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Did the decision in Brown v. Board of Education involve the Equal Protection Clause

Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)

Yes. The Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court indicated that the decision could also be supported by the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause, but declined to elaborate because the Equal Protection Clause was sufficient to render segregation in the public schools unconstitutional.

What US Supreme Court standard requires a law to be related to a legitimate government interest

Rational basis test

How did Sylvia Mendez help expand civil rights

as a child, she testified in a court case that helped end school segregation

Which of these actions would be protected by the First Amendment

a newspaper publishes an article criticizing the president

citizens protest in a public space outside the governor's mansion

Which of these actions may be prohibited by a court despite the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press

Publishing information that may be damaging to national security

Which scenario best illustrates a violation of procedural due process

a driver receives a traffic ticket but is not told that he can appeal it in court

a drug dealer with several prior convictions is sent to prison without a trial

Which instance of political expression would be considered speech plus

a demonstrator chanting anticorporate slogans outside a company's headquarters

Which statement aligns with the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education

separate treatment based on race is inherently unequal

What group did the Reconstruction Amendments aim to assist

slaves and former slaves

Which action is a form of grassroots activism that supported or opposed same-sex marriage

court clerks refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

raising money by staging a reading of the play 8, which supports same-sex marriage.

Supreme Court justices who support judicial activism and those who support judicial restraint most disagree on the answer to which question

A : To what extent should the supreme court work to promote social progress ?

All parts of the federal bureaucracy share which characteristic


They operate within the executive branch to help carry out federal policies.

In Katz v. US the Supreme Court ruled that tapping a public phone without a warrant violated the

implied right to privacy. APEX

How has the nature of presidential power changed since the ratification of the us constitution

Guys its Presidential power has become less restricted over time.

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