What was the Supreme Court's rationale in the Civil Rights Cases (1883) for why Congress could not prohibit discrimination in public accommodations?
a. Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they involve interstate commerce.
b. Congress can only regulate government discrimination, not discrimination by private individuals.
c. Congress cannot prohibit discrimination because doing so violates the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.--
d. Congress cannot prohibit discrimination because there was insufficient evidence that discrimination exists.
Question -2-Black Codes were passed by many of the former Confederate states in order to __________.
a. segregate blacks and whites--
b. deny newly freed slaves legal rights, such as voting and sitting on juries
c. keep newly freed slaves from being hired for work, so they would have to remain slaves
d. deny newly freed slaves the right to attend church
Question -3-The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) primarily enhanced the civil rights of __________.
a. African Americans--
b. Native Americans
c. gays and lesbians
d. disabled Americans
Question -4-What was the basis for the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?
a. Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they did not immigrate to the United States willingly.
b. Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they were considered property under the law.
c. The Constitution does not prohibit segregation; it only mandates equal protection under the law.
d. Railroad transportation involves interstate commerce, which is regulated by Congress; there is no provision in federal law that prohibits segregation.--
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