Week Six Quiz Flashcards
Complete this John Marshall Harlan quote, “the constitution is…”
Color blind
What amendment ended slavery?
13th
Dred Scott was asserting his freedom based on what long standing precedent pertaining to former slaves in free states?
Once free always free
Dred Scott brought a case against Mrs. Emerson in an attempt to gain his freedom in what state?
Missouri
What amendment protects the right to vote for all citizens in all states?
15th
What amendment established equal protection for all U.S. citizens?
14th
The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford said many things. Which of the following did they NOT say?
Separate but equal
Plessy v. Ferguson
Allowed segregation, with separate but equal facilities