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Jim Crow laws __________.
enforced racial segregation in the Reconstruction-Era South
prohibited African-American emancipation in the South prior to the Civil War
were overturned by the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson
were not supported by institutions of the United States Government
encouraged African Americans to vote during the Civil Rights Era.
Explanation
Jim Crow laws were a series of bills and rulings passed in the South, during the Reconstruction Era, which were designed to enforce racial segregation after the abolition of slavery. They differ from the Black Codes, which were used in the South prior to the Civil War to prevent African-American emancipation. The Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson (1890), reinforced the legality of Jim Crow laws by ruling that separate but equal was not unconstitutional. This ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
The Poll Tax was used primarily to __________.
prevent African Americans from voting in the Reconstruction-Era South
encourage African Americans to vote during and after the Civil Rights Era
prevent the poor and working class from voting in the early days of the Republic
ensure that those voting in elections were well educated
prevent any candidate from running for election over and over again
Explanation
The Poll Tax emerged throughout the Reconstruction-Era South as a way for the governments in the South to avoid abiding by the Fifteenth Amendment. The Poll Tax stated that an individual had to pay a certain fee for registering and to vote, and it was used primarily to prevent African Americans from voting in the years after the end of the Civil War.