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What provided constitutional justification for segregation for almost sixty years

The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson is what provided constitutional justification for segregation. Segregation in public schools was outlawed in another Supreme Court ruling in 1954.

Who is the leader of the Judicial Conference

chief justice of the Supreme Court

What is each agency within the government designed to handle

Specific Responsibilities for cabinet-level departments

Who were the highest authorities in the state judicial system in the early American colonies

Governors

Which federal agency conducts research and makes recommendations on how the federal court system could be improved

Federal Judicial Center

Which individuals had the most influence in the early English legal system

judges and kings

Which best describes the ability to govern

sovereignty

What was the ruling in the landmark case Plessy v Ferguson 1896

"separate but equal" facilities did not violate the constitution.

Which branch of government does the supreme court judges belong

judical

What is the term limit for a Supreme Court justice

No limit

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