Jim Crow Laws Were

question 45

Multiple Choice

Jim Crow laws were

• A) a method of imposing strict segregation in things like streetcars, trains, schools, parks, public buildings, and cemeteries.
• B) declared in the Danbury Hatters case to be unconstitutional.
• C) laws instituted by many northern municipalities in the early twentieth century in an effort to ensure honest and effective government.
• D) federal laws outlawing discrimination in public accommodations.
• E) pieces of legislation that set aside public monies to aid black Americans.

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Definitions:

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Demand Curve

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Consumer Surplus

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