5.3 Segregation and Discrimination

Multiple Choice

What were Jim Crow Laws?

• Laws that promoted racial equality

• Laws that enforced racial segregation

• Laws that promoted political equality

• Laws that protected all citizens

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the grandfather clause?

• To allow women to vote

• To exempt certain people from voting restrictions

• To promote racial equality

• To enforce segregation

Multiple Choice

What did W.E.B. Du Bois advocate for in terms of racial equality?

• Gradual improvement

• Immediate social and economic equality

• Segregation

• None of the choices

Multiple Choice

What is 'de facto' segregation?

• Segregation enforced by law

• Segregation that occurs in practice but not by law

• Segregation in schools only

• Segregation that ended in the 1800s

Multiple Choice

What is the formal process of becoming a United States citizen called?

• Immigration

• Naturalization

• Assimilation

• Emigration

Multiple Choice

What was Homer Plessy attempting to challenge by boarding a white passenger car?

• The right to travel freely

• The 14th Amendment's promise of equal protection

• Local segregation laws

• Federal transportation regulations

Multiple Choice

Why was Homer Plessy chosen for this civil disobedience act?

• He was a well-known activist

• His complexion made him look white

• He had experience with the law

• He was a popular public figure

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision regarding Plessy's case?

• They ruled in favor of Plessy

• They upheld Louisiana's segregation law

• They declared segregation unconstitutional

• They postponed the decision

Multiple Choice

What did the phrase "separate but equal" signify in the context of the ruling?

• Segregation was allowed but required equal facilities

• All races should be treated equally

• Integration was mandated by law

• The law was colorblind

Multiple Choice

What was Booker T. Washington's stance on African Americans' advancement?

• They should leave the South

• They needed to pursue political rights immediately

• Economic strength should be prioritized

• Education was unnecessary

Multiple Choice

Who co-founded the NAACP?

• Booker T. Washington

• William Edward Burghardt Du Bois

• Homer Plessy

• Frederick Douglass

Multiple Choice

What was Du Bois's concept of the "talented tenth"?

• The need for all African Americans to leave the South

• The belief that educated leaders should guide the masses

• The idea that economic independence was essential

• The notion that black artists should focus on literature

Multiple Choice

The Committee of Citizens in New Orleans planned to challenge the Separate Car Act by:

• Organizing a boycott of the railway companies

• Holding public protests and rallies

• 
  Filing a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana

• Petitioning the federal government for intervention

Multiple Choice

What arguments did Plessy use to claim that the Louisiana law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?

• The law enforced racial segregation, which Plessy argued was inherently unequal.

• The law provided equal facilities for all races, thus not violating the clause.

• The law was not enforced equally among different racial groups.

• 
  The law was a necessary measure to maintain public order.

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court's decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case gave rise to which doctrine?

• Separate but equal

• Manifest destiny

• Judicial review

• Checks and balances

Multiple Choice

What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?

• Sat in the white only part of the bus.

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

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

• None of the answer choices

Multiple Choice

True or False: The “Separate Car Act” required “separate but equal” train cars for Blacks and Whites.

• True

• False