Plessy v Ferguson Case

Who was the only Supreme Court Justice to dissent in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• Henry Billings Brown

• John H. Ferguson

• David Brewer

• John Marshall Harlan

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

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

What was the main issue at the heart of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• The legality of segregation in public schools

• The right to vote regardless of race

• The legality of segregation in public facilities under the "separate but equal" doctrine

• The enforcement of the 15th Amendment

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.

How did the Plessy v. Ferguson decision affect the civil rights movement in the United States?

• It immediately led to the desegregation of all public facilities.

• It validated the practice of segregation and delayed the progress of civil rights for decades.

• It had no significant impact on the civil rights movement.

• It prompted the immediate passage of civil rights legislation.

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

• Due process rights

• Freedom of speech

• Judicial Review

• Separate but equal

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

• Judicial activism

• Separate but equal

• Federalism

• Checks and balances