( C2 ) The role of the federal government in maintaining segregation

Question 1

why wasn’t the government able to enforce civil rights

Answer 1

as congress needed the support of the southern senators who were either racists or didn’t want to annoy racists

Question 2

what legal precedent was continuously used to support segregation

Answer 2

Plessy Vs Ferguson 1896

Question 3

who was the supreme court influenced by

Answer 3

the Supreme Court was influenced by the views and opinions of judges who were against the civil rights movement