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

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

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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.

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