Landmark court cases

Which principle was the focus of the U.S Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona?

• Freedom of expression
• Freedom of Speech
• Self-Incrimination
• Right to Counsel

Which was an outcome of the U.S Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

• Administrators may limit the content of student publications
• Public school districts that segregate deny equal protections
• Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school
• Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney

The principle of Judicial Review was established by which US Supreme Court case?

• Marbury v. Madison
• DC v. Heller
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Beecroft v. Civics 

The principle of Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to...

• Find persons innocent or guilty 
• Limit the number of cases they hear
• Determine if a law is unconstitutional
• Determine who will be the next chief justice

Upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Gideon v. Wainwright

Ruled that courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys.

• United States v. Nixon
• Marbury v. Madison
• Gideon v. Wainwright

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

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

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

This case ended segregation in public schools

• Plessy vs. Ferguson
• Brown vs. Board of Education
• New Jersey v. T.L.O.
• Bethel School District v. Fraser