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RCMultiple Choice

Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam

Question 1 • GA-Government-CR

What legal definition was provided by the court case of Plessy v Ferguson?

Answer
A
discrimination is illegal
B
public policies cannot be segregated
C
separate but equal
D
separate but not equal

Explanation

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of “separate but equal.” The ruling allowed separate facilities as long as they were supposedly equal, so the correct choice is “separate but equal.”

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