WorksheetsPlessy v. Ferguson
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the long-term impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision on American society?
It led to the immediate end of segregation
It reinforced segregation laws for decades
It was overturned within a year
It had no significant impact
According to Justice Harlan's dissent, what did he argue about the Constitution?
It supports segregation
It is color-blind
It enforces social inequalities
It favors the dominant race
According to Justice Harlan, what did state legislation based on race lead to?
Civil rights advancements
Social harmony
Servitude and degradation
Economic prosperity
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
An all white ice cream shop
The name of the Supreme Court Decision that established racial segregation.
The great prize fight of 1896
The name of the Supreme Court decision that outlawed "separate but equal"
"separate but equal" allowed states to
separate people based on race
keep tax money separate from income tax money
forced equal standards of dog food for all dogs no matter the breed
seperate people based on age
Why did Plessy break the law?
To see what would happen to the white folks on the train
to start a fight
to show that blacks should not be able to ride in white tain cars
so that the law could be challenged in court
What was the result of Plessy v. Ferguson?
"Separate but equal" was deemed constitutional
Blacks were allowed to ride in white train cars
Segregation ended
more legal segregation spread across the US
Plessy v. Ferguson is considered the beginning of
The reconstruction era
The Jim Crow era
The Civil War
lunch time
What year did Plessy v. Ferguson happen?
1984
1865
1888
1896
Homer Plessy broke what law?
The eqaual rights law
The Black Train Law
The Separate Car Act
The first-class passenger act
What was the Supreme Court case of 1896 called?
Plessy V. Ferguson
Roe V. Wade
Brown V. Board of Education
Marbury V. Madison
Plessy V. Ferguson legitimized which confederate laws? (These were created in the South)
Reconstruction Amendments
Civil Rights Act
Jim Crow Laws
Black Codes
What was the main legal doctrine established by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
A) Equal protection under the law
B) Separate but equal
C) Integration of public facilities
D) Abolition of slavery
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution was central to the arguments in Plessy v. Ferguson?
A) First Amendment
B) Thirteenth Amendment
C) Fourteenth Amendment
D) Fifteenth Amendment
What was Homer Plessy's racial background, which was significant to the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
A) He was of African descent
B) He was of Native American descent
C) He was of mixed racial descent
D) He was of European descent
