Personal Responsibility and Social Responsibility among Texas businesses and employers

In response to Texas businesses and employers, the Texas State Legislature has strongly encouraged the state’s colleges and universities to ensure students learn not only knowledge related to their major/course of study, but also prove they have key marketable skills that will help them become valuable employees. To that end, the TJC Government and Economics Department has developed special assignments to assess student skills in the following areas: Communication Critical Thinking Personal Responsibility Social Responsibility For this assessment you will read about a Supreme Court decision and answer a series of questions about what you've read. The questions will be used to assess how well you can: communicate your thoughts in writing, gather a variety of facts to objectively consider an issue (critical thinking), recognize personal dilemmas, connect consequences to choices made/actions taken and which personal values influenced those actions, and recognize whether the case indicates social responsibility was being demonstrated (or not).

Sample Solution

Supreme Court Case: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)

Facts:

In 1951, Linda Brown, an African American girl, was denied admission to her local white elementary school. Her parents, Oliver and Leola Brown, sued the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, arguing that segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Full Answer Section

Issue:

Did segregation in public schools violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Holding:

Yes. The Supreme Court held that segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court reasoned that segregation was inherently unequal and that it deprived African American children of equal educational opportunities.

Communication:

Briefly summarize the facts of the case.
State the issue that the Supreme Court had to decide.
Explain the Court's holding.
Describe the reasoning behind the Court's holding.

Critical Thinking:

What were the arguments for and against segregation in public schools?
What are the implications of the Court's decision?
How has the Court's decision impacted American society?
What are some of the challenges of achieving racial equality in education?

Personal Responsibility:

What are some of the personal dilemmas that Linda Brown and her family faced?
What are some of the consequences of the choices that the Browns made?
What personal values influenced the Browns' actions?

Social Responsibility:

What is the role of the government in ensuring equal educational opportunities?
What are some of the ways that individuals can promote racial equality?
What are some of the challenges of achieving social responsibility?

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