What Legal Principle Was Established with the Plessy V

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Essay

What legal principle was established with the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision? How is this principle defined? What part of the Fourteenth Amendment was ironically used to justify the decision?

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Definitions:

Visual Cliff

A psychological experiment designed to study the perception of depth and the development of fear of falling in infants.

Perceptual Development

The gradual improvement in the ability to process and interpret sensory information through the senses as one grows from infancy through childhood.

Motor Development

The progression of muscle coordination, strength, and the ability to move and control body movements, crucial in childhood for acquiring skills like crawling, walking, and grasping.

Anesthesia

A medical treatment that involves the use of drugs to prevent pain during surgery, resulting in loss of sensation or consciousness.