Plessy v Ferguson Case
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Social Studies
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8th Grade
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John Robinson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the mission of the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation for Education and Reconciliation?
To promote racial segregation
To teach the history of Plessy v. Ferguson
To advocate for the Separate Car Act
To support the Supreme Court's decisions
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court's "Plessy v. Ferguson" decision?
Racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional, but transportation must remain segregated.
As long as states maintain separate but equal facilities, racial segregation does not violate the constitution.
Separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional, but the federal government has no ability to intervene.
The Separate Car Act violates the 14th Amendment. Therefore racial segregation is unconstitutional in all forms.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why was Plessy selected as a plaintiff?
He had light skin and could pass as white.
He was a lawyer who understood his rights.
He worked for the government.
He was from out of town, and nobody would recognize him.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Plessy's lawyers argued that the Separate Car Act violated the equal protection clause of the _____.
1st Amendment
10th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Supreme Court's "Plessy v. Ferguson" decision laid the groundwork for _____.
the end of the Jim Crow era
a railroad boycott
nearly 60 years of legal segregation
Homer Plessy's congressional campaign
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Homer Plessy and the _____ aimed to challenge the Separate Car Act.
Democratic Party
state of Louisiana
NAACP
Citizens' Committee
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Plessy was arrested for sitting in a whites-only _____.
bus section
train car
public park
restaurant
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