Brown v. Board (1954) declared desegregation of public schools unconstitutional under which Amendment?

Brown v. Board (1954) declared desegregation of public schools unconstitutional under which Amendment?

• A. First Amendment
• B. Second Amendment
• C. Fourteenth Amendment
• D. Sixteenth Amendment

Answer: (C)

The central idea is the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Brown v. Board held that separating students by race in public schools is inherently unequal and violates equal protection under the law, so desegregation is required. The First Amendment covers speech and religion, the Second protects gun rights, and the Sixteenth deals with taxes—none of which address school desegregation.

The central idea is the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Brown v. Board held that separating students by race in public schools is inherently unequal and violates equal protection under the law, so desegregation is required. The First Amendment covers speech and religion, the Second protects gun rights, and the Sixteenth deals with taxes—none of which address school desegregation.