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In the pivotal case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially separate facilities, if equal, did not violate the Constitution. Segregation, the Court said, was not discrimination.
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What is the best description of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision?
Separate but equal
In the movie separate but equal why was it so important that the supreme court vote unanimously?
In the move Separate but Equal it was very important that the Supreme Court vote was unanimous to support the change to society. The decision was going to bring about social change and the decision need to come from a united front.
What resulting from the supreme court decision in brown v board of education of topeka?
The "separate but equal" doctrine was ruled uncostitional
How did the supreme court’s decision in brown v. Board of education relate to its earlier decision in plessy v. Ferguson?
The brown decision contradicted the plessy decision, holding that separate but equal treatment was not really equal
how did the supreme court's decision in brown v. board of education relate to its earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
The Brown decision contradicted the plessy decision, holding that separate but equal treatment was not really equal
Which principle was the focus of the U.S. Supreme court decision in Brown v.?
The principle the focused on was called the separate but equal principle.
Which man would most likely support Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision that upheld the separate but equal doctrine?
A man who was a supporter of racial segregation would most likely support the Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision. This decision established to "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed for racial segregation in public facilities as long as they were considered equal.
Do you agree or disagree with the supreme court's decision that separate educational facilities are equal?
As a xenophobic troglodyte, I cannot disagree more emphatically. If anything, the Separate but Equal doctrine was not taken far enough.
What did the supreme court say about the separate but equal clause?
No
What was the most important difference between the Supreme Court's rulings in Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education?
the court's interpretation of whether the equal protection clause allowed racial segregation
Would most likely support the Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision that upheld the separate but equal doctrine?
Strom Thurmond
What Supreme Court decision found that separate but equal schools were fundamentally unequal and unconstitutional?
The Supreme Court decision that found separate but equal schools to be unconstitutional and fundamentally unequal was Brown v. Board of Education (1954). This landmark ruling declared that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. It overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
