What was the supreme court's response to the civil rights act of 1875? a. the justices declared the act constitutional. b. the justices declared the act unconstitutional because congress had violated the principles of federalism. c. the supreme court justices never heard a case concerning the constitutionality of this act. d. the justices declared the act unconstitutional because it protected against acts of private discrimination, not state discrimination. e. the justices declared the act unconstitutional because congress had violated the separation of powers?

The correct answer is d. the justices declared the act unconstitutional because it protected against acts of private discrimination, not state discrimination

The Supreme Court ruled that the Federal government did not have the authority to prohibit private discrimination.

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it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.