Question 1

What was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

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The Supreme Court upheld racial segregation in public facilities as long as they were 'separate but equal'.

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The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was unconstitutional.

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The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence.

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The Supreme Court decided to integrate all public facilities immediately.

Question 2

What was the specific law that Homer Plessy challenged in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

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Louisiana's Separate Car Act

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Jim Crow Laws

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 3

Who was Homer Plessy and what was his racial background in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

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Homer Plessy was a mixed-race man who considered himself to be '7/8ths white' and '1/8th black'.

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Homer Plessy was a black man.

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Homer Plessy was Hispanic.

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Homer Plessy was a white man.

Question 4

In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, what constitutional amendment was at the center of the legal debate?

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14th Amendment

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5th Amendment

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19th Amendment

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1st Amendment

Question 5

What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case in American history?

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It established the 'separate but equal' doctrine, which allowed for legal segregation based on race.

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It led to the immediate integration of all public facilities.

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It was the first landmark case to declare segregation unconstitutional.

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It had no lasting impact on racial segregation laws.

Question 6

What was the year in which the Plessy v. Ferguson case was decided by the Supreme Court?

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1896

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1871

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1921

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1905

Question 7

What was the occupation of John Marshall Harlan, the lone dissenter in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

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He was a Supreme Court Justice.

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He was a railroad conductor.

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He was a Civil Rights activist.

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He was a journalist.

Question 8

What was the main argument presented by Homer Plessy's legal team in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

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They argued that separate railway cars for blacks and whites violated the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.

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They claimed that integration would lead to social unrest.

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They asserted that Plessy was denied due process during his arrest.

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They argued for the constitutionality of segregation laws.

Question 9

What was the occupation of the train conductor who asked Homer Plessy to move to a different railway car in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

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The train conductor was C.P. Ferguson.

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The train conductor was R.L. Brown.

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The train conductor was H.M. Harlan.

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The train conductor was J.B. Plessy.

Question 10

What was the ethnic background of the majority of justices who voted in favor of the 'separate but equal' doctrine in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

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White/Caucasian

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Hispanic/Latino

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Asian/Pacific Islander

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African American/Black

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