Court Cases Test Prep

1.   In which of the following U.S. Supreme Court decisions did the Court find that youths should be afforded the rights of due process, the right to counsel, and the privilege against self-incrimination? (Only has a plaintiff)

• a.  In re’ Gault
• a.  Brown vs Board
• a.  Bush V Gorge
• a.  Miranda v Arizona

1.  Which power was created when Chief Justice Marshall(Marbury v Madison), declared actions by the Executive Branch unconstitutional?

• a.  The appellate court
• a.  Judicial review
• a.  Original jurisdiction
• a.  Executive branch decision

1.  When Justice Marshall established his laws of Judicial Review, he stated that the Constitution was which of the following?

• a.  Supreme law of the land
• a.  Flexible and open to interpretation
• a.  None of your business!
• a.  Amendable

1.  Justices decided that, as long as the school showed good reason, the school could in fact keep certain articles out of the school’s newspaper because it was school-sponsored. This is a decision reached in which of the following cases?

• a.  Plessy vs Ferguson
• a.  Tinker vs Des Moines School District 
• a.  Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier 
• a.  Judicial review

1.  Which case extended to all the 14^th amendment’s guarantee of equal protection under the law? 

• a.  Plessy vs Ferguson
• a.  Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
• a.  Engel vs Vitale
• a.  Tinker vs Des Moines School District 

1.  Which Supreme Court case resulted in what is known as the “separate but equal” doctrine?

• a.  Plessy vs Ferguson
• a.  Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
• a.  Engel vs Vitale
• a.  Tinker vs Des Moines School District 

1.  How were individual liberties affected in the Supreme Court decisions - Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v Arizona?

• a.  Eliminating the poll tax as a voting requirement
• a.  Preventing the use of organized prayer in public schools
• a.  Requiring equal pay for men and women performing the same job
• a.  Expanding the constitutional rights of people accused of crimes

“We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.  Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal”         

• a.  Tinker v Des Moines
• a.  Miranda v Arizona
• a.  Brown v Board of Education
• a.  Plessy v Ferguson

1.  What was the significance of the U.S. Supreme court decision in Marbury vs Madison?

• a.  It gave the court the power to mediate disputes between different states
• a.  It gave the court original jurisdiction in disputes involving foreign governments
• a.  It established the power of the court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional 
• a.  It established the right of the Court to advise Congress in advance on the validity of proposed laws 

“Clearly, the prohibition of expression of one particular opinion, at least without evidence that is necessary to avoid material and substantial interference with schoolwork or discipline, is not constitutional permissible”
      - Tinker vs Des Moines

• a.  School authorities could censor school sponsored publications
• a.  Students were entitled to free speech rights even in a school setting if not disrupting
• a.  Students could not publish statements that criticized the government policies
• a.  Students could not publish statements that identified other students by name