8th ELA - 1/12/21

8th Grade ELA

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Learning Goals

• I can analyze the importance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case.

• I can determine the court’s point of view in its decision on the Plessy v. Ferguson case.

• I can analyze how the court’s decision and the dissenting opinion disagree on matters of interpretation.

Poll

Which "kicks" would you prefer?

Multiple Choice

During the Reconstruction era, the federal government made an effort to ________.

• reinstitute pre-Civil War norms in the South

• lower taxes for both northern and southern states

• improve the legal and social status of Black people

• lessen the impact of regulations on businesses

Multiple Choice

Reconstruction came to an end when ________.

• federal troops left the South

• Black men received the right to vote

• Nebraska became a US state

• Andrew Johnson became president

Multiple Choice

True or False: The end of Reconstruction opened the door for Northern Republicans to reverse progress made on racial equality.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Homer Plessy and the ________ aimed to challenge the Separate Car Act.

• Democratic Party

• state of Louisiana

• NAACP

• Citizens’ Committee

Multiple Choice

Plessy was arrested for sitting in a whites-only ________.

• bus section

• train car

• public park

• restaurant

Multiple Choice

Why was Plessy selected as a plaintiff?

• He had light skin and could pass as white.

• He was a lawyer who understood his rights.

• He worked for the government.

• He was from out of town, and nobody would recognize him.

Multiple Choice

Plessy’s lawyers argued that the Separate Car Act violated the equal protection clause of the ________.

• 1st Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• Racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional, but transportation must remain segregated.

• As long as states maintain separate but equal facilities, racial segregation does not violate the constitution.

• Separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional, but the federal government has no ability to intervene.

• The Separate Car Act violates the 14th Amendment. Therefore racial segregation is unconstitutional in all forms.

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision laid the groundwork for ________.

• the end of the Jim Crow era

• a railroad boycott

• nearly 60 years of legal segregation

• Homer Plessy’s congressional campaign

Multiple Choice

Which Supreme Court case overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Brown v. Board of Education