Question 1

What was the outcome of the Plessy versus Ferguson case?

Accepted Answer

Separate but equal facilities for different races were constitutional.

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Racial segregation was ruled unconstitutional.

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All facilities had to be integrated immediately.

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The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Question 2

What was the name of the man who challenged the Separate Car Act in Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

Homer Plessy.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Harriet Tubman.

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George Ferguson.

Question 3

What year did the Plessy versus Ferguson case take place?

Accepted Answer

1896.

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1914.

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1955.

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1865.

Question 4

What was the purpose of the Separate Car Act in Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

To segregate railway cars by race.

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To provide equal access to trains for all races.

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To abolish all forms of segregation.

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To allow only white people to ride on trains.

Question 5

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Plessy versus Ferguson case?

Accepted Answer

Melville Fuller.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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John Marshall.

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William Howard Taft.

Question 6

What was the official ruling of the Supreme Court in the Plessy versus Ferguson case?

Accepted Answer

Segregation was constitutional as long as separate facilities were equal in quality.

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Segregation was constitutional in certain circumstances.

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All forms of segregation were ruled unconstitutional.

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The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Question 7

Who argued Plessy's case before the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Albion Tourgée.

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Clarence Darrow.

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Thurgood Marshall.

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John W. Davis.

Question 8

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution did Plessy's legal team argue had been violated?

Accepted Answer

The Fourteenth Amendment.

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The Thirteenth Amendment.

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The Nineteenth Amendment.

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The Fifteenth Amendment.

Question 9

What was Plessy's racial identity?

Accepted Answer

He was biracial, with African American and European ancestry.

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He was African American.

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He was Native American.

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He was European American.

Question 10

What was the significance of the Plessy versus Ferguson case?

Accepted Answer

It established the legal doctrine of 'separate but equal,' which allowed for racial segregation to continue for decades.

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It had no significant impact on civil rights in the United States.

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It was the first Supreme Court case to declare segregation unconstitutional.

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It led to the immediate desegregation of all public facilities.

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