In the Epochal 1954 Decision in Brown V

question 85

Multiple Choice

In the epochal 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court

• A) declared that the concept of "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites was unconstitutional.
• B) upheld its earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
• C) rejected desegregation.
• D) declined to rule on whether segregated facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional.
• E) ordered immediate and total integration of all American schools.

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Definitions:

Primary Amine

A compound with one (primary) amino group attached to the main carbon chain.

Imine

Organic compounds characterized by a nitrogen atom double-bonded to a carbon atom, with the carbon also attached to a hydrogen or another carbon group.

Amide

A functional group characterized by a carbonyl group (C=O) linked to a nitrogen atom.

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

A type of chemical reaction where an aromatic ring undergoes substitution, with one of its hydrogen atoms replaced by an electrophile.