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The cartoon seen here made reference to what Supreme Court decision? Options: Plessy v. Ferguson, Gideon v. Wainwright, Brown v. Board of Education, Regents of the Univ. of California v. Bakke

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Brown v. Board of Education

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The decision in Brown v. Board of Education addressed the issue of

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segregation.

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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to

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make rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states.

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The Civil Rights Act passed by Congress in 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as

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Jim Crow laws.

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The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in

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a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.

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Libel is illegal in the United States. Libel is best described as

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an intentionally defamatory, false written or printed statement.

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Slander is best described as

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lies or intentionally false statements spoken about another person.

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Regardless of which state a person lives in, all American citizens enjoy the rights contained in the Constitution and the Amendments thanks to the

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14th Amendment.

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Samuel has been criticizing the policies of the state government, which has led law enforcement officials to conduct a raid on his home. He could be protected, though, by which of these amendments to the Constitution? Eighth, Fifth, Second, Third

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Fifth

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The Constitutional amendment that prohibited denying voting rights to people based on race or color is the

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Fifteenth Amendment.