Question

In Brown v. the Board of Education, the Supreme Court overturned their previous ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but equal was constitutional so long as equal accommodations were provided.What Constitutional amendment was interpreted in both of these cases?

A. Fifth Amendment
B. Ninth Amendment
C. Twelth Amendment
D. Fourteenth Amendment

Answer 1

The Constitutional amendment that was interpreted in both of these cases would be the "Fourteenth Amendment," since this guarantees all citizens equal protection under the law.