Plessy V. Ferguson

What southern state was Plessy in?

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Georgia

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.

The 14th amendment was to gave all U.S. citizens what?

• equal protection under the law

• citizenship by birth on U.S. land

• both of these

Plessy and the other members of his organization were trying to challenge

• the Brown v. Board of Education case

• Segregation and the Jim Crow laws

• Reconstruction

• equal pay for equal work

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.

What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?

• "Separate but equal"

• "Give me liberty or give me death."

• "By any means necessary"

The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

• It legalized Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws throughout the U.S.

• It made Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

• It created more equality

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court said that African Americans ______________

• had no rights

• could vote

• were citizens

What is the dissenting opinion of the Supreme Court?

• The winning opinion of a Supreme Court ruling.

• The opinion of the Supreme Court law clerks (secretaries).

• The losing opinion of a Supreme Court ruling.