In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the Supreme Court held that
A) ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government.
B) segregation of races in public schools violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
C) the national government does not have the power to force any action on local school boards.
D) separation of races for a reason such as education is not a violation of the Constitution.
E) African Americans could not be denied the right to a college education.
B
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Which of the following statements is true of the due process clause?
A. It is set out in the Third Amendment to the Constitution. B. It has two aspects, procedural and substantive. C. It states that Congress is the ultimate interpreter of the Constitution. D. It protects the rights of the majority over that of the minority. E. It includes two clauses, the establishment clause and the free exercise clause.