Balancing Minority and Majority Rights in AP Government

What principle did Plessy vs. Ferguson uphold?

• Separate but equal

• Integration of public facilities

• Abolishment of segregation

• Equal rights for all citizens

What did Jim Crow laws enforce?

• Racial integration

• Legalized segregation

• Voting rights for minorities

• Equal rights for all races

What was a direct consequence of Plessy vs. Ferguson?

• End of segregation

• Civil Rights Movement

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Introduction of Jim Crow laws

What was the main outcome of Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Supported racial gerrymandering

• Declared 'separate but equal' unconstitutional

• Upheld 'separate but equal'

• Introduced Jim Crow laws

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 achieve?

• Prohibited discrimination on the basis of race

• Allowed racial gerrymandering

• Overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Legalized segregation

How did American society change after Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Introduction of Jim Crow laws

• Increase in racial gerrymandering

• Decrease in legalized segregation

• Plessy vs. Ferguson was upheld

What principle was challenged by Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Separate but equal

• Racial gerrymandering

• Civil Rights Act

• Majority rule

What was the impact of the Civil Rights Act on segregation?

• It reinforced 'separate but equal'

• It made segregation legal

• It had no impact on segregation

• It made segregation based on race illegal

What was the Supreme Court's stance in Shaw vs. Reno?

• Supported the creation of majority-minority districts without restrictions

• Race can be the only factor in drawing districts

• Racial gerrymandering is always permissible

• Race cannot be the sole factor in drawing districts

What does Shaw vs. Reno signify about the Constitution's view on race?

• It is completely colorblind

• It supports racial distinctions for positive outcomes

• It allows race to be a factor, but not the only one

• It encourages racial gerrymandering