Dred Scott v. Sandford
What did Scott originally sue Mrs. Emerson for?
False Imprisonment and Battery
What phrase is associated with this case
"Separate but equal"
What event sparked Executive Order 9066?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Who appointed Neil Gorsuch?
Donald Trump
Homer Plessy's Grandmother was black, making him 25% African-American
False: His great grandmother was black, making him 1/8 African-American (or 12.5%)
Why did the jury side with Scott in the second Missouri Circuit Court trial?
"Once free, always free"
Who was Ferguson?
The initial Judge
What was the decision that the Supreme Court made on EO 9066's constitutionality?
Held that the executive order was constitutional
Who appointed Samuel Alito?
George W. Bush
Fred Korematsu was a U.S. Citizen
True!
Who was Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court at the time?
Roger B. Taney
Why was Plessy chosen by the citizen's committee?
He was considered black, though he was white-passing.
How many Japanese Americans were convictioned of espionage or sabotage?
0
What year was Neil Gorsuch sworn in?
2017
Neil Gorsuch attended Yale Law School
False: He attended Harvard
Name a part of the Constitution that Sanford used for his argument in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fifth Amendment, Article I (Section 2), or Article IV (Section 2)
How many votes were cast in Plessy v. Ferguson
8
Name a reason that Korematsu challenged EO 9066
Discrimination based on race ~OR~ The orders were beyond the powers of Congress and the President
Explain the nickname "Strip-Search Sammy"
Alito had authorized police to strip-search a 10-year-old girl, despite her not being a criminal suspect nor named in any search warrant
Samuel Alito was appointed 2006
True!
What's an example of why Scott had a significant disadvantage in front of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Passage of Fugitive Slave Act, publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, enactment of Kansas-Nebraska Act, or violence in "bleeding Kansas"
In what year was Plessy posthumously pardoned?
2022
Name an argument the U.S. made in Korematsu v. the United States
Protects national security in a time of war ~OR~ Japanese Americans weren't sentenced or imprisoned, just relocated
What is textualism as it relates to consitutional interpretation?
Looking only at the words of the constitution and their original meaning.
Mrs. Emerson moved to Massachusetts, so Scott sued her in federal court.
False