Nonfiction Documents- Honors English

The Supreme Court upheld the doctrine of “separate but equal” in the Brown vs. Board decision.

In June 2023, the Supreme Court disbanded affirmative action in colleges.

At the Supreme Court, what groups of students argued they were being discriminated against under affirmative action?

Overturned means in accordance with a law or legal document.

In Plessy vs. Ferguson, Louisiana argued that the facilities were separate but equal.

There are ____________ types of morphemes.

The Plessy vs. Ferguson decision did NOT lead to many African Americans being disenfranchised.

The Supreme Court made a unanimous decision in the case of Brown vs. Board

Define Precedent

What universities were recently sued over Affirmative Action?

Derivational suffixes do NOT change the meaning of a word.

Define Due Process

In 2003, the Supreme Court argued that affirmative action programs would no longer be needed in 25 years.

____________ are word parts with meaning.

"Supreme Court Strikes..." "Plessy vs. Ferguson," and "Brown vs. Board" all deal with the theme of _______________.

Which of the following can be changed with an inflectional suffix?

What is the definition of rudimentary?

Plessy got arrested on purpose. He deliberately sat in the wrong section of the train car.

The recent Supreme Court decision outlawed the use of affirmative action in the military.

True or False. A root must always be in the middle of a word, never at the beginning.

" Plessy vs. Ferguson" is what type of text?

Proscribing means to be an impartial, often voluntary, adviser to a court

What Supreme Court decision was overturned by Brown vs. Board?

Define Majority Opinion

True or False. The word STRONGEST is a superlative.

Disenfranchisement means

When writing newspaper articles, journalists should show all sides equally

Doctrine means

Supra means

Pursuant means an official order to do something.

In which order should morphemes appear?

Allege means to claim without accepted proof, or to suppose