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WorksheetsScott & Plessy
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 54mins
True or False: The “Separate Car Act” required “separate but equal” train cars for Blacks and Whites.
True
False
The 14th amendment was to give all U.S. citizens what?
right to vote
right to bear arms
equal protection under the law
right to free speech
These were any type of law that discriminated against people based on race.
14th Amendment
Jim Crow laws
federal laws
state laws
Homer Plessy wanted to try to get the courts to say that Jim Crow laws were _____________________________.
separate but equal
legal
constitutional (in accordance with the 14th Amendment)
unconstitutional (a violation of the 14th Amendment)
The U.S. Supreme Court saw the "Separate but Equal" law as constitutional?
Yes
No
One problem with the idea of "separate but equal" was that the separate facilities for black people were almost never truly _______________.
national
federal
equal
unequal
The Plessy decision of "Separate but Equal" was not overturned until what famous case decided by the Supreme Court?
Worcester v. Georgia
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott
Brown v. Board of Education
What did the Separate Car Act do?
Said that all people should own their own car
Forced blacks and whites to sit in same train car
Segregated trains in Louisiana
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 two Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?
Slavery Could Never Legally End
Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court
Slavery Helped The Economy
Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life
Dred Scott Was...
A Slave
A Slave Owner
A Minister
An Army Soldier
How Long did it Take for the Case to Get to the Surpreme Court and Get Decided?
4 Years
15 Months
11 Years
1460 Days
True or False: The Case Started out in Missouri State Court
True
False
True or False: Scott's owner was a Minister
True
False
Which one of the Areas that Scott Lived in was Not Anti-Slave?
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Where did John Emerson Die?
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?
Slavery Is Illegal
Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free
No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.
People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted
What Happened After Dred Scott And His Family Were Declared Free In State Court?
They Were Let Free
Mrs. Emerson Left Them Enslaved With Her Brother, John F.A. Sanford
They Lived Happily Ever After
They Were Killed
Which two Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?
Slavery Could Never Legally End
Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court
Slavery Helped The Economy
Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life
What two were The Effects Of The Dred Scott Decision?
Pro-Slavery Advocates Were Happy
All Slaves Were Free
Anti-Slavery Advocates Were Agitated
Slavery Continued For the Next 100 Years
How did this impact the civil war?
It impacted the civil war by making both sides of the slavery argument heat up.
It did not Impact the Civil War
It Added More Soldiers to the Sides
Dred Scott Was An ______
Slave
Slave Owner
Politican
Free Black Man
Dred Scott Had Traveled To ______ States
Free
Confederate
Union
Russian
Who Was The Judge Who Had Made The Dred Scott Decision
Chief Justice Rodger Taney
Julia Child
Chief justice John Roberts
Chief McIntosh
In the Dred Scott case, which of the following is an example of the principle of judicial review being exercised?
The Senate first examines, and then rejects a Supreme Court candidate.
The President appoints a candidate to serve on the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court declares a State law unconstitutional.
Congress decides to impeach a federal judge for failure to uphold the law.
In the Dred Scott case, which of the following best explains what Judicial Review is and why it's important.
It gives the president the power to review cases that the supreme court has issued rulings on. This allows the president to correct mistakes that the court has potentially made. It also allows the checks and balances concept within the government to remain strong.
It gives congress the power to review cases that the supreme court has issued rulings on. This allows congress to correct mistakes that the court has potentially made. It also allows the checks and balances concept within the government to remain strong.
It gives the supreme court the power to create and review treaties with foreign countries. This allows the court to play a greater role in the government than what was previously established by the constitution.
It gives the supreme court the power to review the actions of /laws created by the executive and legislative branch. The court can rule those actions or laws unconstitutional. It also allows the checks and balances concept within the government to remain strong.
Which best describes the status of slavery during the time of the Dred Scott case?
Slavery had expanded across the continent, and Northerners were nervous.
Slavery was banned almost everywhere, and Southerners were nervous.
Slavery was creating tension between the North and the South.
Slavery was not an important issue because of the Missouri Compromise.
Which best states how responses to the Scott v. Sandford decision differed in the North and South?
People in the North agreed with part of the decision, while people in the South agreed with all of it.
People in the North disagreed with the whole decision, while people in the South only agreed with part of it.
People in both the North and South disagreed with the whole decision.
People in the South welcomed the decision, while people in the North feared it.
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not citizens but instead were property; slavery couldn’t be prohibited in territories.
Marbury v Madison
Worcester v Georgia
Gibbons v Ogden
Dred Scott v
Sandford
________________resided in Illinois (a free state) and in the Louisiana Territory, where slavery was forbidden by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. After returning to Missouri, Scott filed suit in Missouri court for his freedom, claiming that his residence in free territory made him a free man. After losing, Scott brought a new suit in federal court. Scott's master maintained that no “negro” or descendant of slaves could be a citizen in the sense of Article III of the Constitution.
