Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Which amendment gives you the right to an attorney?

• 4th
• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

This case decided that students can conduct a silent protest as long as it does not interfere with education environment at schools and “students do not shed their rights at the schoolhouse gate.” 

• Bethel v. Fraser
• Tinker v. Des Moines
• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
• Texas v. Johnson

Due to the decision of this case, law enforcement officers must inform you of your right to remain silent and right to a free attorney.  

• Gibbons v. Ogden
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Heart of Atlanta v US
• New York Times v US

The following is an excerpt from a Landmark Supreme Court case.

"Noting that the Equal Protection clause guarantees individuals that their ballots cannot be devalued by "later arbitrary and disparate treatment," the per curiam opinion held 7-2 that the Florida Supreme Court's scheme for recounting ballots was unconstitutional."

Which case is this most likely part of the court's conclusion?

• United States v. Nixon

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Bush v. Gore

• Miranda v. Arizona

Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

• Administrators may limit the content of student publications

• Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.

• Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.

• Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney

What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

• The president is accountable for obeying the law.

• The president is responsible for enforcing the law.

• The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.

• The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.

Clear and present danger and limiting the first amendment freedom of speech were the main issues of this case.

• Schenk v U.S
• Mapp v Ohio
• Roper v Simmons
• Miranda v Arizona

Which court case established Judicial Review?

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Texas v Johnson
• Marbury v Madison
• Miranda v. Arizona

Which court case allowed individuals to burn the US flag as symbolic speech?

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Texas v Johnson
• Marbury v Madison
• Miranda v. Arizona

Which court case stated that students do not "shed their constitutional rights at the school house gates."?

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Texas v Johnson
• Tinker v Des Moines
• Miranda v. Arizona