Tuesday SCOTUS Wk #3 Morning Check

What was the impact of the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

• It overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and desegregated schools.

• It upheld the separate-but-equal doctrine.

• It ruled school segregation was a state decision.

• It applied only to higher education.

In the case of Baker v. Carr, what principle did the Supreme Court establish?

• The Supreme Court had no role in election disputes.

• Districts must be equal in population.

• State legislatures could determine voting policies without judicial oversight.

• The Constitution does not require electoral fairness.

Fill in the blank: The case of Shaw v. Reno impacted redistricting by establishing that ________ could not be the primary factor in drawing district lines.

• Race

• Economic status

• Political affiliation

• Geographic location

What was the main issue in Baker v. Carr?

• A) Federal intervention in state laws

• B) State government interference in elections

• C) Unequal representation in legislative districts

• D) Presidential powers over elections

In Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that: A) Quotas in college admissions violated the Equal Protection Clause. B) Colleges could not consider race in admissions. C) Affirmative action was unconstitutional. D) Public universities had full control over admissions policies. Fill in the blank: The Supreme Court ruled that _______ violated the Equal Protection Clause.

• A) Quotas in college admissions violated the Equal Protection Clause.

• B) Colleges could not consider race in admissions.

• C) Affirmative action was unconstitutional.

• D) Public universities had full control over admissions policies.

What precedent did the Regents of UC v. Bakke case establish?

• Racial quotas in admissions are unconstitutional.

• Affirmative action is always illegal.

• Colleges cannot consider race at all in admissions.

• Public universities must follow a strict merit-based system.

How did Shaw v. Reno affect voting rights?

• It allowed race to be a primary factor in redistricting.

• It reinforced that gerrymandering could not be race-based.

• It expanded federal oversight of elections.

• It upheld racial quotas in elections.

Fill in the blank: The case of Baker v. Carr required ________ in congressional districts.

• racial quotas

• equal population distribution

• expanded gerrymandering

• federal oversight of elections