Jim Crow Lesson

What was the main issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• Women's suffrage

• Racial segregation on trains

• The right to bear arms

• The right to free speech

What did the Plessy v. Ferguson case establish in the United States?

• The "separate but equal" doctrine

• The right to a fair trial

• The end of racial segregation

• The importance of voting rights

What was Homer Plessy's argument in the case?

• He challenged the constitutionality of segregation laws

• He believed in racial superiority

• He argued for stricter segregation laws

• He argued for the end of segregation

What was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of ending segregation.

• The Supreme Court supported desegregation in schools.

• The Supreme Court declared segregation unconstitutional.

• The Supreme Court upheld "separate but equal" segregation.

According to the dissenting opinion of Justice John Marshall Harlan, what was the impact of state enactments that supported racial segregation on public transportation?

• They fueled racial animosity and distrust between races.

• They reinforced the idea of a ruling class of citizens.

• They promoted equality among citizens.

• They strengthened the feeling of trust between races.

What were the informal rules and customs known as, which regulated relationships between whites and blacks during this time?

• Segregation laws

• Civil rights

• Racial etiquette

• Equality norms

When a court refers to a previous decision in a similar case to help make a ruling in a new case, it is using which legal concept?

• Segregation norm

• Racial etiquette

• Precedent

• Equality doctrine

What does the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution primarily address?

• Freedom of speech

• Racial segregation

• Right to bear arms

• Equal protection under the law