PrepTest 115, Section 1, Question 6
Thurgood Marshall's litigation of Brown v.(446 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- A"Broader Social Patterns:(8 more words not shown)
- B"Thurgood Marshall: The(5 more words not shown)
- C"Toward Change: The(10 more words not shown)
- D"Separate but Not(12 more words not shown)
- E"Conflict and Compromise:(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the groundwork for Brown: Marshall's earlier cases helped develop the argument and prepare the court to accept it. A title should capture that progression. The focus is how he built this challenge, rather than everything that happened in his career.
Working the answers
- A
This sounds like a general survey of theoretical arguments before the Supreme Court. Broader social patterns matter to Marshall's strategy, but the title loses the specific person, doctrine, and developing challenge that organize the discussion.
- B
This is close: we do follow Marshall over those years. But growth of his career is broader than what we're shown. The selected cases explain how his argument against separate but equal developed, not his professional life generally.
- CCorrect
This identifies both the argument and its development. The opening says earlier cases helped make the victory in Brown possible (paragraph 1); the practical cases and the use of sociological data show how. C captures that progression even without naming Brown in the title.
- D
This would tell us what happened because of Brown. We're mainly learning what led to the successful argument in Brown. It points in the wrong direction from the case.
- E
The NAACP's division sets up the two approaches. We then follow Marshall's use of them and his broader strategy. Internal conflict isn't the subject that unites the whole discussion.
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