Question

the question of the case:
does the separate car act violate the fourteenth amendment?

1. did this law violate section 1 of the 14th amendment? give a reason.

circle yes or no why?
answer:

Explanation:

This refers to the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) case. The Supreme Court ruled the Separate Car Act did not violate the 14th Amendment, upholding the "separate but equal" doctrine. It held racial segregation was permissible as long as facilities were equal in quality, ignoring the inherent inequality of segregation.

Answer:

Circle: No
Why? The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that the Separate Car Act was constitutional under the "separate but equal" doctrine, claiming racial segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause as long as segregated facilities were nominally equal.