Question

Which of the following quotations from Brown v. Board of Education would the Board of Education be most likely to cite in a counterclaim against Warren's argument?

Answer 1

The Board of Education cannot cite any part of the Brown v. Board of Education majority opinion to support a counterclaim in favor of segregation, as the decision overruled the 'separate but equal' doctrine, declaring that segregated schools are inherently unequal.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Board of Education would most likely cite a quotation from Brown v. Board of Education that supports the idea of separate but equal facilities being constitutionally permissible prior to the case's ruling. However, since the Supreme Court unanimously overturned this principle, identifying such a quote within the majority opinion of the case would be impossible. Instead, the Board of Education may refer to earlier cases or the dissenting opinions of previous related cases, such as Plessy v. Ferguson, which the Brown decision specifically overturned.

The Brown v. Board of Education decision unequivocally held that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal and violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, any counterclaim citing the majority opinion of Brown would be inconsistent with the ruling's conclusion that de jure segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.