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8th ELA - 1/12/21

8th ELA - 1/12/21

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English, History

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8th Grade

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8th Grade ELA

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Learning Goals

  • I can analyze the importance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case.

  • I can determine the court’s point of view in its decision on the Plessy v. Ferguson case.

  • I can analyze how the court’s decision and the dissenting opinion disagree on matters of interpretation.

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Poll

Which "kicks" would you prefer?

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Multiple Choice

During the Reconstruction era, the federal government made an effort to ________.

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reinstitute pre-Civil War norms in the South

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lower taxes for both northern and southern states

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improve the legal and social status of Black people

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lessen the impact of regulations on businesses

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Multiple Choice

Reconstruction came to an end when ________.

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federal troops left the South

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Black men received the right to vote

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Nebraska became a US state

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Andrew Johnson became president

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Multiple Choice

True or False: The end of Reconstruction opened the door for Northern Republicans to reverse progress made on racial equality.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

Homer Plessy and the ________ aimed to challenge the Separate Car Act.

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Democratic Party

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state of Louisiana

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NAACP

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Citizens’ Committee

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Multiple Choice

Plessy was arrested for sitting in a whites-only ________.

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bus section

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train car

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public park

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restaurant

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Multiple Choice

Why was Plessy selected as a plaintiff?

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He had light skin and could pass as white.

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He was a lawyer who understood his rights.

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He worked for the government.

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He was from out of town, and nobody would recognize him.

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Multiple Choice

Plessy’s lawyers argued that the Separate Car Act violated the equal protection clause of the ________.

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1st Amendment

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10th Amendment

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14th Amendment

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15th Amendment

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

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Racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional, but transportation must remain segregated.

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As long as states maintain separate but equal facilities, racial segregation does not violate the constitution.

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Separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional, but the federal government has no ability to intervene.

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The Separate Car Act violates the 14th Amendment. Therefore racial segregation is unconstitutional in all forms.

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Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision laid the groundwork for ________.

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the end of the Jim Crow era

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a railroad boycott

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nearly 60 years of legal segregation

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Homer Plessy’s congressional campaign

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Multiple Choice

Which Supreme Court case overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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Marbury v. Madison

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Brown v. Board of Education

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8th Grade ELA

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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