The Seattle School District operated a school choice program that allowed parents to choose the high school they wanted their children to attend. Because some schools were much more popular than others
were and the school system wanted to make sure that their schools had diverse student bodies, it used
race as one of the tiebreakers when deciding who would get to attend the schools most in demand. In
Parents Imolved in Community Schools v Seattle (2007), the United States Supreme Court found that
the school district was using race in an unconstitutional manner in its assignment plan. The decision
was a 5-4 split on the Court, with both sides claiming that their position was truest to the precedent set
in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
After reading the scenario, respond to A, B and C below
A Identify the clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that is most relevant to Brow Board of
Education (1954) and Parents Imohed in Communin Schools Seattle (2007)
B Explain the similarity in the facts between Brown Board of Education and Parents volved in
Community Schools v. Seattle that led to similar holdings in both cases,
C Justices on the Supreme Court take seriously their duty to interpret laws and the Constution as
fairly and accurately as possible Despite this explain how sharp disagreements can occur on the
Supreme Court about how race can be used in school assignment plans

- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."

omg i dont know oops sorry

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

straight down to hell mate