Plessy v. Ferguson Quiz

What was the main argument of Plessy's lawyer regarding the Louisiana's Separate Car Act?

• It violated the 13th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.

• It violated the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.

• It supported the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.

• It had no relation to the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.

What did the Supreme Court Justice Henry Brown say about the 14th Amendment's intention?

• It intended for African Americans and white people to be 'equal in society.'

• It intended to make African Americans superior in society.

• It did not necessarily intend for the two races to be 'equal in society.'

• It intended to abolish all forms of racial discrimination.

What legal doctrine was established as a result of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• 'Separate but equal'

• 'Equal protection under the law'

• 'Freedom of movement'

• 'Right to non-discrimination'

Which of the following public facilities could legally be segregated after the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?

• Only buses and water fountains

• Only schools and courtrooms

• Only movie theaters and lunch counters

• Buses, water fountains, lunch counters, restrooms, movie theaters, schools, courtrooms, and even the United States Army

What was the legal status of the 'separate facilities' according to the laws, despite the reality often being different?

• They were supposed to be unequal.

• They were supposed to be equal.

• They were not regulated by law.

• They were supposed to be temporary.

What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• It upheld the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

• It ruled that 'separate but equal' did not apply to public schools.

• It allowed segregation to continue in public schools.

• It ended all forms of legal discrimination immediately.

Which law officially ended discrimination based on race and gender in the United States?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The federal government's involvement in Arkansas

Why did Oliver Brown sue the Board of Education in Kansas?

• Because he wanted to end the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

• Because his young daughter had to walk miles to a Black school when a white school was closer.

• Because he was against public schools educating both white and African American children.

• Because he was protesting against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

After the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education, what was the initial reaction of some states like Arkansas?

• They immediately followed the new laws.

• They chose to ignore the ruling and did not follow the new laws until the federal government got involved.

• They ended all forms of segregation instantly.

• They passed their own laws to continue segregation in private schools.