Question

Which statement is NOT true? States now forbid operators of theaters, hotels, and restaurants to refuse service to minority groups. Beginning about 1890, approximately twenty states enacted segregation laws directed primarily at African Americans. Slavery was an established institution until the Twelfth Amendment was ratified on December 18, 1865.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) Slavery was an established institution until the Twelfth Amendment was ratified on December 18, 1865.

The statement that is not true is "Slavery was an established institution until the Twelfth Amendment was ratified on December 18, 1865."

This statement is not true.

The amendment that abolished slavery was the 13th amendment, not the 12th.

The 13th amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery. The Senate approved the amendment on December 1864. The House of Representatives approved it one month later, on January 31, 1865.

The exact text of the 13th amendment says: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subjected to its jurisdiction."

Answer 2

The answer is "States now forbid operators of theaters, hotels, and restaurants to minority groups." They still have the right to refuse services to anyone they choose.