Supreme Court Cases

Supreme Court Cases

What are the major Supreme Court Cases you need to know?

Marbury vs. Madison

• John Marshall - Supreme Court Chief Judge

• Gave the Supreme Court their super power -JUDICIAL REVIEW!

• Judicial Review = Supreme Court decides if a law or government action is constitutional or unconstitutional

Dred Scott vs. Sandford (Dred Scott Case)

• Dred Scott sued for his freedom because he had lived for years in free territory and his master died.

• Supreme Court decided that:

• African Americans were NOT citizens and therefore had no legal rights.

• slaves were property

• Missouri Compromise Line unconstitutional

Worcester v. Georgia

• Worcester, a White missionary living with the Cherokee, sues Georgia for kicking Cherokee off their land. Cherokee tribe argues they have a treaty with US to protect their land.

• Supreme Court decides that Georgia's actions are unconstitutional and supports the Cherokee's treaty claims.

• Jackson ignores the Supreme Court and forces Cherokee and other tribes off their land.

• The Cherokee and other tribes walk hundreds of miles in bad weather to Oklahoma

• Trail of Tears

Multiple Choice

Dred Scott took his case to _________. 

• the state court
• the north
• the supreme court
• the south

Multiple Choice

The Marbury v. Madison case is significant because it cements the equal status of the Judicial Branch to the Executive Branch and Legislative

Branch by allowing it to limit the power of these branches. In this sense, judicial review is an example of what principle?

• individual rights

• checks and balances

• federalism

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The Marbury v. Madison ruling is considered a landmark (important) case because it established the power of judicial review meaning that

• the Supreme Court can interpret the Constitution and decide what it means

• the Supreme Court can decide who gets federal commissions and who doesn't

• the Supreme Court can fire federal judges

Multiple Choice

The Marbury v. Madison ruling marked the first time that

• the Supreme Court ever met to discuss a case

• the Supreme Court couldn't decide how to rule on a case

• the Supreme Court struck down an act of Congress for being unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

Even though the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia, because the president refused to enforce the Court's decision, the Cherokee were eventually removed from the state?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 

• being sued by someone else
• suing for his freedom
• being in the military
• being a famous doctor

Multiple Choice

In the Dred Scott case the Supreme Court decided the Missouri Compromise line was --

• constitutional

• unconstitutional (canceled)

Multiple Choice

In the case of Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of...

• the Georgia state government

• the U.S. government

• white Georgia settlers

• the Cherokee Nation

Multiple Choice

In the Dred Scott Decision,

• The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were property, not citizens

• The Supreme Court ruled that any person born in the US is a citizen

• The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans are only slaves if they live in the South

Multiple Choice

What was President Andrew jackson's response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

• Jackson supported the Court's ruling and protected the Cherokee

• Jackson resigned from office in protest of the Court's decision

• Jackson refused to enforce the Court's ruling and did nothing to protect the Cherokee from the Georgians

• Jackson had John Marshall impeached and removed from his seat on the Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

Supreme Court case that established judicial review.

• Mapp v. Ohio
• Tinker v. DesMoines
• United States v. Nixon
• Marbury v Madison

Multiple Choice

President ____ ignored the ruling of the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia and allowed the Cherokee to be moved from their land.

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no right to remove the Cherokee and that the Cherokee legally owned the land.

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Worcester v. Georgia
• The U.S. v. Nixon
• SquarePants v. Krabs

Multiple Choice

The ___ is the highest law in the United States.

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Monroe Doctrine
• Constitution

Multiple Choice

In _____ v. _____ the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property, not citizens, and had no rights under the Constitution.  Also, that slavery couldn't be banned anywhere in the U.S.

• Korematsu v. U.S.
• Tinker v. Des Moines
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Miranda v. Arizona

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court case ______ v. ______ established "Judicial Review".  This means that the Supreme Court had the final say on interpreting the Constitution.

• Marbury v. Madison
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• The New York Times v. the U.S.
• Plessy v. Ferguson