[ 575 ] U.S. History GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The majority on this Court would most likely approve of which of the following? a. creating “minorities-only” seating sections in theaters and sports arenas b. passing laws that give majority racial groups special rights in the field of education c. making sure that public colleges do not bar minority students on the basis of race d. creating separate voting districts for minorities According to the passage, the Fourteenth Amendment a. authorizes the separation of races in public schools. b. provides for the establishment of a nationwide public school system. c. specifies standard nationwide voting procedures. d. requires that people receive the equal protection of the laws. What reason did the Court give for rejecting the doctrine of “separate but equal”? a. Federal district courts have no power over public school systems. b. Schools can be segregated but still have equal facilities. c. Segregated schools are unequal by their very nature. d. Educational achievement is difficult to measure.