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Plessy v. Ferguson

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
1.

Where did Homer Plessy buy a train ticket on June 7, 1892?

a)

Covington, Louisiana

b)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

c)

Shreveport, Louisiana

d)

New Orleans, Louisiana

2.

What law did Homer Plessy violate by sitting in a whites-only train car?

a)

The Segregation Act

b)

The Equality Act

c)

The Separate Car Act

d)

The Civil Rights Act

3.

Who arrested Homer Plessy for refusing to leave his seat?

a)

John Marshall Harlan

b)

Henry Billings Brown

c)

Christopher Cain

d)

John H. Ferguson

4.

What was the main argument of Plessy at the Criminal District Court for New Orleans?

a)

Violation of the Equal Protection Clause

b)

Violation of the Civil Rights Act

c)

Violation of the 1st Amendment

d)

Violation of the 13th and 14th Amendments

5.

Which Supreme Court Justice wrote the opinion for Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

David Brewer

b)

John H. Ferguson

c)

John Marshall Harlan

d)

Henry Billings Brown

6.

What doctrine was established by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

a)

Equal but different

b)

Separate but equal

c)

Segregation but fair

d)

Division but identical

7.

Who was the only Supreme Court Justice to dissent in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

a)

Henry Billings Brown

b)

John H. Ferguson

c)

David Brewer

d)

John Marshall Harlan

8.

What did John Marshall Harlan predict about the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

a)

It would be overturned in a few years

b)

It would be celebrated

c)

It would be upheld forever

d)

It would be seen as one of the worst decisions

9.

Which case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

10.

What is the mission of the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation for Education and Reconciliation?

a)

To promote racial segregation

b)

To teach the history of Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

To advocate for the Separate Car Act

d)

To support the Supreme Court's decisions