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WorksheetsPlessy v Ferguson
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
What southern state was Plessy in?
Louisiana
Texas
Georgia
What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?
Sat in the white only part of the bus.
Took a seat in the white only car of a train.
Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter.
The 14th amendment was to gave all U.S. citizens what?
equal protection under the law
citizenship by birth on U.S. land
both of these
Plessy and the other members of his organization were trying to challenge
the Brown v. Board of Education case
Segregation and the Jim Crow laws
Reconstruction
equal pay for equal work
What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.
The Supreme Court never made a ruling.
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.
What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?
"Separate but equal"
"Give me liberty or give me death."
"By any means necessary"
The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?
It legalized Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws throughout the U.S.
It made Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws illegal throughout the U.S.
It created more equality
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court said that African Americans ______________
had no rights
could vote
were citizens
What is the dissenting opinion of the Supreme Court?
The winning opinion of a Supreme Court ruling.
The opinion of the Supreme Court law clerks (secretaries).
The losing opinion of a Supreme Court ruling.
Which court case overturned (changed) Plessy v. Ferguson and the idea of segregation?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Tinker v. Des Moines
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
