Base your answer to question 39 on the excerpt

below from a Supreme Court decision and on your

knowledge of social studies.

“We conclude that, in the field of public

education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’

has no place. Separate educational facilities are

inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the

plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom

the actions have been brought are, by reason of

the segregation complained of, deprived of the

equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the

Fourteenth Amendment….”

This Supreme Court decision is based on the idea

that segregation in education is likely to

(1) deny individuals equal opportunities to make

social and economic progress

(2) interfere with the right to privacy in public

schools

(3) create excessive burdens on school

transportation systems

(4) result in high tax increases to support separate

school systems