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【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A．(A) The McLaurin decision superseded the Brown decision.
B．(B) The Brown decision provided a precedent for the McLaurin decision.
C．(C) The Brown decision reversed the McLaurin decision.
D．(D) The McLaurin decision limited the application of the Brown decision.
E．(E) The McLaurin decision provided legal authority for the Brown decision.

网考网参考答案：E
网考网解析：
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 McLaurin preceded Brown I. Therefore, it could not have superseded a decision that had yet to be made.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. 查看试题解析出处>>