Opponents of Brown v. Board of Education argued that the federal government should not get involved local matters, such as how schools are run. Agree on these questions among yourselves: Should a higher level of government ever be able to overrule a lower one, like a town or a village? On what sorts of issues? Should any government ever be able to take away an individual's freedom? When? ( I don't know what to write, i was really never a good writer...)