Base your answer to question 39 on the excerpt
below from a Supreme Court decision and on your
knowledge of social studies.
“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 and others similarly situated for whom
the actions have been brought are, by reason of
the segregation complained of, deprived of the
equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the
Fourteenth Amendment….”
This Supreme Court decision is based on the idea
that segregation in education is likely to
(1) deny individuals equal opportunities to make
social and economic progress
(2) interfere with the right to privacy in public
schools
(3) create excessive burdens on school
transportation systems
(4) result in high tax increases to support separate
school systems