Landmark Supreme Court Cases

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

No one is above the law...not even the president.

Bush v. Gore

Marbury v. Madison

Miranda v. Arizona

U.S. v. Nixon

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Determined the FL Supreme Court could not order a recount of ballots.

Marbury v. Madison

Bush v. Gore

U.S. v. Nixon

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is it called when the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether something is legal or illegal (unconstitutional)?

supreme court review

due process

segregation

judicial review

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Suspects cannot be questioned (interrogated) until they are informed of their rights (right to remain silent, right to an attorney, etc.)

Brown v Board of Education

Miranda v Arizona

Tinker v Des Moines

Bush v Gore

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Established the Supreme Courts power of “Judicial Review” to see if laws are Constitutional / Unconstitutional. (Judicial Branch interprets the laws)

Marbury v Madison

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

In Re Gault

District of Columbia v Heller

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Established “Separate but Equal”, which provided separate public facilities for both whites and blacks as long as they were equal.

District of Columbia v Heller

In Re Gault

Brown v Board of Education

Plessy v Ferguson

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A person accused of a crime no matter how poor has the right to an attorney during trial. Enforces the 6^th Amendment.

Tinker v Des Moines

Gideon v Wainwright

Miranda v Arizona

United States v Nixon

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Ruled that “Separate but Equal” was Unconstitutional.

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

Marbury v Madison

Plessy v Ferguson

Brown v Board of Education

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Juveniles are allowed to have “Due Process” rights. (right to a trial, right to an attorney, right to question witnesses, etc.)

District of Columbia v Heller

Tinker v Des Moines

In Re Gault

Miranda v Arizona

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Students have the right to free speech at school as long it doesn’t disrupt school activities. (wearing black armbands in protest)

In Re Gault

District of Columbia v Heller

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

Tinker v Des Moines

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Legal or social separation of races.

Segregation

Lobbying

Boycotting

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Allowed for the censorship (blocking) of materials / stories written in school newspapers.

Plessy v Ferguson

Tinker v Des Moines

Marbury v Madison

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which constitutional principle is applied when police inform suspects of their rights?

due process of law

eminent domain

double jeopardy

trial by jury

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

That slavery diminished the national character.

That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

That slavery should be abolished by executive order

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is called when someone is being forced to testify against oneself?

self-incrimination

reflection

self-process

judicial review

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