Question 3 of 11 The temperature in Vancouver was recorded over a period of four hours. The
equation
y=-2x + 43
describes the temperature over this time, where y is the temperature in
degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and x is the number of hours since measurements
started. Which of the following statements correctly describes the
temperature?
O A. It was 43°F when the temperature was first measured, and it is
dropping by 2 degrees per hour.
O B. It was 43°F after four hours, and it is dropping by 2 degrees per
hour.
O C. It was -2°F when the temperature was first measured, and it is
rising by 43 degrees per hour.
O D. It was -2°F after four hours, and it is rising by 43 degrees per hour.
SUBMIT

answer:   segregation violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, which holds that no state can “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

details/explanation:

brown v. board of education of topeka, decided by the us supreme court in 1954, ruled that all americans are entitled to the same civil liberties and protections in regard to access to education. until that decision, it was legal to segregate schools according to race, so that black students could not attend the same schools as white students.   an older supreme court decision, plessy v. ferguson (1896), had said that separate, segregated public facilities were acceptable as long as the facilities offered were equal in quality.   in the case of brown v. board of education, that standard was challenged and defeated.   segregation was shown to create inequality, and the supreme court unanimously ruled segregation to be unconstitutional.

the ruling was important in advancing civil rights because it affirmed that the 14th amendment applies to all rights and privileges of citizens, including access to   education.   this was being violated by states whose laws supported the segregation of schools.   section 1 of the 14th amendment reads as follows:

a is the correct