Civil Rights Supreme Court Quiz

Upheld internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

• Sweatt v. Painter

• Korematsu v. US

• Delgado v. Bastrop

• Miranda v. Arizona

The court ruled that the police had denied the accused of his Constitutional rights to speak to his counsel and to be informed of his privilege against self-incrimination.

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Escobedo v. Illinois

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Federal court case that challenged racial segregation in California schools. Held that segregating "Mexican" and "Mexican American" students into different schools was unconstitutional.

• Roe v. Wade

• Schenck v. US

• Mendez v. Westminster ISD

• Sweatt v. Painter

State officials violated the First Amendment when they wrote a prayer to be recited by New York's schoolchildren.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Hernandez v. Texas

• Engel v. Vitale

• Delgado v. Bastrop

Decided the separation of Mexican American children based on national origin was illegal. Forced the integration of children in Texas schools, but did allow separate classes for language deficient or non-English speaking students.

• Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

1950 case involving a black man who was excluded from enrolling in University of Texas.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Delgado v. Bastrop

• Sweatt v. Painter

Decided Mexican Americans and other racial groups had equal protection under the 14th Amendment (1954)

• Hernandez v. Texas

• Delgado v. Bastrop

• Escobedo v. Illinois

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.

• Delgado v. Bastrop

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Tinker v. Des Moines

A person who cannot afford an attorney (indigent defendant) may have one appointed by the government, incorporated the Sixth Amendment to the states.

• Schenck v. US

• Escobedo v. Illinois

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Unless a criminal suspect is informed of the right to counsel and the right against self-incrimination during police interrogation, evidence so obtained may not be used to prosecute the suspect

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Hernandez v. Texas

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Sweatt v. Painter