What causes de facto segregation? a.Government policies b.Housing patterns c.Public attitudes What causes de jure segregation? a.Public attitudes b.Housing patterns c.Government policies Which of the following factors contributes the most to resegregation? a.Public attitudes b.Government policies c.Economic factors What was the political response to the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision of 1954? a.School districts did not desegregate. b.School districts immediately desegregated. c.School districts eventually desegregated over the course of 20 years. Who is primarily responsible for making education policy? a.The public b.State governments c.Schools

• De facto segregation used to describe situations whereby legislation did not aegregate students by race, but segregation occured as a result of the mindset of people and hence, school segregation continued. De facto segregation was caused as a result of the refusal of White homeowners to sell to African-American purchasers, discrimination by real estate agents or because White and Black families choose to live in neighborhoods where majority of their own race lived.

• De jure segregation is discrimination of people which is backed by law. Apartheid law in South Africa that separated Blacks from Whites is an example of de jure segregation.

• Public attitude has a vital role to play in resegregation. When there is discrimination as a result of color, race or religion, it can lead to resegregation.

• Brown v. Board of Education was a Supreme Court judgement where the court ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

• It is the role of the state government to make education policies. Education is vital to the growth and development of a nation, hence, government should make policies that will impact positively on education.