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11thgrade
Students of Civics: Landmark Supreme Court Cases
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- 1. Multiple Choice1819 ruling claims a state law cannot interfere with federal la. confirms right of Congress to set up National Bank under the elastic clause.Schenck v. U.S.Marbury v. MadisonMcCulloch v. MarylandTexas v. Johnson
- 2. Multiple Choice1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens and it nullified the Missouri Compromise.Dred Scott v SandfordMcCulloch v MarylandEngel v. VitaleGrutter v. Bollinger
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat case ruled that state courts are required to provide attorneys to poor defendants?Gideon v. WainwrightMiranda v. ArizonaMapp v. OhioEdgewood v. Kirby
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDuring WWII, the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese-American citizens to internment camps was constitutional. Over 40 years later, it was officially admitted that this ruling was in violation of the concept of limited government.Korematsu v. USUniversity of California v. BakkeRoe v. WadeGideon v. Wainwright
- 5. Multiple ChoiceSupreme Court case that established separate is NOT equal, therefore DESEGREGATING public schools.Plessy v. FergusonBrown v. Board of EducationGideon v. WainwrightBush v. Gore
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA person has to be informed of his or her rights before being arrested and questioned by the police.Miranda v. ArizonaTinker v. Des MoinesPlessy v. Ferguson
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat case struck down a law banning the burning of the American flag because it violated the 1st Amendment?Texas v. JohnsonTexas v. CobbU.S. v. JohnsonTexas v. U.S.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat case decided that evidence obtained in violation to the 4th Amendment may not be used against defendants in criminal court?Mapp v. OhioEscobedo v. IllinoisMiranda v. ArizonaGideon v. Wainwright
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat case held that expressions that resulted in a "clear & present danger" could be punished?Schenck v. U.S.Mendez v. WestminsterWhite v. RegesterEdgewood v. Kirby
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat freedom of expression case involved students protesting the Vietnam War with black armbands?Tinker v. Des MoinesSchenck v. U.S.White v. RegesterKorematsu v. U.S.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceStudents DO NOT have the same rights with regard to search and seizure as adults in a school setting.Tinker v Des MoinesBethel School District v FrazierNew Jersey v TLOHazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat case required the president to hand over tapes as evidence in a Congressional investigation?U.S. v. NixonU.S. v. JohnsonU.S. v. KennedyU.S. v. Reagan
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIn this case the court upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy. Specific quotas are not allowable, however.Regents of the University of California v. BakkeBrown v. Board of EducationGrutter v. BollingerRoe v. Wade
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat case held that a woman's right to privacy protected her right to have an abortion in the 1st 3 months of her pregnancy?Roe v. WadeWebster v. Reproductive Health ServicesGriswold v. ConnecticutPlanned Parenthood v. U.S.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceResolved the dispute surrounding the 2000 presidential election.District of Columbia v. HellerBush v. GoreBrown v. Board of Education
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