POSC 101 Exam 2 Study Guide with correct answers 100% 2026

POSC 101 Exam 2 Study Guide with correct answers 100% 2026 Plessy v. Ferguson - Correct Answer Court ruled that states(both public and private entities) could segregate racial groups so long as facilities were "Separate But Equal" for all racial groups Separate but equal (plessy v. Ferguson) - Correct Answer Guaranteed equal protection under law for all citizens Enforcement act (1875 civil rights act) - Correct Answer Federal law that guaranteed African american's equal treatment in accommodations, transportation, and jury service. Enforcement act unconstitutionality - Correct Answer The 14th amendment prohibited discrimination by state and local governments, but doesn't give the federal government power to prohibit discrimination Strict construction (strict v. broad) - Correct Answer Based on the idea that the constitution is a "dead document." Believed that the constitution was not meant to evolve and was only meant for its time. Broad construction (strict v. broad) - Correct Answer Based on the idea that the constitution was vague to allow it to evolve and adapt as society evolves. The White Primary - Correct Answer State primary election that restricted voting to whites only. Outlawed by supreme court in 1944 Jim Crow Laws - Correct Answer Laws that required that all people satisfy and comply certain requirements before being allowed to register to vote. Grandfather Clause - Correct Answer Restricted voting to those whose grandfathers had voted before 1867 Poll Taxes - Correct Answer Special tax that had to be paid to vote Literary Tests - Correct Answer Unfair test administered to African Americans in order to vote. Brown v. Board of Education - Correct Answer Established that segregation of races in the public schools violates the equal protection clause. "All Deliberate Speed" - Correct Answer Brown part 2 (schools shall desegregate with "all deliberate speed" De Facto Segregation - Correct Answer Segregation based on chosen living patterns custom to socially economic decisions