
Understanding Plessy vs. Ferguson
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Homer Plessy's racial description?
1/2 White
7/8 White
1/4 White
Full African-American
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was described as 7/8 white in the context of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?
Ferguson
The judge
Homer Plessy
The arresting officer
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What law did the Plessy vs. Ferguson case challenge?
The Voting Rights Act
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Separate Car Act of 1890
The Civil Rights Act
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What doctrine did Plessy vs. Ferguson establish?
Equal protection under the law
Separate but equal
Freedom of speech
Right to privacy
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason Homer Plessy challenged the Separate Car Act?
To promote racial equality
To test the federal government's stance on civil rights
Because of the difficulty in enforcing segregation
To gain political popularity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the racial composition of Louisiana that made segregation difficult to enforce?
Large mixed-race population
Predominantly African-American
Evenly split between white and African-American
Predominantly white
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the outcome of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?
It resulted in a hung jury
The case was dismissed
Ferguson won
Plessy won
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