Question

In the plessy v Ferguson decision Supreme Court justices claimed that the fourteenth amendment did not protect

Answer 1

In the plessy v Ferguson decision Supreme Court justices claimed that the fourteenth amendment did not protect

Answer: social rights

Explanation:

Plessy v. Ferguson: The Court's Ruling

The court upheld the legality of segregation and "separate but equal" facilities by:

-ruling that the Separate Car Act did not reestablish slavery.

-ruling that the Fourteenth Amendment protected political/civil rights, not "social rights."

-stating that segregation was necessary to preserve "public peace and good order."

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Answer 2

The correct answer is social rights.

The Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson established the idea of "separate but equal" as being legal in American society. The Supreme Court justices in the majority opinion at this time discussed how the 14th amendment only applies to the legal rights of African-American citizens. They argued that Equal protection clause of this amendment had nothing to do with social rights/public segregation.