单选题 Which of the following best describes the relation-ship between the McLaurin decision and the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision?
  • (A) The McLaurin decision superseded the Brown decision.
  • (B) The Brown decision provided a precedent for the McLaurin decision.
  • (C) The Brown decision reversed the McLaurin decision.
  • (D) The McLaurin decision limited the application of the Brown decision.
  • (E) The McLaurin decision provided legal authority for the Brown decision.


【正确答案】 E
【答案解析】The 1950 McLaurin decision was one of the decisions that provided legal precedents for the 1954 Brown decision. Choice A is incorrect. McLaurin preceded Brown I. Therefore, it could not have superseded a decision that had yet to be made.
Choice B is incorrect. Brown I followed McLaurin. Therefore, it could not have set a precedent for McLaurin.
Choice C is incorrect. Brown I reversed Plessy v. Ferguson. It built on McLaurin.
Choice D is incorrect. McLaurin preceded Brown I. Therefore, it could not have limited the application of a decision that had yet to be made.