Supreme Court Cases FCLE Review

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Which of the following U. S. Supreme Court decisions addressed affirmative action?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978),
Brown v. Board of Education (1954),
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963),
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

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In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court established that "separate but equal" laws did not violate the United States Constitution. This decision allowed states to enact

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Jim Crow laws

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The United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which principle upheld in the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision?

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separate but equal

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What was the effect of the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) decision?

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it incited further sectionalism in the country

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The Miranda Warning resulted from a case that came before the Warren Court in 1966 called Miranda v. Arizona. The Miranda Warning upholds the Bill of Rights by

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protecting the rights of individuals being accused

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In Tinker v. Des Moines involved which constitutional amendment? Options: the First, the Second, the Fifth, the Eighth

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the First

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What conclusion can be made about the effect of the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case?

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it strengthened the Fugitive Slave Law and further divided the country

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This case established the policy of judicial review: Brown vs. Board of Education, Tinker vs. Des Moines, Marbury vs. Madison, Morse v. Frederick

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Marbury vs. Madison

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This case said the courts had to provide lawyers for those who can't afford one

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Gideon vs. Wainwright

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This decision allowed for women to have abortions.

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Roe vs. Wade