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mendez v. westminster
assigned by: jaclyn vazquez
due: dec 18, 2025 11:59 pm
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read the question carefully and select the best answer.
which of the following quotations best supports the answer to question 5?
a. \section 1 of article ix of the constitution of california directs the legislature to encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement of the people.\
b. \pursuant to this basic directive by the people of the state many laws stem authorizing special instruction in the public schools for handicapped children.\
c. \it includes all those who fall within the described classification requiring the special consideration provided by the statutes regardless of their ancestry or extraction.\
d. \the common segregation attitudes and practices of the school authorities in the defendant school districts in orange county pertain solely to children of mexican ancestry and parentage.\
best:

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context of Mendez v. Westminster, a case about school segregation (specifically against Mexican - American students). We need to find a quote that supports the answer to Question 5 (likely about the scope of who is protected from segregation).

• Option A: Talks about the legislature's duty to promote improvement, not related to segregation or the group in question. Eliminate.
• Option B: Discusses laws for handicapped children, not relevant to the segregation of Mexican - ancestry children. Eliminate.
• Option C: States that the special consideration (from statutes) includes all in the classification regardless of ancestry/extraction. This aligns with the idea that the legal protections (from segregation) apply to a group regardless of their Mexican ancestry, supporting the argument against segregation based on ancestry.
• Option D: Describes the segregation practices (targeting Mexican - ancestry children) but doesn't support the answer to a question about who is protected or the legal basis against segregation. It's more of a description of the problem, not support. Eliminate.

Analizamos el contexto del caso Mendez v. Westminster (segregación escolar contra niños de ascendencia mexicana). Opción A trata sobre la legislatura, B sobre niños discapacitados, D describe prácticas de segregación. Opción C indica que la consideración especial incluye a todos en la clasificación sin importar ascendencia, apoyando la protección contra la segregación por ascendencia.

Answer:

C. "It includes all those who fall within the described classification requiring the special consideration provided by the statutes regardless of their ancestry or extraction."