What Was the Supreme Court's Record in Segregation Cases in the Years

question 12

Multiple Choice

What was the Supreme Court's record in segregation cases in the years before Brown v.Board of Education?

• A) The Court overturned forms of segregation using the separate but equal rule on factual grounds.
• B) The Court had struck down forms of segregation through the commerce clause,not the Fourteenth Amendment.
• C) The Court consistently refused to strike down any form of segregation.
• D) The Court had already struck down separate but equal as a principle before Brown.
• E) The Court had refused to hear cases on segregation before Brown.

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Definitions:

Parallel

A circuit configuration where components are connected across common points or junctions, allowing current to divide and flow through multiple paths.

Series

Components in an electrical circuit are said to be in series if they are connected along a single path, so the same current flows through all of the components.

Inductive Reactance

The opposition to alternating current flow due to the inductance of a component or circuit, measured in ohms.

Reactive Power

Also called wattless power. Calculated by multiplying reactive voltage by reactive current. Can be produced by inductive or capacitive loads.