The Era of Jim Crow: Understanding Segregation and Voting Laws

What was the primary purpose of Jim Crow laws in the United States?

• To promote racial equality

• To enforce racial segregation

• To support economic growth

• To encourage immigration

Which of the following public facilities were typically segregated under Jim Crow laws?

• Restaurants

• Buses

• Schools

• All of the above

What was a common requirement for African Americans to vote in the South during the Jim Crow era?

• Passing a literacy test

• Owning property

• Being over the age of 30

• Having a college degree

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of "separate but equal" that justified segregation?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Roe v. Wade

What were the laws called that enforced segregation in the South after the Civil War?

• Civil Rights Laws

• Emancipation Laws

• Jim Crow Laws

• Reconstruction Laws

Which of the following was NOT a method used to disenfranchise African American voters?

• Poll taxes

• Grandfather clauses

• Women's suffrage

• White primaries

In what area of social life were Jim Crow laws NOT typically enforced?

• Marriage between races

• Church services

• Professional sports

• Public transportation

What was the legal status of Jim Crow laws before the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s?

• They were illegal nationwide.

• They were legal and widely practiced in the South.

• They were only legal in a few states.

• They were legal but rarely enforced.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution was intended to grant African Americans equal protection under the law, but was undermined by Jim Crow laws?

• The First Amendment

• The Tenth Amendment

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Nineteenth Amendment

What was the loophole allowing white citizens to vote even if they could not pass the literacy test or afford the poll tax?

• White primary

• Grandfather clause

• segregation

• disenfranchisement