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Trebla unit 3: 3.12: Balancing minority and majority rights (24)

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  • Q1
    The "separate but equal" standard reflected in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was partially struck down by
    Engel v. Vitale (1962).
    Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954).
    Gideon v. Wainwright (1963).
    Baker v. Carr (1962).
    120s
  • Q2
    Which of the following most clearly states the outcome of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
    The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Louisiana statute which created "separate but equal" seating but limited its application to public transit only.
    The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had no jurisdiction over the case via the Commerce Clause because it involved local public transit.
    The Supreme Court agreed that the Louisiana statute which created "separate but equal" public transit seating did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
    The Supreme Court agreed that the plaintiff's rights under the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments had been violated.
    120s
  • Q3
    The concurring opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson is most closely associated with which political belief?
    The federal government should not intervene in state affairs unless state sanctioned racial discrimination is the issue.
    Any issues involving intrastate commerce are out of the purview of the federal government.
    The federal government should actively eliminate prejudice in the U.S.
    The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments dealt with issues of the Civil War and should not be applied to events during peacetime.
    120s
  • Q4
    Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) most likely resulted in a majority decision because
    a number of precedents upheld the separation of the races in other southern states.
    racist sentiments were confined to the South at this time.
    a majority of the Supreme Court justices were southerners.
    the Court could not find any difference in quality between the whites-only and blacks-only passenger cars.
    120s
  • Q5
    The concurring opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) relied on which political themes present in the U.S. Constitution?
    Popular sovereignty.
    Checks and balances,
    Separation of powers.
    Limited government.
    120s
  • Q6
    In Plessy v. Ferguson, the main argument of the dissenting opinion rested upon which of the following ideas of the Constitution?
    The Free Exercise Clause.
    The Commerce Clause.
    The Free Assembly Clause.
    The Equal Protection Clause.
    120s
  • Q7
    Which of the following best summarizes the debate reflected in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
    Are states compelled by the Sixth Amendment to provide legal counsel to indigent defendants?
    Are "separate but equal" provisions for private services authorized by state governments constitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
    Are states prohibited from curbing all forms of free speech by the Fourteenth Amendment?
    Does the segregation of public school students violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
    120s
  • Q8
    The point of view expressed in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, I (1954) is indicative of a continuation of which of the following national trends at the time?
    Civil rights organizations like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) lacked the political skill to affect real change in the U.S.
    The Supreme Court was hesitant to intervene in issues like education that had been under the jurisdiction of the states.
    The issue of civil rights was beginning to take center stage in the U.S. as Jim Crow segregation laws regarding education in the South were chipped away.
    The Federal Government was moving towards total control over secondary education in the states.
    120s
  • Q9
    Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) reflects what shift in the relationship between the federal government and the South following the Civil War?
    The federal government returned to a closer supervision of southern states as was the case during Reconstruction.
    The federal government resigned itself to the fact that issue of race was best handled by the southern states.
    The South accepted the federal government's insistence on racial equality.
    The South led the way in forcing the federal government to recognize the civil rights of black citizens.
    120s
  • Q10
    Which of the following organizations would most likely support the acceptance of segregation as depicted in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
    NAACP.
    National Urban League.
    SCLC.
    Citizens Councils of America.
    120s
  • Q11
    Based on Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and your knowledge of early 20th century America, which of the following best describes the impact of the "separate but equal" standard on state laws in the U.S.?
    States implementing the "separate but equal" standard experienced decades of racial harmony
    Redeemed southern states rejected the "separate but equal" standard.
    Jim Crow laws proliferated throughout the South based on the "separate but equal" standard.
    Northern states refused to apply the "separate but equal" standard.
    120s

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