Plessy v. Ferguson Case

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Did the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case take place before or after Reconstruction?

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After

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What southern state was Plessy in?

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Louisiana

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What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?

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He took a seat in the whites only car of a train.

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Plessy and the other members of his organization were trying to challenge: Segregation (Jim Crow Laws)

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Segregation (Jim Crow Laws)

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The 14th amendment is meant to give U.S. citizens what?

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Equal protection under the law, Due process (the right to have the gov't the respect all your rights), Citizenship by birth on U.S. land.

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These were any type of law that discriminated against people based on race.

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Jim Crow laws

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Which word means something that "follows the law"?

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legal

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Homer Plessy and the other people from his organization wanted to try to get the courts to say that Jim Crow laws were _____________________________.

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unconstitutional (a violation of the 14th Amendment)

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Which branch of government has the power to declare laws unconstitutional (and therefore abolish certain laws)?

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Judicial Branch

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True or False: the U.S. Supreme court sided with Homer Plessy. They said his 14th Amendment rights were being violated by having to sit in a separate train car.

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false