Plessy V Ferguson quiz print version

What was the Supreme Court case of 1896 called?

• A) Plessy V. Ferguson

• B) Roe V. Wade

• C) Brown V. Board of Education

• D) Marbury V. Madison

Plessy V. Ferguson legitimized which confederate laws? (These were created in the South)

• A) Reconstruction Amendments

• B) Civil Rights Act

• C) Jim Crow Laws

• D) Black Codes

Was Homer Plessy considered to be Black?

• A) Yes, Plessy was considered to be Black.

• B) Plessy was of mixed race and not classified as Black.

• C) No, Plessy was considered to be White.

What was the One Drop Rule?

• A) a rule for determining citizenship based on skin color.

• B) a rule that classified individuals as black if they had any African ancestry.

• C) a social movement advocating for racial equality in the 20th century.

• D) a rule that required individuals to identify as white if they had any European ancestry.

Race is a SOCIAL CONSTRUCT

• A) True

• B) False

What was the Separate Car Act?

• A) a law that stated Black Americans would only be allowed to be on a train if they were employed by the railroad company.

• B) a law that required all passenger railways to have separate train car accommodations for Black and white Americans that were equal in facilities.

• C) a law that required separate public bathrooms for Black and white Americans.

• D) a law that separated men and women on train cars.

Plessy's arrest was planned and was a form of activism to challenge the Separate Car Act in Louisiana

• A) True

• B) False

Plessy's lawyers argued that the Louisiana Segregation Laws violated which amendments?

• A) 1st and 2nd Amendments

• B) 5th and 6th Amendments

• C) 13th and 14th Amendments

When a case goes to the Supreme Court, is it a STATE issue or a NATIONAL issue?

• A) STATE

• B) NATIONAL

Did The Supreme rule in favor of or against Homer Plessy?

• A) In favor of Plessy

• B) Against Plessy