Governmental Action

1.Why was this case filed against Topeka's Board of Education? Who filed it?

2. What was the Board of Education's defense in this case?

3. Where did this case end up? How long did it take to make a decision?

4. What case was overturned by Brown v. the Board of Education?

5. How many states did this case effect?

Boynton v. Virginia

6. What was the ruling in the case, Boynton v. Virginia?

7. Where was segregation illegal?

8. How was the ruling tested?

9. What event, which you have already covered, did this court case lead to?

10. What President originally worked for the passage of the Civil Rights Act? What President was in office when it actually passed? Why/

11. How (what tactics) did Johnson ensure that the Civil Rights Act would be passed by the Senate?

12. What is the main part of the Act?

13. In your own words summarize Sec. 201 of the Act. What institutions or places are included in this?

14. When was the 15th Amendment actually ratified by Congress (what year)? When was it signed into law?

15. Why were most African Americans not registered to vote and, in turn, had very little political power?

16. Who was the President when the Act was signed into law?

17. Explain the provisions of the bill (What did it forbid?).

18. What was the direct impact of the bill?