Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Which amendment gives you the right to an attorney?

• 4th
• 5th
• 6th
• 7th

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

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

Which court case overruled Plessy v Ferguson and declared that separate is not equal? 

• Mapp v Ohio
• Gideon v Wainwright
• US v Nixon
• Brown v Board of Ed

What did Plessy v. Ferguson establish?

• Marriage is only to one person

• Judicial review

• Loose interpretation of the constitution

• Separate but Equal

This case said the courts had to provide lawyers for those who can't afford one

• Mapp v. Ohio
• Terry v. Ohio
• Gideon vs. Wainwright
• Miranda v. Arizona

In Plessy V. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was

• unconstitutional
• legal in all forms
• legal as long as the facilities were equal
• protected by the First Amendment

Which principle was the focus of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

• Freedom of Expression
• Freedom of Speech
• Self-incrimination
• Right to counsel

Juveniles accused of crimes continue to be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?

• District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

• In re Green (1930)

• In re Gault (1967)

Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison?

• State courts lack the authority to hear cases challenging federal law

• Federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law.

• State governments lack the authority to regulate federal bureaus.

• the power to regulate trade among the states.