19) In the case of Plessy v Ferguson, the decision reached by the Supreme Court had which of the following effects on the constitutional amendments passed during the Reconstruction Era (Amendments 13 through 15): A) The decision supported these amendments. B) The court declared these amendments unconstitutional with this decision. C) The decision forced Congress to rewrite these amendments. D) The decision weakened these amendments.



Answer :

"D) The decision weakened these amendments" is the correct answer because it allowed for discrimination, which Reconstruction was trying to avoid.