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The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Question 3 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

What were the effects of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision? Check all that apply. It found the Fourteenth Amendment to be unconstitutional.It established a new precedent in declaring the law constitutional. It limited the rights of African American citizens. It allowed the policy of “separate but equal” to continue. It stopped states from creating segregation laws.

Answer
A
It found the Fourteenth Amendment to be unconstitutional.
B
It established a new precedent in declaring the law constitutional.
C
It limited the rights of African American citizens.
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It allowed the policy of “separate but equal” to continue.
E
It stopped states from creating segregation laws.

Explanation

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court upheld Louisiana’s segregation law, ruling that racial separation was constitutional if facilities were supposedly “separate but equal.” This established a precedent, allowed segregation to continue, and limited African Americans’ rights. The Court did not declare the Fourteenth Amendment unconstitutional or stop states from creating segregation laws.

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