Plessy v Ferguson

What law did Homer Plessy violate by sitting in a whites-only train car?

• The Segregation Act

• The Equality Act

• The Separate Car Act

• The Civil Rights Act

What was the main argument of Plessy at the Criminal District Court for New Orleans?

• Violation of the Equal Protection Clause

• Violation of the Civil Rights Act

• Violation of the 1st Amendment

• Violation of the 13th and 14th Amendments

Which Supreme Court Justice wrote the opinion for Plessy v. Ferguson?

• David Brewer

• John H. Ferguson

• John Marshall Harlan

• Henry Billings Brown

What doctrine was established by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• Equal but different

• Separate but equal

• Segregation but fair

• Division but identical

Which of the following was the focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Due process rights

• Freedom of speech

• Judicial Review

• Separate but equal

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "In the 1896 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, the Supreme Court decided that the Equal Protection Clause allowed state governments to apply the "separate but equal" provision to public facilities. What was one way the decision described in the passage affected the United States in the first half of the 20th century?

• Minorities were not allowed to attend schools with whites.

• Poll taxes in federal elections were ruled unconstituional.

• Minorites were not allowed to join the military.

What was the legal doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson known as?

• Judicial activism

• Separate but equal

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

What was the ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Segregation was unconstitutional.

• Women have the right to vote.

• Segregation was constitutional if "equal" facilities were provided.

• The death penalty was unconstitutional.

Analyze the image and write the correct court case the image relates to. Spell your answer exactly as stated in the word bank. Capitalization counts! (Court cases might repeat).

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "In the 1896 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, the Supreme Court decided that the Equal Protection Clause allowed state governments to apply the "separate but equal" provision to public facilities. What was one way the decision described in the passage affected the United States in the first half of the 20th century?

• Minorities were not allowed to attend schools with whites.

• Poll taxes in federal elections were ruled unconstituional.

• Minorites were not allowed to join the military.