Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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What was the main issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

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Segregation

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The Louisiana Separate Car Act required Black train passengers to sit apart from White passengers. True or False?

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True

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What legal strategy did the Committee of Citizens use to challenge the Separate Car Act?

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Civil disobedience

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Fill in the blank: Plessy argued that the Louisiana law violated the _______ of the 14th Amendment.

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Equal Protection Clause

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What was the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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7-1

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The doctrine of 'separate but equal' was established by which case?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Fill in the blank: The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was later overturned by _______.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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What did the Supreme Court rule about racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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It was constitutional as long as facilities were equal.

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Fill in the blank: The Plessy v. Ferguson decision gave rise to the doctrine of '_______ but equal'.

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Separate

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Which amendment's clause did Plessy argue was violated by the Louisiana law?

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14th Amendment