Question

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson.

Answer 1

Answer: The Brown case questions whether separate schools based on race inherently render one inferior to the other.

The case Brown v. Broad of Education (1952-1954) debated whether it was unconstitutional to have separate schools for children of different races. It eventually ruled that this type of segregation was inherently unequal, and therefore violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

This decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which claimed that segregation was lawful as long as the facilities were equal in quality.

Answer 2

The answer is the first option which says: "The Brown case questions whether separate schools based on race inherently render one inferior to the other".

Explanation: The Brown V. Board of education was a popular case referred to racial equality in schools. They were debating if racial segregation of children in public school were constitutional or not. The court decided that it was unconstitutional because of the discrimination that involves the topic.

Relationating the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court's ruling in Plessy V. Ferguson (It was a case about racial segregation too) and the premises of Brown v. Board of Education case, one can say that both cases were in fact about the same issue (social segregation) and also both final decisions were based according to the "separate but equal" doctrine.