History 1302 Matching

Question 1

Hall v. DeCuir (1878)

Answer 1

Struck down Lousisana law that prohibited racial discrimination by “common carriers” and declared the law a burden on interstate commerce.

Question 2

United States v. Harris (1882)

Answer 2

Declared federal laws to punish crimes such as murder and assault unconstitutional with this being the sole concern of the local government, although they ignored anything involving racial motivation.

Question 3

Civil Rights Cases (1883)

Answer 3

Struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and declared that Congress may not legislate on civil rights unless a state passes a discriminatory law, it also declared the Fourteenth Amendment silent on racial discrimination by private civilians.

Question 4

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Answer 4

Upheld Louisiana statue requiring “separate but equal” accommodations on railroads and declared that segregation isn’t discrimination.

Question 5

Williams v. Mississippi (1898)

Answer 5

Upheld state law requiring a literacy test to qualify for voting, although it refused to identify racial bias and let illiterate whites vote at times.