Civil Rights Court Cases

Key Supreme Court Cases: RACE

Multiple Choice

Scott sued for his freedom based on the fact that he had...

• purchased it

• lived in a free state

• been set free by his owner

• served his time

Multiple Choice

Which group of people would oppose the Dred Scott decision?

• Southerners

• farmers

• abolitionists

• Confederates

Multiple Choice

Homer Plessy could be compared to what other figure in history?

• Crispus Attucks

• John Lewis

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

Multiple Choice

The Plessy decision gave a green light to...

• legalized racism

• legalized segregation

• legalized discrimination

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The Brown case attacked the issue of...

• school funding

• busing students

• segregated schools

• private education

Multiple Choice

The long-lasting effect of the Brown decision was...

• a more integrated

  American society

• a more divided American society

• more segregation laws

• none of the above