Plessy v. Ferguson

Plessy v. Ferguson

Multiple Choice

Which court Supreme Count case overturned (changed) Plessy v. Ferguson and the idea of segregation?

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

Multiple Choice

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

• The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

Multiple Choice

What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?

• Sat in the white only part of the bus.

• Took a seat in the white only car of a train.

• Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter.

Multiple Choice

What southern state was Plessy in?

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Georgia

Multiple Select

What were two effects of the Plessy vs. Ferguson court case?

• racial tension was was heightened

• racial segregation was ended

• racial segregation was determined legal

• racism was deemed illegal and unconstitutional

• racial tension began to ease in the years that followed

Multiple Choice

What did the Separate Car Act do?

• Said that all people should own their own car

• Forced blacks and whites to sit in same train car

• Segregated trains in Louisiana

Multiple Choice

Which option is a summary of the section "The Petition And The Facts"?

• Homer Plessy filed a complaint against John H. Ferguson, a judge in criminal district court in New Orleans. The case eventually went to the Supreme Court.

• Homer Plessy was forced out of a train car for white passengers because he was one-eighth black. He brought his case to Supreme Court after being charged with a crime only to loss the case.

• Homer Plessy was a United States citizen living in Louisiana. That made him entitled to every right, privilege and immunity of a citizen of the United States.

• Homer Plessy bought a ticket on the East Louisiana Railway. He took a seat on the train in a section reserved for passengers who were white.

Open Ended

Base of the facts of the case and the current status of the USA today, briefly describe the Supreme Courts decision in Plessy vs Ferguson effected society holistically (as a whole). Note: use current events and evidence from text to support view.