Why Did Brown V

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why did Brown v. Board of Education eventually lead to school desegregation?

• A) Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy were willing to federalize the National Guard to enforce the ruling at schools and universities.
• B) Elected officials throughout the nation respected the Supreme Court as a nonpolitical institution and believed in following the rule of law even if they disagreed
• With the decision.
• C) There was near-unanimous public support for the ruling, which made its
• Enforcement easy.
• D) The Supreme Court threatened more drastic changes in the next decision if this one was not followed closely.
• E) The Supreme Court initiated impeachment proceedings against elected officials who did not comply with the ruling.

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