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Understanding Plessy v. Ferguson: A Historical Case Study

Authored by Andy Svec

Social Studies

6th - 12th Grade

Understanding Plessy v. Ferguson: A Historical Case Study
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason Homer Plessy chose to sit in the whites-only car?

None of the above

To challenge the Separate Car Act

He was unaware of the law

He made a mistake in car selection

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which organization was behind the planning of Plessy's act?

The Citizens' Committee

NAACP

Supreme Court

Louisiana State Government

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of Plessy's initial trial in the state court?

The law was overturned

He was acquitted

The case was dismissed

The law was upheld

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which amendment was central to the Supreme Court's deliberation in Plessy v. Ferguson?

None of the above

Fourteenth Amendment

Tenth Amendment

First Amendment

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What doctrine was established by the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Civil rights

Judicial review

Equal protection

Separate but equal

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the sole dissenting justice in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

Justice Harlan

Justice Brown

Justice Ferguson

Justice Brewer

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Justice Harlan's view on the constitution in his dissent?

It is ambiguous

It is outdated

It supports segregation

It is color-blind

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