPO
Required Supreme Court case 14 of 15
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
was a
landmark court case that is one of the 15 required
cases that may show up on the AP exam.
Part 1: The Issue
Using the oral arguments, summarize the issues
that led to the controversy using 2-3
Somebody
Wanted But So
sentences.
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Brown
Wanted to go to
school without
segregation.
Plessy v Ferguson
ruling stopped her
because it allowed
segregation.
She went to court
against the Board of
Education.
Board of Education
Wanted schools to
stay segregated.
A lot of families were
against segregation
in the school system.
Went to court against
Linda Brown.
Part 2: The Court’s Decision
In the conclusion, summarize t
he decision of the Court.
Since
…racial segregation in public education caused inequality and stigmatized black
students, it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the
United States Constitution.
After
…an examination of sociological and psychological evidence, the Court found that
even if the physical facilities in black and white schools were equal, the segregation
itself created a detrimental impact on black students' educational opportunities and
self-esteem.
Although
...the Court acknowledged that the "separate but equal" doctrine established
in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) had been followed for nearly six decades, it was declared
unconstitutional in the context of public education.
Part 3: The Legal Reasoning for the Decision
The majority of justices reached this decision
BECAUSE (the legal reasoning)…
Foundational Documents
Name:
APGOPO
Required Supreme Court case 14 of 15
Segregation in schools violates the 14th amendment equal protection clause.
The majority of justices reached this decision
BUT (the minority dissent said)...
There is no Minority.
The majority of justices reached this decision
SO (the significance)….
That all segregation was diminished from the school system.
Part 4: Connection to Foundational Document
The document I can most connect to Brown v. Board is the United States Constitution.
This document is related because it contains the Fourteenth Amendment, which was
related to the Court's decision. The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause
served as the basis for ruling segregation unconstitutional in public schools
Part 5: Comparison to Non-Required Case
Suggested Case:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Part 6: Apply to Current Events or Scenarios
Explain how the issue of
school segregation today
is related to this case. What are some
similarities and differences between the case and the scenario?
Today there is no school segregation, but people still have their own opinions. A lot of people to
this day don’t get equal treatment in the school system. Teachers, students, coaches, etc. still
treat some African American kids differently than they do the white kids. This is similar to this
Foundational Documents
Name:
APGOPO
Required Supreme Court case 14 of 15
case because it’s the same issue. The African American kids aren’t getting equal treatment, it's
just not to the level that Brown v Board of Education was.
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