Maryland HSA Government Practice Test

Which case desegregated schools?

Plessy v. Ferguson Roe v. Wade Miranda v. Arizona Brown v. Board of Education

Correct Answer:

Brown v. Board of Education

Explanation:

Desegregation of public schools is established by Brown v. Board of Education. The Court ruled that racially segregated schools are inherently unequal and violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, overturning the earlier justification of “separate but equal” from Plessy v. Ferguson. This decision declared that public education could not be segregated by race and paved the way for nationwide desegregation, with Brown II urging that desegregation proceed with all deliberate speed. The other listed cases deal with entirely different issues—abortion rights in Roe v. Wade and police interrogation rights in Miranda v. Arizona—so Brown v. Board of Education is the one that directly desegregated schools.

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