Plessy v. Ferguson Shorter (ENL)

Poll taxes, the grandfather clause, and literacy tests were designed to

The "Separate But Equal" Doctrine stated that segregation wasn't automatically a violation of the

If a law or governmental action is not legal; it violates the Constitition, it is

Laws that segregated blacks and whites in the South were known as

Who was arrested for breaking this law?

If a law or governmental action is "constitutional," it is

The Supreme Court ruled that the Louisiana Separate Car Act was

15th Amendment

In it's ruling, the Court established the doctrine (rule) of

Homer Plessy was

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was decided in which year?

More specifically, the 14th Amendment's

This meant Plessy

How did he break the law?

Which Supreme Court case overturned (cancelled, made invalid) the Plessy decision?

What was the impact of the Court's decision in Plessy?

What was the name of the law that this Court case considered?

In reality, segregated facilities were

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) deals with a case in this southern state

Sharecropping and the Black Codes (laws impacted African Americans) were meant to

Even though he appeared white, Plessy was considered black because of the

Plessy believed the Separate Car Act violated his

Was the Separate Car Act a local, state or national law?

13th Amendment

The 14th Amendment guarantees

Separate but Equal in theory said people could be segregated, as long as the facilities were