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jilianpiloj

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The Supreme Court's 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
 
  A) stated that grandfather clauses restricting voting were unconstitutional.
  B) overturned state laws regulating interstate railroad rates.
  C) declared that the First Amendment did not protect a person's right to join hate groups.
  D) established the separate but equal doctrine, which would not be overturned until 1954.
  E) declared that racial profiling violated the Constitution.

Question 2

Which was not a reason why American confidence in the gold standard weakened in the 1890s?
 
  A) British investors had sold millions of dollars' worth of stock in American railroads and converted their dollars to gold, draining U.S. gold reserves.
  B) Vast quantities of gold were flowing into the country from newly-opened mines in the Klondike.
  C) Congress's lavish veterans' benefits had reduced government resources
  D) Tariff revenues were dropping because of the high McKinley Tariff
  E) The government had to pay for its monthly silver purchases with treasury certificates redeemable for either silver or gold, further drained gold reserves



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B



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