The Seattle School District operated a school choice program that allowed parents to choose the high school they wanted their children to attend. Because some schools were much more popular than others
were and the school system wanted to make sure that their schools had diverse student bodies, it used
race as one of the tiebreakers when deciding who would get to attend the schools most in demand. In
Parents Imolved in Community Schools v Seattle (2007), the United States Supreme Court found that
the school district was using race in an unconstitutional manner in its assignment plan. The decision
was a 5-4 split on the Court, with both sides claiming that their position was truest to the precedent set
in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
After reading the scenario, respond to A, B and C below
A Identify the clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that is most relevant to Brow Board of
Education (1954) and Parents Imohed in Communin Schools Seattle (2007)
B Explain the similarity in the facts between Brown Board of Education and Parents volved in
Community Schools v. Seattle that led to similar holdings in both cases,
C Justices on the Supreme Court take seriously their duty to interpret laws and the Constution as
fairly and accurately as possible Despite this explain how sharp disagreements can occur on the
Supreme Court about how race can be used in school assignment plans

1. the pacific islands formed by coral reefs are called (1 point) a. volcanic. b. reefs. c. atolls. d. plates. 2. what is a reason few people have settled in the interior of australia? (1 point) a.no mineral wealth is in the area. b.land is too expensive. c.the area is too dangerous. d.the area has little water and arable land. 3. what was one effect of plate movement on the pacific region? (1 point) a.australia and new zealand became b.connected to north america. c.plate movement isolated many species. few volcanoes formed. d.the regional climate grew much colder. 4. you live on a small island in the pacific ocean. though beautiful, your island has poor soil for farming and few natural resources. you most likely live (1 point) a.on a densely populated island. b.on the south island of new zealand. c.in new guinea on a volcanic island off the coast of australia. d.on a low island. 5. which change would most likely have to take place first to encourage more human settlement in the outback? (1 point) a.the climate would need to get warmer. b.the winters would need to be milder. c.the region would need more fertile land and water d.people would need to build more cities there. 6. what would be an example of how the maori are reclaiming their culture? (1 point) a.learning english b.playing rugby and other sports c.studying maori culture in schools d.learning how to cook asian cuisine 7. what conclusion can correctly be made about british colonization of this area? (1 point) a.the british policies embraced the cultures of the original inhabitants. b.the british disregarded the cultures of the original inhabitants. c.the british had a neutral policy toward native cultures. d.none of the above