Froggy Jumps Plessy v. Ferguson QuizOnline version Test your knowledge of the Plessy v. Ferguson case. by Lashanda Mckinney 1 In what year was Plessy v. Ferguson decided? a 1905 b 1896 c 1877 2 Which amendment's equal protection clause is central to the case? a 15th Amendment b 13th Amendment c 14th Amendment 3 What doctrine did the Court establish about segregation? a Equal but separate b Separate and unequal c Separate but equal 4 Plessy challenged a law in which state? a Alabama b Mississippi c Louisiana 5 Plessy sat in what type of railway car? a Whites-only car b Mixed-use car c Black car 6 Who wrote the majority opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson? a Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. b John Marshall Harlan c Henry Billings Brown 7 Until which landmark ruling did the policy remain in effect? a Brown v. Board of Education (1954) b Plessy v. Fergusan (1896) c Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) 8 The decision suggested segregation could be constitutional if what condition applied? a Facilities were separate b Facilities were nonprofit c Facilities were equal 9 What broader impact did Plessy v. Ferguson have on U.S. law? a Ruled segregation unconstitutional b Ended racial segregation c Legitimized Jim Crow laws
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