Interim Assessment Urit 3
Performance Task-Extended Response
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The author includes conflicting points of view concerning the effectiveness of low-fat diets in
paragraphs 6 and 7. Why does the author include this information? Which sentences from
these paragraphs are most effective in contradicting the author's point of view? How does
the author respond to this information? Write an essay of three to four paragraphs
explaining your answer.
In your answer, be sure to
• explain why the author includes the information in paragraphs 6 and 7
• explain which sentences from these paragraphs most effectively contradict the
author's point of view
• describe how the author responds to this information
Check your writing for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.