Observers Claim That the Supreme Court's Decision in Parents Involved

question 80

Multiple Choice

Observers claim that the Supreme Court's decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v.Seattle School District No.1 (2007) represents the "end of the Brown era" because it

• A)explicitly overturned the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v.Board of Education.
• B)rejected the precedent that strict scrutiny should be applied in cases about racial discrimination.
• C)confirmed the precedent that strict scrutiny should be applied in cases about racial discrimination.
• D)declared one of the few public strategies left to promote racial integration unconstitutional.

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Definitions:

Flashbulb Memory

Highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential news was heard.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, memories, or desires are unconsciously excluded from consciousness.

Decay Theory

A theory suggesting that memory fades due to the mere passage of time, unless it is actively rehearsed.

Forgetting

The process of losing or being unable to retrieve information from memory.