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This does not appear in the constitution, but it was a unwritten practice concerning racial discrimination. Marshall in his argument with the Supreme Court concerning school discrimination of Louise Brown stated that if people are kept separate that does not make them equal, but is unequal and discrimination.
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No, the phrase "separate but equal" does not appear in the US Constitution. It was a legal doctrine that developed after the Civil War and was later overturned by the Supreme Court in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
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How did Plessy v Ferguson verify the US Constitution as the supreme law of the land?
It upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine.
How does the US use the principle of Separation of powers?
The US Constitution designates three separate but equal branches of the US government. They are the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Are all of the branches of the US government considered to be separate but equal as stated in the US Constitution?
The Constitution does not refer to the three branches of the US government as "separate but equal"; it talks about the "separation of powers," meaning each branch of government has authority in certain areas that the others do not."Separate but equal" is a term that arose from the US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), that said it was constitutional to provide separate public facilities for African-American and white people. This decision lead to decades of racist "Jim Crow" laws across the United States, but particularly in the South. The "separate but equal" doctrine was finally declared unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education,(1954), when the Supreme Court overturned the Plessy decision and ordered the end of segregation in public schools.
Is the equal rights part of the US Constitution?
Yes
Did the Declaration of Independence have articles?
It did not separate its parts into Articles the way the US Constitution does.
Which principle states that the courts have power to determine if the government actions violated the constitution?
The US Constitution states this, it attempts to separate the Judiciary, Executive and Legislature so that power is balanced.Judicial Review
Which amendment to the US Constitution protects equal protection under the law?
the 14tH
What races does the US Constitution support?
Everyone. All men are created equal.
Are African Americans treated differently in US today?
no they are not unofficially But by constitution they are equal to while while they were not equal in 1960s.
Which right is recognized by some state constitution but absent in the us constitution?
the guarantee of equal rights between men and women
Which one of the amendments in the US Constitution support the value that all men are created equal?
It is not an amendment in the US Constitution that says 'all men are created equal'. It is in the opening statement of the Declaration of Independence.
What document gave equal rights to men but no political rights to women?
The US Constitution.
