SOCIOL 2309 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Big Business, Selective Enforcement, Juvenile Court

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Uphill battles in brown v. board = plessey v. ferguson, predisposition of judges on court, attorney for brown (marshall) was inexperienced and davis was very experienced. Court"s decisions in plessy and brown: plessey v. ferguson. Separate but equal = does not violate equal protection of 14th. Schools must desegregate with all deliberate speed . Trends in school desegregation after brown decision: didn"t see any change in south whatsoever until 1965 (2% schools) most desegregate by 1973. Reasons for lack of desegregation in the south in 1950s/60s; reasons for progress in the. 1970s: lack of desegregation in 1950s/1960s = hard to enforce & little support among other branches of government, progress in 1970s. Authorized us attorney general to initiate lawsuits (on behalf of a group of people) Understand and differentiate the constrained vs. dynamic court views. Cut federal funding to schools where race discrimination is found: constrained. The court cannot produce significant social change.

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