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WorksheetsPlessy v. Ferguson
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where did Homer Plessy buy a train ticket on June 7, 1892?
Covington, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
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
Who arrested Homer Plessy for refusing to leave his seat?
John Marshall Harlan
Henry Billings Brown
Christopher Cain
John H. Ferguson
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
Who was the only Supreme Court Justice to dissent in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
Henry Billings Brown
John H. Ferguson
David Brewer
John Marshall Harlan
What did John Marshall Harlan predict about the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
It would be overturned in a few years
It would be celebrated
It would be upheld forever
It would be seen as one of the worst decisions
Which case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
What is the mission of the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation for Education and Reconciliation?
To promote racial segregation
To teach the history of Plessy v. Ferguson
To advocate for the Separate Car Act
To support the Supreme Court's decisions
