Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

What was the main issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• Taxation

• Segregation

• Voting rights

• Education

The Louisiana Separate Car Act required Black train passengers to sit apart from White passengers. True or False?

• True

• False

What legal strategy did the Committee of Citizens use to challenge the Separate Car Act?

• Civil disobedience

• Peaceful protest

• Legal petition

• Public demonstration

Fill in the blank: Plessy argued that the Louisiana law violated the _______ of the 14th Amendment.

• Commerce Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Establishment Clause

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

• Unanimous

• 7-1

• 5-4

• 6-3

The doctrine of 'separate but equal' was established by which case?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

Fill in the blank: The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was later overturned by _______.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Loving v. Virginia

What did the Supreme Court rule about racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• It was unconstitutional

• It was constitutional as long as facilities were equal

• It was only allowed in schools

• It was only allowed in public transportation

Fill in the blank: The Plessy v. Ferguson decision gave rise to the doctrine of '_______ but equal'.

• Separate

• Equal

• United

• Divided

Which amendment's clause did Plessy argue was violated by the Louisiana law?

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 19th Amendment