How did Brown v. Board of Education change American society?
It ended segregation on federal highways throughout the United States.
It established a precedence for promoting civil rights at the local level.
It established the power of the Supreme Court over the national legislature.
It reversed government-institutionalized segregation.
C?
Yes, D. Clue: Board of Education!
Nope. Not C.
Is it D?
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The correct answer is D) It reversed government-institutionalized segregation.
The Brown v. Board of Education case was a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1954 that declared segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. The case specifically dealt with segregated schools in Topeka, Kansas, but its impact extended far beyond that.
Prior to the Brown ruling, racial segregation was legal and enforced by the government, particularly in public schools. This decision overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established in the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson, which had allowed for racial segregation as long as the separate facilities provided were deemed equal.
The Brown ruling had a significant impact on American society. It marked the beginning of the end of legal segregation in the United States. The decision signaled that segregation was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause, which guarantees all citizens equal treatment under the law. This decision opened the door for subsequent legal challenges to segregation in other areas of public life, such as transportation, housing, and voting rights.
While the other options mentioned in your question are not directly related to the Brown v. Board of Education case, it is essential to understand the correct answer to explain its impact on American society.