Question

The 1869 Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White stated that
(A) Texas, based on its annexation into the Union, still had the right to
secede
(B) the notion of “separate but equal” was legal
(C) the Ku Klux Klan was protected under the First Amendment
(D) citizens could not be denied rights based on race or color
(E) it was illegal for states to secede from the Union

Answer 1

The 1869 Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White stated that "(E) it was illegal for states to secede from the Union," since this held that the treasury bonds Texas had issued were under control of the post-war government.