Dred Scott
Coach Berry
Mr Marbury
Mr Madison
Which court case does the event below apply?
In a dissenting opinion , Benjamin Robbins Curtis criticized Taney for addressing the claim’s substance after finding the Court lacked jurisdiction. He pointed out that invalidating the Missouri Compromise was not necessary to resolve the case, and cast doubt on Taney’s position that the Founders categorically opposed anti-slavery laws.
John McLean echoed Curtis, finding the majority improperly reviewed the claim’s substance when its holding should have been limited to procedure. He also argued that men of African descent could be citizens because they already had the right to vote in five states.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Dred Scott
Berry vs The GOAT
Roger Taney
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court said that African Americans ______________
had no rights
could vote
were citizens
The Supreme courts role in this cases was determined by keeping people separate based on the color of their skin was acceptable. (It was not discrimination.)
Plessy v. Ferguson
Tinker v. Des Moines
Brown v. Board of Education
In re Gault
What does 'Separate but equal' mean?
That all things must be integrated
That segregation is legal, as long as all things being separated are equal. Example: Separate schools must be the same
That all things that are separate are equal.
What happened to the civil liberties of people of color after the verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson?
They greatly improved as a result of the ruling.
They were drastically reduced as a result of the ruling.
It really had no effect on African-Americans civil liberties.
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
Homer Plessy wanted to try to get the courts to say that Jim Crow laws were _____________________________.
separate but equal
legal
constitutional (in accordance with the 14th Amendment)
unconstitutional (a violation of the 14th Amendment)
The U.S. Supreme Court saw the "Separate but Equal" law as constitutional?
Yes
No
Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?
Keep public facilities cleaner
keep African-Americans as second-class citizens
keep the races pure
keep African-Americans from voting
PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text?
Plessy v. Ferguson was the first time that an African American challenged segregation and brought attention to the issue.
The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson made racial segregation more widely practiced and accepted in the United States.
While racial segregation continued after the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, it was not upheld by the law.
The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson proved that both white and black citizens were largely against racial segregation.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
"By 1896 the Civil War was over, and the amendments prohibiting slavery and ensuring equal rights for all citizens had been part of the U.S. Constitution for more than 25 years." ( Paragraph 1)
"His lawyers argued that the law mandating rail car segregation was unconstitutional because of the 14th Amendment, which ensured equal protection under the law for all citizens." ( Paragraph 3)
"He believed it was wrong to undermine the 14th Amendment in this way, when the majority of the country had favored the new law." ( Paragraph 6)
"Laws that explicitly segregated the races could not be challenged in court anymore; the Supreme Court had given segregation the legal 'okay,' and states took advantage of this to establish segregation for decades to come." ( Paragraph 7)
Which of the following describes the relationship between Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson?
Jim Crow segregation laws compelled Plessy to protest segregated trains.
Jim Crow segregation laws were made possible by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
Plessy v. Ferguson hoped to end the segregation common during Jim Crow.
Plessy v. Ferguson made Jim Crow laws widely accepted, but not officially legal.
How does the author's discussion of Jim Crow help readers understand the consequences of racial segregation laws?
It emphasizes how African Americans had access to lower quality services and spaces, and more difficulty participating in voting.
It stresses that African Americans had to travel north if they wanted to avoid the discrimination present in the South.
It shows how many spaces were reserved for whites, while people of color were not allowed their own spaces.
It highlights how dangerous it was for African Americans to challenge Jim Crow laws in the South.
What does separate but equal mean, and why is it important to the text?
Places and services used by P.O.C. (people of color) were considered to be of the same quality by the Supreme Court
These places and services were not of the same quality and were vastly inferior to those used by white people.
It was meant to condone and excuse racial segregation, despite its inequalities and inequities.
All of the above.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
Dred Scott was set free since he lived in a free state.
Dred Scott was property and not a citizen.
Dred Scott's owners were guilty of holding him against his will and were arrested.
Dred Scott's owners had to pay Dred Scott for work he completed.
Set the stage for a division (line) between slave and free states.
War of 1812
North and South views
Civil War
Missouri Compromise
What was supposed to end the issue of slavery in the territories but instead basically declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott decision
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...
avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.
ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.
ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.
ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.
Jim Crow laws
Segregated blacks and whites
Killed minorities
Resulted in slavery
Were ended after the Civil War
Permitted legal segregation in public facilities, ruling said “separate WAS equal.”
What is segregation?
Allowing groups of people to work together
Keeping groups of people separate by race
Giving all people equal rights
This ruling said that people of African descent, whether or not they were slaves, could never be citizens of the United States, and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories.
Brown vs Board of Ed
Gibbons v. Ogden
Furman v. Georgia
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to do what?
Find persons innocent until proven guilty
Determine if a law is unconstitutional
Limit the number of cases they hear
Determine who will be the next Chief Justice
