AP Gov - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Practice Test

De facto segregation is segregation that persists due to social factors rather than law. It arises from housing patterns, economic differences, and everyday choices that keep communities separate even after legal barriers have been removed. This differs from de jure segregation, which is explicitly imposed by law. The other terms don’t capture the idea of separation that persists because of social and economic realities rather than formal rules. So the situation described fits de facto segregation.