POSC 101 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
Plessy v. Ferguson - Answers - 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) - Answers - Guaranteed equal protection under
law for all citizens
Enforcement act (1875 civil rights act) - Answers - Federal law that guaranteed African
american's equal treatment in accommodations, transportation, and jury service.
Enforcement act unconstitutionality - Answers - 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) - Answers - 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) - Answers - Based on the idea that the constitution
was vague to allow it to evolve and adapt as society evolves.
The White Primary - Answers - State primary election that restricted voting to whites
only. Outlawed by supreme court in 1944
Jim Crow Laws - Answers - Laws that required that all people satisfy and comply certain
requirements before being allowed to register to vote.
Grandfather Clause - Answers - Restricted voting to those whose grandfathers had
voted before 1867
Poll Taxes - Answers - Special tax that had to be paid to vote
Literary Tests - Answers - Unfair test administered to African Americans in order to vote.
Brown v. Board of Education - Answers - Established that segregation of races in the
public schools violates the equal protection clause.
"All Deliberate Speed" - Answers - Brown part 2 (schools shall desegregate with "all
deliberate speed"
De Facto Segregation - Answers - Segregation based on chosen living patterns custom
to socially economic decisions
Plessy v. Ferguson - Answers - 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) - Answers - Guaranteed equal protection under
law for all citizens
Enforcement act (1875 civil rights act) - Answers - Federal law that guaranteed African
american's equal treatment in accommodations, transportation, and jury service.
Enforcement act unconstitutionality - Answers - 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) - Answers - 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) - Answers - Based on the idea that the constitution
was vague to allow it to evolve and adapt as society evolves.
The White Primary - Answers - State primary election that restricted voting to whites
only. Outlawed by supreme court in 1944
Jim Crow Laws - Answers - Laws that required that all people satisfy and comply certain
requirements before being allowed to register to vote.
Grandfather Clause - Answers - Restricted voting to those whose grandfathers had
voted before 1867
Poll Taxes - Answers - Special tax that had to be paid to vote
Literary Tests - Answers - Unfair test administered to African Americans in order to vote.
Brown v. Board of Education - Answers - Established that segregation of races in the
public schools violates the equal protection clause.
"All Deliberate Speed" - Answers - Brown part 2 (schools shall desegregate with "all
deliberate speed"
De Facto Segregation - Answers - Segregation based on chosen living patterns custom
to socially economic decisions
