The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Question 1

How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Separation does not necessarily imply any inequality.

Question 2

Which action would be considered an act of civil disobedience?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

engaging in a sit-in, in which African Americans stay at a segregated business

Question 3

What does the term "mandate” mean in terms of civil rights and liberties?

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a requirement

Question 4

Which term is defined as “promoting minority inclusion in educational and employment opportunities”?

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affirmative action

Question 5

When Chief Justice Earl Warren stated, “A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn,” what was he essentially stating?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Low self-esteem can have a negative impact on grades.

Question 6

How did the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson affect the legalities of segregation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It set “separate but equal” as a legal precedent.

Question 7

Why did Allan Bakke file a lawsuit?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He felt he was denied admission to school based on race.

Question 8

Which of these statements was implied by the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Segregation could lead to feelings of inferiority.

Question 9

Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He sat down in a train’s whites-only car.

Question 10

What was the Supreme Court in the Brown case saying to the Court of the Plessy case in 1896?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

You made the wrong decision.

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights Answers