Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Supreme Court's Brown

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the Supreme Court's Brown v.Board of Education decision is correct?

• A)Chief Justice Earl Warren died shortly before the Supreme Court took up the decision.
• B)The Supreme Court postponed hearing the case until after the outcome of the 1952 presidential election.
• C)It was a 5-4 decision.
• D)Three justices disagreed with the majority's opinion, but agreed to make the opinion unanimous out of concern for the Court's public reputation.
• E)In its decision, the Supreme Court only technically struck down segregated schools in the District of Columbia.

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