The Ruling in Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)

question 38

Multiple Choice

The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

• A) established the separate but equal rule.
• B) upheld the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
• C) declared that segregation by race was unconstitutional.
• D) ruled that the equal protection clause did not cover private acts of discrimination.
• E) ruled that the equal protection clause applied only to the federal government and not to state governments.

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