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The Supreme Court and Civil Rights Answers

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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.

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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.
D
It allowed the policy of “separate but equal” to continue.
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It stopped states from creating segregation laws.
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According to this excerpt from the opinion of the Court, how does segregation have a “detrimental effect” on minority students?

A
It makes them feel inferior.
B
It affects their motivation to learn.
C
It hampers their social development.
D
It may slow their educational development.
E
It exposes them to integrated schools.

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