The Effectiveness of the Brown Decision Was Undermined at First

question 15

Multiple Choice

The effectiveness of the Brown decision was undermined at first by

• A) The violent reaction against it across the South
• B) Threats of a new Civil War
• C) The expense of building new, desegregated facilities
• D) The Supreme Court's unwillingness to mandate a timeline for desegregation

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Definitions:

Nitrogen

A diatomic gas that makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere, essential for life as it is a major component of amino acids and nucleic acids.

Pressure

The force exerted per unit area upon a surface by the weight of the air above that surface in the atmosphere or by any gas in confined space.

Volume

A measurement of the amount of space an object or substance occupies.

Boyle's Law

A gas law stating that the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature.