Landmark Court Cases

Landmark Court Cases- Part 1
SWBAT: Analyze U.S. Supreme Court interpretations of rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution in selected cases.

By Ali Glenn

Multiple Choice

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 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

Multiple Choice

The government is divided into three branches, each with its own, specified powers.

• right to change

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• majority rule

Multiple Choice

Who was James Madison and why did Marbury bring a case against him?

• Secretary of State under Jefferson who was told not to deliver Marbury's commission as a new federal judge

• Vice President under Adams and Marbury was mad because he wanted to be Vice President

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who announced that Marbury didn't have the right to receive his commission

Multiple Choice

The ISSUE that was at the center of the Marbury v. Madison case was whether the Supreme Court has the power to

• hear more types of cases than the Constitution says it can hear

• intervene in impeachment cases

• declare a state law unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

The outcome of the case led the Supreme Court to declare that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was _______ (meaning it violates the Constitution and is therefore not permitted)

• undemocratic

• unconstitutional

• unjust

Multiple Choice

Congress can make laws that are necessary and ______ for carrying out its powers.

• powerful

• proper

• unrelated

• expensive

Multiple Choice

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether a state could _______ a U.S. bank.

• tax

• issue

• nullify

• ratify

Multiple Choice

Which part of the Constitution has been used to expand the powers of the federal government to do things such as create a National Bank?

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• 10th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• Supremacy Clause

Multiple Choice

The supremacy clause of the Constitution states that-

• The president has greater power than all other branches of the government

• State laws are higher than federal laws

• Federal laws are higher than state laws

• Federal and state laws are equal

Multiple Choice

What do you call trading across state lines?

• International trade

• Interstate commerce

• Highway commerce

• Inner state trade

Multiple Choice

The decision in Gibbons v Ogden (1824) addressed which of the following issues?

• The issue of congressional privileges
• The regulation of interstate commerece
• The right of states to tax federal property
• The Supreme Court's right to declare  Congressional act unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

What case expanded the power of the government by applying the Commerce Clause broadly?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dartmouth College v. Woodward

Multiple Choice

What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?

• Slavery Is Illegal

• Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free

• No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.

• People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted

Multiple Choice

Which one of the Areas that Scott Lived in was Not Anti-Slave?

• Wisconsin

• Illinois

• Missouri

Multiple Choice

How did this impact the civil war?

• It impacted the civil war by making both sides of the slavery argument heat up.

• It did not Impact the Civil War

• It Added More Soldiers to the Sides

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

What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?

• Sat in the white only part of the bus.

• Took a seat in the white only car of a train.

• Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter.

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What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?

• "Separate but equal"

• "Give me liberty or give me death."

• "By any means necessary"

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The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

• It legalized Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws throughout the U.S.

• It made Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

• It created more equality

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment did Plessy argue was being violated by being asked to switch train cars?

• 14th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 28th Amendment

• Slytherin Amendment

Multiple Select

What was the decision made by the Supreme Court in Plessy v Ferguson?

• That African Americans have complete equality and deserve to use the same facilities as white people

• That it was unconstitutional to have separate facilities even if they are "equal"

• That the Supreme Court does not decide cases about "social" equality - only political or legal

• That the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments no longer matter

Multiple Choice

On what grounds did Brown Challenge "separate but equal"?

• First Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1965

Multiple Choice

Who is the defendant?

• Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

• Oliver Brown

• Mary Beth Tinker

• Dumbledore

Multiple Choice

The precedent case that was referenced was "Plessy v Ferguson." The Plessy decision made it constitutional to segregate as long as opportunities (including school) were "separate but equal." Did the Supreme Court uphold, or keep, this rule OR did they reverse this decision, or throw it out?

• Uphold

• Reverse

Multiple Choice

The case Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal to...

• Segregate schools

• Allow children to attend white schools

• Allow children to work on schools

• Keep schools equal

Multiple Choice

What amendment protects citizens from searches without a search warrant?

• 1

• 4

• 14

• 10

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The Exclusionary Rule is ...

• a law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial

• a law that prohibits the use of legally obtained evidence in a criminal trial

• a law that prohibits the use of a search warrant

• a law that prohibits the use of freedom of speech

Multiple Choice

The Mapp v Ohio case was a win for....

• speech

• amendment 6 rights

• amendment 2 rights

• privacy

Multiple Choice

a legal document that authorizes a search or seizure

• selff-incrimination

• instruct

• due process

• warrant

Multiple Choice

Gideon v. Wainwright

• A Supreme Court Case which determined that all suspects must be read their constitutional rights after being arrested, but before being questioned.

• A Supreme Court case in which it was determined that protections from illegal search and seizure also extended to state laws.

• The reading of constitutional rights to a criminal suspect who has been arrested.

• A supreme court case in which it was determined that states must provide all accused suspects with an attorney, if they cannot afford one.

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision?

• It incorporated the 4th Amendment to state and local governments

• It required that police officers inform suspects under arrest of the 5th and 6th Amendment rights

• It incorporated the right to legal counsel, as protected under the 6th Amendment, to state and local governments

• It increased states' power to restrict freedom of speech when it is shown to increase danger to public safety

Multiple Choice

How did the Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright affect individual liberties?

• by eliminating the poll tax as a voting requirement

• by preventing the use of organized prayer in public schools

• by requiring equal pay for men and women performing the same job

• by expanding the constitutional rights of people accused of crimes

Multiple Choice

The right to an attorney falls under what amendment?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

Multiple Choice

The right to remain silent falls under which amendment?

• 1st Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

Multiple Choice

What significant outcome of the 5th Amendment came from Miranda vs. Arizona?

• The Miranda Rights (protection from self-incrimination)

• The Miranda Due Process (to be treated equally)

• The Miranda Separate but Equal (getting rid of segregation)

Multiple Choice

What was the issue in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?

• The students and parents sued the school district claiming a violation of their first Amendment right of freedom of speech.

• The school district wanted to search the bags of the students.

• The parents did not want their children wearing black arm bands in school.

• The students felt that their freedom of religion was violated.

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What was the school's response to the students wearing the black arm bands?

• The school supported the students.

• They suspended the students.

• School officials made extras so other students could participate.

• The students were arrested without trial.

Multiple Choice

When can a school limit student speech?

• When the act fails the "disruption test".

• When the expression offends the teacher.

• When parents get annoyed.

Multiple Choice

What war was going on during Tinker v. Des Moines?

• WWII

• Cold War

• Gulf War

• Vietnam War